42 CFR 489.40
§ 489.40 Definition of incorrect collection.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 489.40, § 489.40 Definition of incorrect collection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/207662
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(a) As used in this subpart, “incorrect collections” means any amounts collected from a beneficiary (or someone on his or her behalf) that are not authorized under subpart C of this part.
(b) A payment properly made to a provider by an individual not considered entitled to Medicare benefits will be deemed to be an “incorrect collection” when the individual is found to be retroactively entitled to benefits.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.