42 CFR § 431.246 - Corrective action.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s431.246"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 431.246 - Corrective action."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "431.246"
section_name: "Corrective action."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "431"
part_name: "STATE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45188, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "431"
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# 431.246 Corrective action.
The agency must promptly make corrective payments, retroactive to the date an incorrect action was taken, and, if appropriate, provide for admission or readmission of an individual to a facility if—
(a) The hearing decision is favorable to the applicant or beneficiary; or
(b) The agency decides in the applicant's or beneficiary's favor before the hearing.
[57 FR 56506, Nov. 30, 1992]