DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ISSUES NOTICE: NO ADJUSTMENT TO HHS CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY AMOUNTS FOR 2026

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Department Of Health And Human Services has issued a notice called: No Adjustment to HHS Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2026.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 21 by Gustav Chiarello, Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is notifying the public that there will be no Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) inflation adjustment for 2026 in accordance with the April 17, 2026, guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). HHS will continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels because there will be no cost-of-living adjustment for 2026.

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