42 CFR § 489.63 - Parties to the bond.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s489.63"
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title: "42 CFR § 489.63 - Parties to the bond."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "489.63"
section_name: "Parties to the bond."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "489"
part_name: "PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLIER APPROVAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395i-3, 1395x, 1395aa(m), 1395cc, 1395ff, and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 22937, Apr. 4, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 489.63 Parties to the bond.

The surety bond must name the HHA as Principal, CMS as Obligee, and the surety company (and its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assignees, jointly and severally) as Surety.