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§ 512.595 - Bankruptcy and other notifications.

(a) Notice of bankruptcy. If the TEAM participant has filed a bankruptcy petition, whether voluntary or involuntary, the TEAM participant must provide written notice of the bankruptcy to CMS and to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the district where the bankruptcy was filed, unless final payment has been made by either CMS or the TEAM participant under the terms of TEAM and all administrative or judicial review proceedings relating to any TEAM payments have been fully and finally resolved.

(1) The notice of bankruptcy must be sent by certified mail no later than 5 days after the petition has been filed and must contain a copy of the filed bankruptcy petition (including its docket number).

(2) The notice to CMS must be addressed to the CMS Office of Financial Management at 7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop C3-01-24, Baltimore, MD 21244 or such other address as may be specified on the CMS website for purposes of receiving such notices.

(b) Notice of legal name change. A TEAM participant must furnish written notice to CMS within 30 days of any change in its legal name becomes effective. The notice of legal name change must meet all of the following:

(1) Be in a form and manner specified by CMS.

(2) Include a copy of the legal document effecting the name change, which must be authenticated by the appropriate State official.

(c) Notice of change in control. (1) A TEAM participant must furnish written notice to CMS in a form and manner specified by CMS at least 90 days before any change in control becomes effective.

(2) If CMS determines, in accordance with § 512.592(a)(5), that a TEAM participant's change in control would present a program integrity risk, CMS may—

(i) Take remedial action against the TEAM participant under § 512.160(b).

(ii) Require immediate reconciliation and payment of all monies owed to CMS by a TEAM participant that is subject to a change in control.