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Title 42Public HealthPart / Section
Chapter IVCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services400 – 699
Subchapter BMedicare Program405 – 429
Part 426Review of National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations426.100 – 426.587
Subpart EReview of an NCD426.500 – 426.587
§ 426.500Procedure for filing an acceptable complaint concerning a provision (or provisions) of an NCD.
§ 426.503Submitting new evidence once an acceptable complaint has been filed.
§ 426.505Authority of the Board.
§ 426.506Ex parte contacts.
§ 426.510Docketing and evaluating the acceptability of NCD complaints.
§ 426.513Participation as amicus curiae.
§ 426.515CMS' role in making the NCD record available.
§ 426.516Role of Medicare Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and State agencies in the NCD review process.
§ 426.517CMS' statement regarding new evidence.
§ 426.518NCD record furnished to the aggrieved party.
§ 426.519NCD record furnished to the Board.
§ 426.520Withdrawing an NCD under review or issuing a revised or reconsidered NCD.
§ 426.523Withdrawing a complaint regarding an NCD under review.
§ 426.525NCD review.
§ 426.531Board's review of the NCD to apply the reasonableness standard.
§ 426.532Discovery.
§ 426.535Subpoenas.
§ 426.540Evidence.
§ 426.544Dismissals for cause.
§ 426.545Witness fees.
§ 426.546Record of hearing.
§ 426.547Issuance, notification, and posting of a Board's decision.
§ 426.550Mandatory provisions of the Board's decision.
§ 426.555Prohibited provisions of the Board's decision.
§ 426.557Optional provisions of the Board's decision.
§ 426.560Effect of the Board's decision.
§ 426.562Notice of the Board's decision.
§ 426.563Future new or revised or reconsidered NCDs.
§ 426.565Board's role in making an LCD or NCD review record available.
§ 426.566Board decision.
§ 426.587Record for appeal of a Board NCD decision.