Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§15027 Withholding of Payments for Planning, Administration, and Services

Title 42 › CHAPTER 144 — DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS › SUBCHAPTER I — PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part B — Federal Assistance to State Councils on Developmental Disabilities › § 15027

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must stop or limit payments under section 15022 to a State if, after giving the Council and the designated State agency reasonable notice and a chance for a hearing, the Secretary finds they have substantially failed to follow required parts of the State plan (including section 15024, especially paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(B)(vii) of 15024(c), or section 15025(b)(3)) or failed to follow the Secretary’s regulations for this part. Payments stay stopped or are limited to activities without the failure until the Secretary is satisfied the failure is gone.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §15027

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Whenever the Secretary, after providing reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the Council and the designated State agency, finds that—

(1)the Council or agency has failed to comply substantially with any of the provisions required by section 15024 of this title to be included in the State plan, particularly provisions required by paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(B)(vii) of section 15024(c) of this title, or with any of the provisions required by section 15025(b)(3) of this title; or

(2)the Council or agency has failed to comply substantially with any regulations of the Secretary that are applicable to this part,

the Secretary shall notify such Council and agency that the Secretary will not make further payments to the State under section 15022 of this title (or, in the discretion of the Secretary, that further payments to the State under section 15022 of this title for activities for which there is such failure), until the Secretary is satisfied that there will no longer be such failure. Until the Secretary is so satisfied, the Secretary shall make no further payments to the State under section 15022 of this title, or shall limit further payments under section 15022 of this title to such State to activities for which there is no such failure.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 15027

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110