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§ 498.79 - Timeframes for deciding an enrollment appeal before an ALJ.
When a request for an ALJ hearing is filed after CMS or a FFS contractor has denied an enrollment application, the ALJ must issue a decision, dismissal order or remand to CMS, as appropriate, no later than the end of the 180-day period beginning from the date the appeal was filed with an ALJ.