Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Request for Information Regarding the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP

What it does

This request for information seeks input from the public on whether any additions or modifications are needed to the safe harbor regulations under the Federal anti-kickback statute or the exceptions to the civil monetary penalty provision prohibiting inducements to beneficiaries (the "Beneficiary Inducements CMP") for remuneration provided to individuals in connection with their participation in clinical trials.

The Health and Human Services Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

2 parts of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

42 CFR 1001, 42 CFR 1003

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0936-AA16 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

To ensure consideration, comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. on August 24, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket HHSIG-2026-0034 on Regulations.gov
• Title 42 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register