# Penalty for knowingly giving or causing to be presented to a participating provider or supplier false or misleading information that could reasonably be expected to influence a discharge decision — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For Penalty for knowingly giving or causing to be presented to a participating provider or supplier false or misleading information that could reasonably be expected to influence a discharge decision, agency is HHS; maximum penalty is 38,393, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** HHS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** Penalty for knowingly giving or causing to be presented to a participating provider or supplier false or misleading information that could reasonably be expected to influence a discharge decision _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** 38,393 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/section-1003.210#p-1003.210(a)(2)> 42 CFR 1003.210(a)(2) | OIG | Penalty for knowingly giving or causing to be presented to a participating provider or supplier false or misleading information that could reasonably be expected to influence a discharge decision | 2024 | 37,421 | 38,393

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-102/section-102.3

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-02-26.
Part of [Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies](https://referencesource.org/federal-civil-penalty-maximums/).