Definition of Improper Payment
"As a point of reference, under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, the term, “Improper Payment”
(a) means any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount (including overpayments and underpayments) under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements; and
(b) includes any payment to an ineligible recipient, any payment for an ineligible service, any duplicate payment, payments for services not received, and any payment that does not account for applicable discounts."
