[Title 42 CFR C]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 2007 Edition]
[Title 42 - PUBLIC HEALTH]
[Chapter IV - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE]
[Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS]
[Part 420 - PROGRAM INTEGRITY: MEDICARE]
[Subpart C - Disclosure of Ownership and Control Information]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


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        Subpart C_Disclosure of Ownership and Control Information



Sec. 420.200  Purpose.

    This subpart implements sections 1124, 1124A, 1126, and 
1861(v)(1)(i) of the Social Security Act. It sets forth requirements for 
providers, Part B suppliers, intermediaries, and carriers to disclose 
ownership and control information and the identities of managing 
employees. It also sets forth requirements for disclosure of information 
about a provider's or Part B supplier's owners, those with a controlling 
interest, or managing employees convicted of criminal offenses against 
Medicare, Medicaid, or the title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) 
and title XX (Social Services) programs.

[57 FR 27306, June 18, 1992, as amended at 60 FR 50442, Sept. 29, 1995]



Sec. 420.201  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart unless the context indicates otherwise:
    Agent means any person who has been delegated the authority to 
obligate or act on behalf of a provider.
    Disclosing entity means:
    (1) A provider of services, an independent clinical laboratory, a 
renal disease facility, a rural health clinic, a Federally qualified 
health center, or a health maintenance organization (as defined in 
section 1301(a) of the Public Health Service Act);
    (2) A carrier or other agency or organization that is acting for one 
or more providers of services for purposes of part A and part B of 
Medicare; and
    (3) A part B supplier, as defined in Sec. 400.202 of this chapter.
    Group of practitioners means two or more health care practitioners 
who practice their profession at a common location (whether or not they 
share common facilities, common supporting staff, or common equipment).
    Indirect ownership interest means any ownership interest in an 
entity that has an ownership interest in the disclosing entity. The term 
includes an ownership interest in any entity that has an indirect 
ownership interest in the disclosing entity.
    Managing employee means a general manager, business manager, 
administrator, director, or other individual that exercises operational 
or managerial control over, or who directly or indirectly conducts, the 
day-to-day operation of the institution, organization, or agency, either 
under contract or through some other arrangement, whether or not the 
individual is a W-2 employee.
    Other disclosing entity means any other Medicare disclosing entity 
and any entity that does not participate in Medicare, but is required to 
disclose certain ownership and control information because of 
participation in any of the programs established under title V, XIX, or 
XX of the Act. This includes:
    (1) An entity (other than an individual practitioner or group of 
practitioners) that furnishes, or arranges for the furnishing of, items 
or services for which payment may be claimed by the entity under any 
plan or program established under title V of the Social Security Act or 
under an approved State Medicaid plan;
    (2) An entity (other than an individual practitioner or group of 
practitioners) that furnishes, or arranges for the furnishing of, 
health-related services for which payment may be claimed by the entity 
under an approved State plan and services program under title XX of the 
Act; or
    (3) A Medicaid fiscal agent.
    Ownership interest means the possession of equity in the capital, 
the stock, or the profits of the disclosing entity.

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    Person with an ownership or control interest means a person or 
corporation that--
    (1) Has an ownership interest totaling 5 percent or more in a 
disclosing entity;
    (2) Has an indirect ownership interest equal to 5 percent or more in 
a disclosing entity;
    (3) Has a combination of direct and indirect ownership interests 
equal to 5 percent or more in a disclosing entity;
    (4) Owns an interest of 5 percent or more in any mortgage, deed of 
trust, note, or other obligation secured by the disclosing entity if 
that interest equals at least 5 percent of the value of the property or 
assets of the disclosing entity;
    (5) Is an officer or director of a disclosing entity that is 
organized as a corporation; or
    (6) Is a partner in a disclosing entity that is organized as a 
partnership.
    Significant business transaction means any business transaction or 
series of transactions during any one fiscal year, the total of which 
exceeds the lesser of $25,000 and 5 percent of the total operating 
expenses of the provider.
    Subcontractor means--
    (1) An individual, agency, or organization to which a disclosing 
entity has contracted or delegated some of its management functions or 
responsibilities of providing medical care to its patients; or
    (2) An individual, agency, or organization with which an 
intermediary or carrier has entered into a contract, agreement, purchase 
order or lease (or leases of real property) to obtain space, supplies, 
equipment, or services provided under the Medicare agreement.
    Wholly owned supplier means a supplier whose total ownership 
interest is held by a provider or by a person, persons, or other entity 
with an ownership or control interest in a provider.

