42 CFR § 455.100 - Purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s455.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 455.100 - Purpose."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "455.100"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "455"
part_name: "PROGRAM INTEGRITY: MEDICAID"
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 45262, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "455"
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# 455.100 Purpose.
This subpart implements sections 1124, 1126, 1902(a)(38), 1903(i)(2), and 1903(n) of the Social Security Act. It sets forth State plan requirements regarding—
(a) Disclosure by providers and fiscal agents of ownership and control information; and
(b) Disclosure of information on a provider's owners and other persons convicted of criminal offenses against Medicare, Medicaid, or the title XX services program.
The subpart also specifies conditions under which the Administrator will deny Federal financial participation for services furnished by providers or fiscal agents who fail to comply with the disclosure requirements.