[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR401.140]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 401_GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_Confidentiality and Disclosure
 
Sec.  401.140  Fees and charges.

    (a) Statement of policy. It is CMS's policy to comply with certain 
requests for information services without charge. Except as otherwise 
determined pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, fees will be 
charged for the following services with respect to all other requests 
for information from records which are reasonably identified by the 
requesters:
    (1) Reproduction, duplication, or copying of records;
    (2) Searches for records; and
    (3) Certification or authentication of records.
    (b) Fee schedules. The fee schedule is as follows:
    (1) Search for records. Three dollars per hour: Provided, however, 
That no charge will be made for the first half hour.
    (2) Reproduction, duplication, or copying of records. Ten cents per 
page where such reproduction can be made by commonly available 
photocopying machines. The cost of reproducing records which cannot be 
so photocopied will be determined on an individual basis at actual cost.
    (3) Certification or authentication of records. Three dollars per 
certification or authentication.
    (4) Forwarding materials to destination. Any special arrangements 
for forwarding which are requested shall be charged at actual cost; 
however, no charge will be made for postage.
    (5) No charge will be made when the total amount does not exceed 
five dollars.
    (c) Waiver or reduction of fees. Waiver or reduction of the fees in 
paragraph (b) of this section may be made upon a determination that such 
waiver or reduction is in the public interest because furnishing the 
information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general 
public. Such determination may be made by the appropriate officer or 
employee identified in Sec.  401.144.
    (d) Sale of documents. On occasion, a previously printed document 
may be available for sale to the public; the cost of supplying the 
document is one cent per page unless the document is available for sale 
from the Superintendent of Documents, in which case the price shall be 
that determined by the Superintendent.