[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 42CFR480.108]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 480_ACQUISITION, PROTECTION, AND DISCLOSURE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 

 

     Subpart B_Utilization and Quality Control Quality Improvement 

                          Organizations (QIOs)

 

Sec.  480.108  Penalties for unauthorized disclosure.



    A person who discloses information not authorized under Title XI 

Part B of the Act or the regulations of this part will, upon conviction, 

be fined no more than $1,000, or be imprisoned for no more than six 

months, or both, and will pay the costs of prosecution.