[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR8.28]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 8--CERTIFICATION OF OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C--Procedures for Review of Suspension or Proposed Revocation of 
    OTP Certification, and of Adverse Action Regarding Withdrawal of 
                    Approval of an Accreditation Body
 
Sec. 8.28  Expedited procedures for review of immediate suspension.

    (a) Applicability. When the Secretary notifies a treatment program 
in writing that its certification has been immediately suspended, the 
appellant may request an expedited review of the suspension and any 
proposed revocation. The appellant must submit this request in writing 
to the reviewing official within 10 days of the date the OTP received 
notice of the suspension. The request for review must include a copy of 
the suspension and any proposed revocation, a brief statement of why the 
decision to suspend and propose revocation is incorrect, and the 
appellant's request for an oral presentation, if desired. A copy of the 
request for review must also be sent to the respondent.
    (b) Reviewing official's response. As soon as practicable after the 
request for review is received, the reviewing official will send an 
acknowledgment with a copy to the respondent.
    (c) Review file and briefs. Within 10 days of the date the request 
for review is received, but no later than 2 days before an oral 
presentation, each party

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shall submit to the reviewing official the following:
    (1) A review file containing essential documents relevant to the 
review, tabbed, indexed, and organized chronologically; and
    (2) A written statement, not to exceed 20 double-spaced pages, 
explaining the party's position concerning the suspension and any 
proposed revocation. No reply brief is permitted.
    (d) Oral presentation. If an oral presentation is requested by the 
appellant or otherwise granted by the reviewing official in accordance 
with Sec. 8.27(a), the presiding official will attempt to schedule the 
oral presentation within 20 to 30 days of the date of appellant's 
request for review at a time and place determined by the presiding 
official following consultation with the parties. The presiding official 
may hold a pre-hearing conference in accordance with Sec. 8.27(c) and 
will conduct the oral presentation in accordance with the procedures of 
Secs. 8.27(e), (f), and (g).
    (e) Written decision. The reviewing official shall issue a written 
decision upholding or denying the suspension or proposed revocation and 
will attempt to issue the decision within 7 to 10 days of the date of 
the oral presentation or within 3 days of the date on which the 
transcript is received or the date of the last submission by either 
party, whichever is later. All other provisions set forth in Sec. 8.33 
apply.
    (f) Transmission of written communications. Because of the 
importance of timeliness for these expedited procedures, all written 
communications between the parties and between either party and the 
reviewing official shall be sent by facsimile transmission, personal 
service, or commercial overnight delivery service.