Part 426 - Review of National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations  


Subpart A - General Provisions
§ 426.100 - Basis and scope.
§ 426.110 - Definitions.
§ 426.120 - Calculation of deadlines.
§ 426.130 - Party submissions.
Subpart B - XXX
Subpart C - General Provisions for the Review of LCDs and NCDs
§ 426.300 - Review of LCDs, NCDs, and deemed NCDs.
§ 426.310 - LCD and NCD reviews and individual claim appeals.
§ 426.320 - Who may challenge an LCD or NCD.
§ 426.325 - What may be challenged.
§ 426.330 - Burden of proof.
§ 426.340 - Procedures for review of new evidence.
Subpart D - Review of an LCD
§ 426.400 - Procedure for filing an acceptable complaint concerning a provision (or provisions) of an LCD.
§ 426.403 - Submitting new evidence once an acceptable complaint is filed.
§ 426.405 - Authority of the ALJ.
§ 426.406 - Ex parte contacts.
§ 426.410 - Docketing and evaluating the acceptability of LCD complaints.
§ 426.415 - CMS' role in the LCD review.
§ 426.416 - Role of Medicare Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and State agencies in the LCD review.
§ 426.417 - Contractor's statement regarding new evidence.
§ 426.418 - LCD record furnished to aggrieved party.
§ 426.419 - LCD record furnished to the ALJ.
§ 426.420 - Retiring or revising an LCD under review.
§ 426.423 - Withdrawing a complaint regarding an LCD under review.
§ 426.425 - LCD review.
§ 426.431 - ALJ's review of the LCD to apply the reasonableness standard.
§ 426.432 - Discovery.
§ 426.435 - Subpoenas.
§ 426.440 - Evidence.
§ 426.444 - Dismissals for cause.
§ 426.445 - Witness fees.
§ 426.446 - Record of hearing.
§ 426.447 - Issuance and notification of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.450 - Mandatory provisions of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.455 - Prohibited provisions of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.457 - Optional provisions of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.458 - ALJ's LCD review record.
§ 426.460 - Effect of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.462 - Notice of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.463 - Future new or revised LCDs.
§ 426.465 - Appealing part or all of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.468 - Decision to not appeal an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.470 - Board's role in docketing and evaluating the acceptability of appeals of ALJ decisions.
§ 426.476 - Board review of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.478 - Retiring or revising an LCD during the Board's review of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.480 - Withdrawing an appeal of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.482 - Issuance and notification of a Board decision.
§ 426.484 - Mandatory provisions of a Board decision.
§ 426.486 - Prohibited provisions of a Board decision.
§ 426.487 - Board's record on appeal of an ALJ's decision.
§ 426.488 - Effect of a Board decision.
§ 426.489 - Board remands.
§ 426.490 - Board decision.
Subpart E - Review of an NCD
§ 426.500 - Procedure for filing an acceptable complaint concerning a provision (or provisions) of an NCD.
§ 426.503 - Submitting new evidence once an acceptable complaint has been filed.
§ 426.505 - Authority of the Board.
§ 426.506 - Ex parte contacts.
§ 426.510 - Docketing and evaluating the acceptability of NCD complaints.
§ 426.513 - Participation as amicus curiae.
§ 426.515 - CMS' role in making the NCD record available.
§ 426.516 - Role of Medicare Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and State agencies in the NCD review process.
§ 426.517 - CMS' statement regarding new evidence.
§ 426.518 - NCD record furnished to the aggrieved party.
§ 426.519 - NCD record furnished to the Board.
§ 426.520 - Withdrawing an NCD under review or issuing a revised or reconsidered NCD.
§ 426.523 - Withdrawing a complaint regarding an NCD under review.
§ 426.525 - NCD review.
§ 426.531 - Board's review of the NCD to apply the reasonableness standard.
§ 426.532 - Discovery.
§ 426.535 - Subpoenas.
§ 426.540 - Evidence.
§ 426.544 - Dismissals for cause.
§ 426.545 - Witness fees.
§ 426.546 - Record of hearing.
§ 426.547 - Issuance, notification, and posting of a Board's decision.
§ 426.550 - Mandatory provisions of the Board's decision.
§ 426.555 - Prohibited provisions of the Board's decision.
§ 426.557 - Optional provisions of the Board's decision.
§ 426.560 - Effect of the Board's decision.
§ 426.562 - Notice of the Board's decision.
§ 426.563 - Future new or revised or reconsidered NCDs.
§ 426.565 - Board's role in making an LCD or NCD review record available.
§ 426.566 - Board decision.
§ 426.587 - Record for appeal of a Board NCD decision.