42 CFR § 431.222 - Group hearings.

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title: "42 CFR § 431.222 - Group hearings."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "431.222"
section_name: "Group hearings."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "431"
part_name: "STATE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
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# 431.222 Group hearings.

The agency—

(a) May respond to a series of individual requests for hearing by conducting a single group hearing;

(b) May consolidate hearings only in cases in which the sole issue involved is one of Federal or State law or policy;

(c) Must follow the policies of this subpart and its own policies governing hearings in all group hearings; and

(d) Must permit each person to present his own case or be represented by his authorized representative.