42 CFR § 1005.5 - Ex parte contacts.

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title: "42 CFR § 1005.5 - Ex parte contacts."
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title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "1005.5"
section_name: "Ex parte contacts."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "1005"
part_name: "APPEALS OF EXCLUSIONS, CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AND ASSESSMENTS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 405(a), 405(b), 1302, 1320a-7, 1320a-7a and 1320c-5."
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# 1005.5 Ex parte contacts.

No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) will communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.