[44 FR 41642, July 17, 1979, as amended at 57 FR 24982, June 12, 1992; 
57 FR 27306, June 18, 1992; 57 FR 35760, Aug. 11, 1992; 71 FR 20775, 
Apr. 21, 2006]



Sec. 420.202  Determination of ownership or control percentages.

    (a) Indirect ownership interest. The amount of indirect ownership 
interest is determined by multiplying the percentages of ownership in 
each entity. For example, if A owns 10 percent of the stock in a 
corporation that owns 80 percent of the disclosing entity, A's interest 
equates to an 8 percent indirect ownership interest in the disclosing 
entity and must be reported. Conversely, if B owns 80 percent of the 
stock of a corporation that owns 5 percent of the stock of the 
disclosing entity, B's interest equates to a 4 percent indirect 
ownership interest in the disclosing entity and need not be reported.
    (b) Person with an ownership or control interest. In order to 
determine the percentage of ownership interest in any mortgage, deed of 
trust, note, or other obligation, the percentage of interest owned in 
obligation is multiplied by the percentage of the disclosing entity's 
assets used to secure the obligation. For example, if A owns 10 percent 
of a note secured by 60 percent of the provider's assets, A's interest 
in the provider's assets equates to 6 percent and must be reported. 
Conversely, if B owns 40 percent of a note secured by 10 percent of the 
provider's assets, B's interest in the provider's assets equates to 4 
percent and need not be reported.



Sec. 420.203  Disclosure of hiring of intermediary's former employees.

    A provider must notify the Secretary promptly if it, or its home 
office (in the case of a chain organization), employs or obtains the 
services of an individual who, at any time during the year preceding 
such employment, was employed in a managerial, accounting, auditing, or 
similar capacity by an agency or organization which currently serves, or 
at any time during the preceding year, served as a Medicare fiscal 
intermediary or carrier for the provider. Similar capacity means the 
performance of essentially the same work functions as those of a 
manager, accountant, or auditor even though the individual is not so 
designated by title.



Sec. 420.204  Principals convicted of a program-related crime.

    (a) Information required. Prior to CMS's acceptance of a provider 
agreement or issuance or reissuance of a supplier billing number, or at 
any time

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upon written request by CMS, the provider or part B supplier must 
furnish CMS with the identity of any person who:
    (1) Has an ownership or control interest in the provider or part B 
supplier;
    (2) Is an agent or managing employee of the provider or part B 
supplier; or
    (3) Is a person identified in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this 
section and has been convicted of, or was an owner of, had a controlling 
interest in, or was a managing employee of a corporation that has been 
convicted of a criminal offense, subjected to any civil monetary 
penalty, or excluded from the programs for any activities related to 
involvement in the Medicare, Medicaid, title V or title XX social 
services program, since the inception of those programs.
    (b) Refusal to enter into or renew agreement or to issue or reissue 
billing numbers. CMS may refuse to enter into or renew an agreement with 
a provider of services, or to issue or reissue a billing number to a 
part B supplier, if any person who has an ownership or control interest 
in the provider or supplier, or who is an agent or managing employee, 
has been convicted of a criminal offense or subjected to any civil 
penalty or sanction related to the involvement of that person in 
Medicare, Medicaid, title V or title XX social services programs. In 
making this decision, CMS considers the facts and circumstances of the 
specific case, including the nature and severity of the crime, penalty 
or sanction and the extent to which it adversely affected beneficiaries 
and the programs involved. CMS also considers whether it has been given 
reasonable assurance that the person will not commit any further 
criminal or civil offense against the programs.
    (c) Notification of Inspector General. CMS promptly notifies the 
Inspector General of the Department of the receipt of any application or 
request for participation, certification, re-certification, or for a 
billing number that identifies any person described in paragraph (a)(3) 
of this section and the action taken on that application or request.

