42 CFR § 434.76 - Costs under fiscal agent contracts.

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title: "42 CFR § 434.76 - Costs under fiscal agent contracts."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "434.76"
section_name: "Costs under fiscal agent contracts."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "434"
part_name: "CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 54020, Nov. 30, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 434.76 Costs under fiscal agent contracts.

Under each contract with a fiscal agent—

(a) The amount paid to the provider of medical services is a medical assistance cost; and

(b) The amount paid to the contractor for performing the agreed-upon functions is an administrative cost.