45 CFR 160.424 HIPAA · Part 160: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS · Subpart D: Imposition of Civil Money Penalties
45 CFR 160.424 HIPAA: Collection of penalty
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Official text
Once a determination of the Secretary to impose a penalty has become final, the penalty will be collected by the Secretary, subject to the first sentence of 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(f).
The penalty may be recovered in a civil action brought in the United States district court for the district where the respondent resides, is found, or is located.
The amount of a penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sum then or later owing by the United States, or by a State agency, to the respondent.
Matters that were raised or that could have been raised in a hearing before an ALJ, or in an appeal under 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(e), may not be raised as a defense in a civil action by the United States to collect a penalty under this part.
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