CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS (parts 400 to 403) > PART 401—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART F—Claims Collection and Compromise (§401.601 to §401.625) > 401.603—Definitions.

401.603—Definitions.

For purposes of this subpart—
Claim means any debt owed to CMS.
Debtor means any individual, partnership, corporation, estate, trust or other legal entity against which CMS has a claim.
Extended repayment schedule means installment payments to pay back a debt.
[48 FR 39064, Aug. 29, 1983, as amended at 73 FR 36447, June 27, 2008]