42 CFR § 431.304 - Publicizing safeguarding requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s431.304"
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title: "42 CFR § 431.304 - Publicizing safeguarding requirements."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "431.304"
section_name: "Publicizing safeguarding requirements."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45188, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 431.304 Publicizing safeguarding requirements.

(a) The agency must publicize provisions governing the confidential nature of information about applicants and beneficiaries, including the legal sanctions imposed for improper disclosure and use.

(b) The agency must provide copies of these provisions to applicants and beneficiaries and to other persons and agencies to whom information is disclosed.