42 U.S.C. § 7385g — Attorney fees
submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-398 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 140 words · no verdicts yet
This section limits representatives’ fees for part B lump-sum claims to 2 percent for an initial claim and 10 percent for objections to a recommended denial. A violating representative may be fined up to $5,000.
(a) General rule Despite any contract, the representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in connection with the claim of an individual for payment of lump-sum compensation under part B, more than that percentage specified in subsection
(b) of a payment made under part B on such claim.
(b) Applicable percentage limitations The percentage referred to in subsection
(a) is—
(1) 2 percent for the filing of an initial claim for payment of lump-sum compensation; and
(2) 10 percent about objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation.
(c) Inapplicability to other services This section must not apply about services rendered that are not in connection with such a claim for payment of lump-sum compensation.
(d) Penalty Any such representative who violates this section must be fined not more than $5,000.
Notwithstanding any contract, the representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in connection with the claim of an individual for payment of lump-sum compensation under part B, more than that percentage specified in subsection (b) of a payment made under part B on such claim.
The percentage referred to in subsection (a) is—
2 percent for the filing of an initial claim for payment of lump-sum compensation; and
10 percent with respect to objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation.
This section shall not apply with respect to services rendered that are not in connection with such a claim for payment of lump-sum compensation.
Any such representative who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3648], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511; Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3151(a)(6), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1375.)
- 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-398 · 114 Stat. 1654, 1654
- 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-107 · 115 Stat. 1375
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 106-398 on 2000-10-30.
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