42 CFR § 412.276 - Timing of MGCRB decision and its appeal.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s412.276"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 412.276 - Timing of MGCRB decision and its appeal."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "412.276"
section_name: "Timing of MGCRB decision and its appeal."
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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# 412.276 Timing of MGCRB decision and its appeal.
(a) *Timing.* The MGCRB notifies the parties in writing, with a copy to CMS, and issues a decision within 180 days after the first day of the 13-month period preceding the Federal fiscal year for which a hospital has filed a complete application. The hospital has 15 days from the date of the decision to request Administrator review.
(b) *Appeal.* The decision of the MGCRB is final and binding upon the parties unless it is reviewed by the Administrator and the decision is changed by the Administrator in accordance with § 412.278.
[55 FR 36766, Sept. 6, 1990, as amended at 64 FR 41541, July 30, 1999]