42 CFR § 405.1815 - Parties to proceedings before the contractor hearing officer(s).

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title: "42 CFR § 405.1815 - Parties to proceedings before the contractor hearing officer(s)."
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title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "405.1815"
section_name: "Parties to proceedings before the contractor hearing officer(s)."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED"
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# 405.1815 Parties to proceedings before the contractor hearing officer(s).

When a provider files a request for a contractor hearing in accordance with § 405.1811 of this subpart, the parties to all proceedings before the contractor hearing officer(s) are the provider and, if applicable, any other entity found by the contractor hearing officer(s) to be a related organization of the provider under the principles enunciated in § 413.17 of this chapter. The parties must be given reasonable notice of the time, date, and place of any contractor hearing. Neither the contractor nor CMS may be made a party to proceedings before the contractor hearing officer(s).

[73 FR 30246, May 23, 2008]