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CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 6, § 21
Fees for Information (Contractors)
Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, certain fees and charges have
been established to recover some of the cost of disclosing information to the public.
Providers, contractors, and State agencies are required to pay appropriate fees for copies
of reports they request pertaining to other providers, contractors, or State agencies. Such
fees are not reimbursable administrative costs under the Medicare program for
contractors or State agencies. A provider may claim such fees as allowable costs only if
it demonstrates that the information is necessary in developing and maintaining the
operation of patient care facilities and activities. Members of Congress, when clearly
requesting information on behalf of a constituent or other third party, are subject to the
same fees and charges that would apply to the person represented. The contractor will
not charge the public for inspection of disclosable documents, or for requests which result
in charges under the minimum described in §21.3, below.
History
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
1ed9da1cf5fde8cba5003d3275f0d9587bb67f23a09e9f26013e73d39f5f136f
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