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 423—VOLUNTARY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT > SUBPART U—Reopening, ALJ Hearings, MAC review, and Judicial Review (§423.1968 to §423.2140) > 423.2134—Extension of time to file action in Federal District Court.

423.2134—Extension of time to file action in Federal District Court.

(a) An enrollee may request that the time for filing an action in a Federal District Court be extended.
(b) The request must:
(1) Be in writing.
(2) Give the reasons why the action was not filed within the stated time period.
(3) Be filed with the MAC.
(c) If the enrollee shows that he or she had good cause for missing the deadline, the time period will be extended. To determine whether good cause exists, the MAC uses the standards specified in §§ 405.942(b)(2) or (b)(3) of this chapter.