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Annual Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment
The Health and Human Services Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 28, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is updating its regulations to reflect required annual inflation-related increases to the civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts in its statutes and regulations, under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-01688
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department
- Published
- January 28, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date: This final rule is effective upon publication to the Federal Register.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0991-AC38
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 102
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Penalties
- Pages
- 18
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