[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR411.28]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 411_EXCLUSIONS FROM MEDICARE AND LIMITATIONS ON MEDICARE PAYMENT

--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart B_Insurance Coverage That Limits Medicare Payment: General 

                               Provisions

 

Sec. 411.28  Waiver of recovery and compromise of claims.



    (a) CMS may waive recovery, in whole or in part, if the probability 

of recovery, or the amount involved, does not warrant pursuit of the 

claim.

    (b) General rules applicable to compromise of claims are set forth 

in subpart F of part 401 and Sec. 405.376 of this chapter.

    (c) Other rules pertinent to recovery are contained in subpart C of 

part 405 of this chapter.



[54 FR 41734, Oct. 11, 1989, as amended at 61 FR 63749, Dec. 2, 1996]