[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR17.69]

[Page 611]
 
            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 17--MEDICAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 17.69  Waiver of opportunity for hearing.

    If representatives of a community residential care facility which 
receive a notice of noncompliance under Sec. 17.66 of this part fail to 
appear at an oral hearing of which they have been notified or fail to 
submit written statements for a paper hearing in accordance with 
Sec. 17.68 of this part, unless the hearing official determines that 
their failure was due to circumstances beyond their control, the hearing 
official shall:
    (a) Consider the representatives of the community residential care 
facility to have waived their opportunity for a hearing; and,
    (b) Revoke VA approval of the community residential care facility 
and notify the community residential care facility of this revocation.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1730)

[54 FR 20842, May 15, 1989. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 21965, 
21967, May 13, 1996]