# Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation; Continuation of Effectiveness and Extension of Timeline for Publication of the Final Rule
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Continuation of effectiveness and extension of timeline for publication of the final rule. · Published 2020-01-02 · Effective 2019-12-31 · 85 FR 7
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-28363
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 7
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 402
- **Publication date:** 2020-01-02
- **Effective date:** 2019-12-31
- **HHS docket:** CMS-6076-RCN
## Abstract

This document announces the continuation of, effectiveness of, and the extension of the timeline for publication of a final rule. We are issuing this document in accordance with the Social Security Act (the Act), which allows an interim final rule to remain in effect after the expiration of the timeline specified in the Act if the Secretary publishes a notice of continuation explaining why the regular timeline was not complied with.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/02/2019-28363/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-adjustment-of-civil-monetary-penalties-for-inflation-continuation-of)
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