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CMS Pub. 100-18, ch. 9, § 50.5.1
Disciplinary Standards
42 C.F.R. §§ 422.503(b)(4)(vi)(E), 423.504(b)(4)(vi)(E)
Sponsors must establish and implement disciplinary policies and procedures that
reflect clear and specific disciplinary standards. The disciplinary policies must
describe the sponsor’s expectations for the reporting of compliance issues including
noncompliant, unethical or illegal behavior, that employees participate in required
training, and the expectations for assisting in the resolution of reported compliance
issues. In addition, the disciplinary policies must identify noncompliant, unethical
or illegal behavior, through examples of violative conduct that employees might
encounter in their jobs. Further, the policies must provide for timely, consistent and
effective enforcement of the standards when noncompliant or unethical behavior is
found. Finally, the disciplinary action must be appropriate to the seriousness of the
violation.
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
59e9ad5caf3d16caabf3fd90552057abd0cc8aa27dad3159ae7fcd1c73b5e71a
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