# Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revised PRO Sanctions for Failing To Meet Statutory Obligations
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Final rule. · Published 1997-04-29 · Effective 1997-04-29 · 62 FR 23140
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-11024
- **Category:** hipaa-privacy
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 23140
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 1004
- **Publication date:** 1997-04-29
- **Effective date:** 1997-04-29
## Abstract

This final rule addresses revised procedures governing the imposition and adjudication of program sanctions, based on recommendations from State utilization and quality control peer review organizations (PROs), resulting from enactment of sections 214 and 231(f) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/29/97-11024/health-care-programs-fraud-and-abuse-revised-pro-sanctions-for-failing-to-meet-statutory-obligations)
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