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Title 45: Public Welfare
SUBTITLE A: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER B: REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS
PART 150: CMS ENFORCEMENT IN GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE MARKETS
Subpart D: Administrative Hearings
150.403 - Scope of ALJ's authority.
(a) The ALJ has the authority, including all of the authority conferred by the Administrative Procedure Act, to adopt whatever procedures may be necessary or proper to carry out in an efficient and effective manner the ALJ's duty to provide a fair and impartial hearing on the record and to issue an initial decision concerning the imposition of a civil money penalty.
(b) The ALJ's authority includes the authority to modify, consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), any hearing procedures set out in this subpart.
(c) The ALJ does not have the authority to find invalid or refuse to follow Federal statutes or regulations.
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