View all text of Subjgrp 25 [§ 405.920 - § 405.930]

§ 405.922 - Time frame for processing initial determinations.

The contractor issues initial determinations on clean claims within 30 calendar days of receipt if they are submitted by or on behalf of the beneficiary who received the items and/or services; otherwise, interest must be paid at the rate specified at 31 U.S.C. 3902(a) for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the date payment is made.

[70 FR 11472, Mar. 8, 2005, as amended at 74 FR 65333, Dec. 9, 2009]