Annual Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Jan. 28, 2026. Document 2026-01688. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.
- What it does
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.
The Health and Human Services Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Compared with
The Health and Human Services Department has published 11 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 13 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0991-AC38 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: This final rule is effective upon publication to the Federal Register.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-01688 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Health and Human Services Department |
| Published | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0991-AC38 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register