42 CFR § 426.547 - Issuance, notification, and posting of a Board's decision.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s426.547"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 426.547 - Issuance, notification, and posting of a Board's decision."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "426.547"
section_name: "Issuance, notification, and posting of a Board's decision."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "426"
part_name: "REVIEW OF NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS AND LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh)"
regulatory_source: "68 FR 63716, Nov. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "426"
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# 426.547 Issuance, notification, and posting of a Board's decision.
The Board must do the following:
(a) Issue to all parties to the NCD review, within 90 days of closing the NCD review record to the taking of evidence, one of the following:
(1) A written decision, including a description of appeal rights.
(2) A written notification stating that a decision is pending, and an approximate date of issuance for the decision.
(b) Make the decision available at the HHS Medicare Internet site. The posted decision does not include any information that identifies any individual, provider of service, or supplier.