CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM (parts 405 to 426) > PART 405—FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED > SUBPART H—Appeals Under the Medicare Part B Program (§405.801 to §405.877) > 405.834—Carrier hearing officer's decision.

405.834—Carrier hearing officer's decision.

(a) As soon as practicable after the close of a carrier hearing, the carrier hearing officer issues a decision in the case based upon the evidence presented at the hearing or otherwise included in the hearing record. The decision is issued as a written notice to the parties and contains—
(1) Findings of fact,
(2) A statement of reasons, and
(3) Notification to the parties of their right to an ALJ hearing when the amount remaining in controversy is at least $500.
(b) A copy of the decision is mailed to the parties to the hearing at their last known addresses.
[62 FR 25854, May 12, 1997]