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Survey & Certification - General Information

Title
Use of Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Funds by States
Memo #
02-42
Posting Date
08/08/2002
Fiscal Year
2002
Summary
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding how states may use CMP funds collected from nursing homes that have been out of compliance with Federal requirements. It has come to our attention that guidance is needed to ensure that states use CMP funds in accordance with the law and in a consistent manner, while maintaining some flexibility in the use of those funds.