# 21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2024-07-01 · Effective 2024-07-31 · 89 FR 54662
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-13793
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 54662
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 414
- **Publication date:** 2024-07-01
- **Effective date:** 2024-07-31
## Abstract

This final rule implements the provision of the 21st Century Cures Act specifying that a health care provider determined by the HHS Inspector General to have committed information blocking shall be referred to the appropriate agency to be subject to appropriate disincentives set forth through notice and comment rulemaking. This rulemaking establishes, for certain health care providers, a set of appropriate disincentives using authorities under applicable Federal law.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/01/2024-13793/21st-century-cures-act-establishment-of-disincentives-for-health-care-providers-that-have-committed)
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