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§1320a–7f Coordination of Medicare and Medicaid Surety Bond Provisions
Title 42 › Chapter 7— SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter XI— GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part A— General Provisions › § 1320a–7f
Summary
If a home health agency needs a surety bond for both Medicare and Medicaid, one bond can be used for both programs. The single bond must promise to cover repayment of any overpayments to each program.
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Title 42, §1320a–7f
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In the case of a home health agency that is subject to a surety bond requirement under subchapter XVIII and subchapter XIX, the surety bond provided to satisfy the requirement under one such subchapter shall satisfy the requirement under the other such subchapter so long as the bond applies to guarantee return of overpayments under both such subchapters.
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42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7f
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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