[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR160.404]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 160_GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart D_Imposition of Civil Money Penalties

 

Sec.  160.404  Amount of a civil money penalty.



    (a) The amount of a civil money penalty will be determined in 

accordance with paragraph (b) of this section and Sec. Sec.  160.406, 

160.408, and 160.412.

    (b) The amount of a civil money penalty that may be imposed is 

subject to the following limitations:

    (1) The Secretary may not impose a civil money penalty--

    (i) In the amount of more than $100 for each violation; or

    (ii) In excess of $25,000 for identical violations during a calendar 

year (January 1 through the following December 31).

    (2) If a requirement or prohibition in one administrative 

simplification provision is repeated in a more general form in another 

administrative simplification provision in the same subpart, a civil 

money penalty may be imposed for a violation of only one of these 

administrative simplification provisions.