42 CFR § 420.1 - Scope and purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s420.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 420.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "420.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "PROGRAM INTEGRITY: MEDICARE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 31142, May 30, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "420"
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# 420.1 Scope and purpose.
This part sets forth requirements for Medicare providers, intermediaries, and carriers to disclose ownership and control information. It also deals with access to records pertaining to certain contracts entered into by Medicare providers. These rules are aimed at protecting the integrity of the Medicare program. The statutory basis for these requirements is explained in each of the other subparts.
[51 FR 34787, Sept. 30, 1986]