42 CFR § 438.724 - Notice to Cms.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s438.724"
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title: "42 CFR § 438.724 - Notice to CMS."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "438.724"
section_name: "Notice to CMS."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "438"
part_name: "MANAGED CARE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 41095, June 14, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "438"
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# 438.724 Notice to CMS.

(a) The State must give CMS written notice whenever it imposes or lifts a sanction for one of the violations listed in § 438.700.

(b) The notice must adhere to all of the following requirements:

(1) Be given no later than 30 days after the State imposes or lifts a sanction.

(2) Specify the affected MCO, the kind of sanction, and the reason for the State's decision to impose or lift a sanction.