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title: "45 CFR 160.424 HIPAA: Collection of penalty"
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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

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 45 CFR 160.424(a)

**(a)** 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).

### 45 CFR 160.424(b)

**(b)** 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.

### 45 CFR 160.424(c)

**(c)** 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.

### 45 CFR 160.424(d)

**(d)** 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.

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 45, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

[45 CFR 160.424 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.424)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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