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Title 42Public HealthPart / Section
Chapter IVCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services400 – 699
Subchapter CMedical Assistance Programs430 – 456
Part 431State Organization and General Administration431.1 – 431.1010
Subpart EFair Hearings for Applicants and Beneficiaries431.200 – 431.250
General Provisions431.200 – 431.206
§ 431.200Basis and scope.
§ 431.201Definitions.
§ 431.202State plan requirements.
§ 431.205Provision of hearing system.
§ 431.206Informing applicants and beneficiaries.
Notice431.210 – 431.214
§ 431.210Content of notice.
§ 431.211Advance notice.
§ 431.213Exceptions from advance notice.
§ 431.214Notice in cases of probable fraud.
Right to Hearing431.220 – 431.224
§ 431.220When a hearing is required.
§ 431.221Request for hearing.
§ 431.222Group hearings.
§ 431.223Denial or dismissal of request for a hearing.
§ 431.224Expedited appeals.
Procedures431.230 – 431.246
§ 431.230Maintaining services.
§ 431.231Reinstating services.
§ 431.232Adverse decision of local evidentiary hearing.
§ 431.233State agency hearing after adverse decision of local evidentiary hearing.
§ 431.240Conducting the hearing.
§ 431.241Matters to be considered at the hearing.
§ 431.242Procedural rights of the applicant or beneficiary.
§ 431.243Parties in cases involving an eligibility determination.
§ 431.244Hearing decisions.
§ 431.245Notifying the applicant or beneficiary of a State agency decision.
§ 431.246Corrective action.
Federal Financial Participation431.250
§ 431.250Federal financial participation.