[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: 42CFR402.11]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 402--CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND EXCLUSIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 402.11  Notice to other agencies and other entities.

    (a) Whenever a penalty, assessment, or exclusion becomes final, CMS 
or OIG notifies the following organizations and entities about the 
action and the reasons for it:
    (1) The appropriate State or local medical or professional 
association.
    (2) The appropriate quality improvement organization.
    (3) As appropriate, the State agency responsible for the 
administration of each State health care program (Medicaid, the Maternal 
and Child Health Services Block Grant Program, and the Social Services 
Block Grant Program).
    (4) The appropriate Medicare carrier or fiscal intermediary.
    (5) The appropriate State or local licensing agency or organization 
(including the Medicare and Medicaid State survey agencies).
    (6) The long-term care ombudsman.
    (b) For exclusions, CMS or OIG also notifies the public and 
specifies the effective date.