Hearing officer

Hearing officer (HO) means an individual, who was not involved with the CBIC recommendation to terminate a DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program contract, who is designated by CMS to review and make an unbiased and independent recommendation when there is an appeal of CMS's initial determination to terminate a DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program contract.

Source

42 CFR § 414.402

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Scoping language

For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:

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