42 CFR § 1008.53 - Affected parties.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s1008.53"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 1008.53 - Affected parties."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "1008.53"
section_name: "Affected parties."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL-HEALTH CARE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OIG AUTHORITIES"
part_number: "1008"
part_name: "ADVISORY OPINIONS BY THE OIG"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1320a-7d(b)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 7357, Feb. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1008"
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# 1008.53 Affected parties.

An advisory opinion issued by the OIG will have no application to any individual or entity that does not join in the request for the opinion. No individual or entity other than the requestor(s) may rely on an advisory opinion.