Any payment obligation incurred under § 62.27 of this subpart may be released by a discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 of the United States Code only if such discharge is granted after the expiration of the five-year period beginning on the first date that payment was required, and only if the bankruptcy court finds that nondischarge of the obligation would be unconscionable.
authority: Sec. 215 of the Public Health Service Act, 58 Stat. 690, as amended, 63 Stat. 35 (
42 U.S.C. 216); sec. 751 of the Public Health Service Act, 90 Stat. 2281 (
42 U.S.C. 294t), unless otherwise noted
source: 45 FR 55429, Aug. 20, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 42 CFR 62.29