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CMS Pub. 100-18, ch. 9, § 50.4.1
Effective Lines of Communication Among the Compliance Officer, Compliance Committee, Employees, Governing Body, and FDRs
(Chapter 21 - Rev. 109, Issued: 07-27-12, Effective: 07-20-12; Implementation: 07 20-12)
42 C.F.R. §§ 422.503(b)(4)(vi)(D), 423.504(b)(4)(vi)(D)
Sponsors must have an effective way to communicate information from the
compliance officer to others. Such information should include the compliance
officer’s name, office location and contact information; laws, regulations and
guidance for sponsors and FDRs, such as statutory, regulatory, and sub-regulatory
changes (e.g., HPMS memos); and changes to policies and procedures and
Standards of Conduct.
Methods to communicate information may include physical postings of information,
e-mail distributions, internal websites, and individual and group meetings with the
compliance officer. The dissemination of information from the compliance officer
must be made within a reasonable time and to all appropriate parties.
History
(Chapter 9 - Rev. 15, Issued: 07-27-12, Effective: 07-20-12; Implementation: 07-20 12)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- iom-2026-09-17
- Content hash
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