[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1386.104]

[Page 405]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1386--FORMULA GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart D--Practice and Procedure for Hearings Pertaining to States' 
 Conformity and Compliance With Developmental Disabilities State Plans, 
                    Reports and Federal Requirements
 
Sec. 1386.104  Evidentiary purpose.

    The hearing is directed to receiving factual evidence and expert 
opinion testimony related to the issues in the proceeding. Argument will 
not be received in evidence; rather, it must be presented in statements, 
memoranda, or briefs, as directed by the presiding officer. Brief 
opening statements, which shall be limited to a statement of the party's 
position and what it intends to prove, may be made at hearings.