1. (a) The inflation adjustment under § 269.3 must be determined by increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty or the range of minimum and maximum civil monetary penalties, as applicable, for each civil monetary penalty by the cost-of-living adjustment. Any increase determined under this subsection shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
2. (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the term “cost-of-living adjustment” means the percentage (if any) for each civil monetary penalty by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of October preceding the date of the adjustment (January 15), exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of October in the previous calendar year. For example, if the Consumer Price Index for October 2016 is 1.0 and the Consumer Price Index for October 2015 was 0.75, then all applicable penalties will need to be positively adjusted by 0.25 by January 15, 2017.
3. (c) Limitation on initial adjustment. The initial adjustment of civil monetary penalty pursuant to § 269.3 may not exceed 150 percent of such penalty.

4. (d) Inflation adjustment. Maximum civil monetary penalties within the jurisdiction of the Department are adjusted for inflation as follows:

   Table 1 to Paragraph (d)

   United States Code	Civil monetary penalty description	Maximum penalty amount as of 01/12/24	New adjusted maximum penalty amount
   National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2005, 10 U.S.C. 113, note	Unauthorized Activities Directed at or Possession of Sunken Military Craft	161,168	165,355
   10 U.S.C. 1094(c)(1)	Unlawful Provision of Health Care	14,152	14,519
   10 U.S.C. 1102(k)	Wrongful Disclosure—Medical Records:
   	First Offense	8,368	8,586
   	Subsequent Offense	55,788	57,237
   10 U.S.C. 2674(c)(2)	Violation of the Pentagon Reservation Operation and Parking of Motor Vehicles Rules and Regulations	2,306	2,366
   31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1)	Violation Involving False Claim	13,946	14,308
   31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(2)	Violation Involving False Statement	13,946	14,308
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(1)	False claims	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(1)	Claims submitted with a false certification of physician license	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(2)	Claims presented by excluded party	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(2); (b)(2) (ii)	Employing or contracting with an excluded individual	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(1)	Patterns of claims for medically unnecessary services/supplies	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(2)	Ordering or prescribing while excluded	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(5)	Known retention of an overpayment	24,946	25,594
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(4)	Making or using a false record or statement that is material to a false or fraudulent claim	124,731	127,972
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(6)	Failure to grant timely access to OIG for audits, investigations, evaluations, or other statutory functions of OIG	37,420	38,392
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.210(a)(3)	Making false statements, omissions, misrepresentations in an enrollment application	124,731	127,972
   42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a); 32 CFR 200.310(a)	Unlawfully offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration to induce or in return for the referral of business in violation of 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act	124,731	127,972

[81 FR 33391, May 26, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 6249, Jan. 19, 2017; 83 FR 3078, Jan. 23, 2018; 84 FR 12099, Apr. 1, 2019; 85 FR 13049, Mar. 6, 2020; 86 FR 46600, Aug. 19, 2021; 87 FR 57147, Sept. 19, 2022; 88 FR 2240, Jan. 13, 2023; 89 FR 2146, Jan. 12, 2024; 90 FR 3695, Jan. 15, 2025]