42 CFR § 423.1978 - Reopening determinations and decisions.

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title: "42 CFR § 423.1978 - Reopening determinations and decisions."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "423.1978"
section_name: "Reopening determinations and decisions."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "423"
part_name: "VOLUNTARY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1306, 1395w-101 through 1395w-152, and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 4525, Jan. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 423.1978 Reopening determinations and decisions.

(a) A coverage determination or redetermination made by a Part D plan sponsor, a reconsideration made by the independent review entity specified in § 423.600, or the decision of an ALJ or attorney adjudicator or the Council that is otherwise binding may be reopened and revised by the entity that made the determination or decision as provided in § 423.1980 through § 423.1986.

(b) The filing of a request for reopening does not relieve the Part D plan sponsor of its obligation to make payment or provide benefits as specified in § 423.636 or § 423.638 of this chapter.

(c) Once an entity issues a revised determination or decision, the revisions made by the decision may be appealed.

(d) A decision not to reopen by the Part D plan sponsor or any other entity is not subject to review.

[74 FR 65363, Dec. 9, 2009, as amended at 82 FR 5126, Jan. 17, 2017]