[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR405.374]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 405--FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart C--Suspension of Payment, Recovery of Overpayments, and 
                   Repayment of Scholarships and Loans
 
Sec. 405.374  Opportunity for rebuttal.

    (a) General rule. If prior notice of the suspension of payment, 
offset, or recoupment is given under Sec. 405.372 or Sec. 405.373, the 
intermediary or carrier must give the provider or supplier an 
opportunity, before the suspension, offset, or recoupment takes effect, 
to submit any statement (to include any pertinent information) as to why 
it should not be put into effect on the date specified in the notice. 
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the provider or 
supplier has at least 15 days following the date of notification to 
submit the statement.
    (b) Exception. The intermediary or carrier may for cause--
    (1) Impose a shorter period for rebuttal; or
    (2) Extend the time within which the statement must be submitted.

[61 FR 63747, Dec. 2, 1996]