[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: 42CFR493.646]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

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

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 493_LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart F_General Administration

 

Sec.  493.646  Payment of fees.



    (a) Except for CLIA-exempt laboratories, all laboratories are 

notified in writing by HHS or its designee of the



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appropriate fee(s) and instructions for submitting the fee(s), including 

the due date for payment and where to make payment. The appropriate 

certificate is not issued until the applicable fees have been paid.

    (b) For State-exempt laboratories, HHS estimates the cost of 

conducting validation surveys within the State for a 2-year period. HHS 

or its designee notifies the State by mail of the appropriate fees, 

including the due date for payment and the address of the United States 

Department of Treasury designated commercial bank to which payment must 

be made. In addition, if complaint investigations are conducted in 

laboratories within these States and are substantiated, HHS bills the 

State(s) the costs of the complaint investigations.



[57 FR 7138 and 7213, Feb. 28, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 20048, Apr. 24, 

1995]