§ 156.901 - Definitions.  


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  • § 156.901 Definitions.

    In this subpart, unless the context indicates otherwise:

    ALJ means administrative law judge of the Departmental Appeals Board of HHS.

    Filing date means the date postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service, deposited with a carrier for commercial delivery, or hand delivered. filed electronically.

    Hearing includes a hearing on a written record as well as an in-person, telephone, or telephone video teleconference hearing.

    Party means HHS or the respondent.

    Receipt date means five days after the date of a document, unless there is a showing that it was in fact received later.

    Respondent means an entity that received a notice of proposed assessment of a civil money penalty issued pursuant to § 156.805 or a notice of decertification pursuant to § 156.810(c) or (d).

    [78 FR 65101, Oct. 30, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 24293, May 5, 2021]