[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR160.104]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 160--GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 160.104  Modifications.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the 
Secretary may adopt a modification to a standard or implementation 
specification adopted under this subchapter no more frequently than once 
every 12 months.
    (b) The Secretary may adopt a modification at any time during the 
first year after the standard or implementation specification is 
initially adopted, if the Secretary determines that the modification is 
necessary to permit compliance with the standard or implementation 
specification.
    (c) The Secretary will establish the compliance date for any 
standard or implementation specification modified under this section.
    (1) The compliance date for a modification is no earlier than 180 
days after the effective date of the final rule in which the Secretary 
adopts the modification.
    (2) The Secretary may consider the extent of the modification and 
the time needed to comply with the modification in determining the 
compliance date for the modification.
    (3) The Secretary may extend the compliance date for small health 
plans, as the Secretary determines is appropriate.

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