42 CFR § 457.1226 - Liability for payment.

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title: "42 CFR § 457.1226 - Liability for payment."
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title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "457.1226"
section_name: "Liability for payment."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS TO STATES"
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# 457.1226 Liability for payment.

The State must ensure, through its contracts, that enrollees of MCOs, PIHPs, and PAHPs are not held liable for services or debts of the MCO, PIHP, or PAHPs in accordance with the terms of § 438.106 of this chapter.