Missouri § 208.165 - Medical assistance, payments withheld for services, when — payment ordered, interest allowed.
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§ 208.165. Medical assistance, payments withheld for services, when — payment ordered, interest allowed.
The department or its designated division shall have authority after forty-five days written notice to the affected provider to withhold from any payments that may be or become due to a provider of service under the medical assistance program such amounts as the department or its designated division may determine are due to the state as a result of overpayments, cost settlements, disallowances, duplicate payments, fraud or abuse; provided that should a judicial tribunal, including the administrative hearing commission, finally determine that all or part of such withholding is due to the provider of services, the judicial tribunal may, in its discretion, allow a reasonable rate of interest on such amount from the time of the withholding.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1086 § 2)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 208.165 cover?
Section 208.165 ("Medical assistance, payments withheld for services, when — payment ordered, interest allowed.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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