[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR1005.5]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1005--APPEALS OF EXCLUSIONS, CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AND ASSESSMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1005.5  Ex parte contacts.

    No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) will 
communicate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, 
unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This 
provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the 
status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative 
functions or procedures.