[57 FR 27306, June 18, 1992]



Sec. 420.205  Disclosure by providers and part B suppliers of business transaction information.

    A provider or part B supplier must submit to CMS, within 35 days 
after the date of a written request, full and complete information on--
    (a) The ownership of a subcontractor with which the provider or part 
B supplier has had, during the previous 12 months, business transactions 
in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000;
    (b) Any significant business transactions between the provider or 
part B supplier and any wholly owned supplier or between the provider or 
part B supplier and any subcontractor, during the 5 year period ending 
on the date of the request;
    (c) The names of managing employees of the subcontractors;
    (d) The identity of any other entities to which payment may be made 
by Medicare, which a person with an ownership or control interest or a 
managing employee in the subcontractor has or has had an ownership or 
control interest in the 3-year period preceding disclosure; and
    (e) Any penalties, assessments, or exclusions under sections 1128, 
1128A and 1128B of the Act incurred by the subcontractor, its owners, 
managing employees or those with a controlling interest in the 
subcontract.

[57 FR 27306, June 18, 1992]



Sec. 420.206  Disclosure of persons having ownership, financial, or control interest.

    (a) Information that must be disclosed. A disclosing entity must 
submit the following information in the manner specified in paragraph 
(b) of this section:
    (1) The name and address of each person with an ownership or control 
interest in the entity or in any subcontractor in which the entity has 
direct or indirect ownership interest totaling 5 percent or more. In the 
case of a part B supplier that is a joint venture, ownership of 5 
percent or more of any company participating in the joint venture should 
be reported. Any physician who has been issued a Unique Physician 
Identification Number by the Medicare program must provide this number.

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    (2) Whether any of the persons named, in compliance with paragraph 
(a)(1) of this section, is related to another as spouse, parent, child, 
or sibling.
    (3) The name of any other disclosing entity in which any person with 
an ownership or control interest, or who is a managing employee in the 
reporting disclosing entity, has, or has had in the previous three-year 
period, an ownership or control interest or position as managing 
employee, and the nature of the relationship with the other disclosing 
entity. If any of these other disclosing entities has been convicted of 
a criminal offense or received a civil monetary or other administrative 
sanction related to participation in Medicare, Medicaid, title V 
(Maternal and Child Health) or title XX (Social Services) programs, such 
as penalties assessments and exclusions under sections 1128, 1128A or 
1128B of the Act, the disclosing entity must also provide that 
information.
    (b) Time and manner of disclosure. (1) Any disclosing entity that is 
subject to periodic survey and certification of its compliance with 
Medicare standards must supply the information specified in paragraph 
(a) of this section to the State survey agency at the time it is 
surveyed. The survey agency will promptly furnish the information to the 
Secretary.
    (2) Any disclosing entity that is not subject to periodic survey and 
certification must supply the information specified in paragraph (a) of 
this section to CMS before entering into a contract or agreement with 
Medicare or before being issued or reissued a billing number as a part B 
supplier.
    (3) A disclosing entity must furnish updated information to CMS at 
intervals between recertification, or re-enrollment, or contract 
renewals, within 35 days of a written request. In the case of a part B 
supplier, the supplier must report also within 35 days, on its own 
initiative, any changes in the information it previously supplied.
    (c) Consequences of failure to disclose. (1) CMS does not approve an 
agreement or contract with, or make a determination of eligibility for, 
or (in the case of a part B supplier) issue or reissue a billing number 
to, any disclosing entity that fails to comply with paragraph (b) of 
this section.
    (2) CMS terminates any existing agreement or contract with, or 
withdraws a determination of eligibility for or (in the case of a part B 
supplier) revokes the billing number of, any disclosing entity that 
fails to comply with paragraph (b) of this section.
    (d) Public disclosure. Information furnished to the Secretary under 
the provisions of this section shall be subject to public disclosure as 
specified in 20 CFR part 422.

[44 FR 41642, July 17, 1979, as amended at 57 FR 27306, June 18, 1992]