42 CFR § 412.248 - Number of members needed for a decision or a hearing.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s412.248"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 412.248 - Number of members needed for a decision or a hearing."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "412.248"
section_name: "Number of members needed for a decision or a hearing."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "412"
part_name: "PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 12741, Mar. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "412"
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# 412.248 Number of members needed for a decision or a hearing.
(a) *A quorum.* A quorum, consisting of at least a majority of the MGCRB members, one of whom is representative of rural hospitals if possible, is required for making MGCRB decisions.
(b) *Number of members for a hearing.* If less than a quorum is present for an oral hearing, the chairman with the consent of the hospital may allow those members present to conduct the hearing and to prepare a recommended decision, which is then submitted to a quorum.