Appendix G � Prompt Pay and Civil Monetary Penalties

Prompt Pay

HHS increased its rate of on-time payments from FY 1996 through FY 2002 when it reached a departmentwide record by making over 98 percent of payments on time. The rate of on-time payments for FY 2003 dipped slightly but still exceeded 97 percent.

HHS Percentage of On-Time Payments

Civil Monetary Penalties

Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) are non-criminal penalties for violation of federal law. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 provides for periodic evaluation to ensure that CMP maintain their deterrent value and that the imposed penalties are properly accounted for and collected. During FY 2003, only CMS and FDA imposed CMP.

For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2003 CMS & FDA Combined
Outstanding Receivables	Number	Amount (in dollars)
Beginning Balances	474	809,487,536
Assessments (+)	1,384	454,113,520
Collections (-)	(1,530)	(704,111,336)
Adjustments	(101)	(59,525,376)
Amounts Written Off	(15)	(935,044)
Ending Balance	212	$499,029,300
Current Receivables	192	488,444,038
Non-Current Receivables	20	10,585,262
Allowance	0	(418,074,718)
Net Receivables	212	80,954,582
Total Delinquent	46	$1,327,157
Total Non-Delinquent	166	$497,702,143

Last revised: February 3, 2004

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