42 Public Health 3 2001-10-01 2001-10-01 false Public notice of sanction. 438.724 Section 438.724 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE &MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES-(Continued) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS MANAGED CARE PROVISIONS Sanctions
§ 438.724 Public notice of sanction.

(a) Content of notice. The State must publish a notice that describes the intermediate sanction imposed, explains the reasons for the sanction and specifies the amount of any civil money penalty.

(b) Publication of notice. The State must publish the notice—

(1) No later than 30 days after it imposes the sanction; and

(2) As a public announcement in—

(i) The newspaper of widest circulation in each city within the MCO's service area that has a population of 50,000 or more; or

(ii) The newspaper of widest circulation in the MCO's service area, if there is no city with a population of 50,000 or more in that area.