[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR401.605]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 401--GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart F--Claims Collection and Compromise
 
Sec. 401.605  Omissions not a defense.

    The failure of CMS to comply with the regulations in this subpart, 
or with the related regulations listed in Sec. 401.601(d), is not 
available as a defense to a debtor against whom CMS has a claim for 
money or property.