§ 473.24 - Opportunity for a party to obtain and submit information.  


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  • (a) Subject to the rules concerning disclosure of PRO information in section 1160 of the Act, at the request of a provider, practitioner or beneficiary, the PRO must provide an opportunity for examination of the material upon which the initial denial determination was based. The PRO may not furnish a provider, practitioner or beneficiary with—

    (1) A record of the PRO deliberation; or

    (2) The identity of the PRO review coordinators, physician advisors, or consultants who assisted in the initial denial determination without their consent.

    (b) The PRO may require the requester to pay a reasonable fee for the reproduction of the material requested.

    (c) The PRO must provide a party with an opportunity to submit new evidence before the reconsidered determination is made.