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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 14, § 20.7
Conduct and Record of a Hearing
The hearing is open to the parties and the public.
The hearing officer will inquire fully into all the matters at issue, receive in evidence the
testimony of witnesses and any documents that are relevant and material. If any party
objects to the inclusion of any document as evidence, the hearing officer hears the
objections.
The MAO bears the burden of going forward and must first present evidence and
argument before CMS presents its evidence and argument.
A complete record of the proceedings at the hearing is made and transcribed and made
available to all parties upon request. A party requesting the transcribed record must pay
for its transcription and reproduction.
The record may not be closed until a hearing decision has been issued.
History
(Rev. 122, Issued: 05-27-16, Effective: 06-28-16, Implementation: 06-28-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
3fb1f0fd4b928cfe53edf445ada0ab5c71dac99b487ca7cc632671d7b682c33e
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