498.79—Timeframes for deciding an enrollment appeal before an ALJ.
When a request for an ALJ hearing is filed after CMS or a FFS contractor has denied an enrollment application, the ALJ must issue a decision, dismissal order or remand to CMS, as appropriate, no later than the end of the 180-day period beginning from the date the appeal was filed with an ALJ.
[73 FR 36463, June 27, 2008]