---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 418.1355"
title: "20"
number: "418.1355"
heading: "What are the rules for reopening a decision by an administrative law judge of the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) or by the Medicare Appeals Council (MAC)?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/418.1355"
---

# §418.1355. What are the rules for reopening a decision by an administrative law judge of the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) or by the Medicare Appeals Council (MAC)?


The rules in [42 CFR 405.980 through 405.986](/cfr/42/405.980..405.986.md) govern reopenings of decisions by an administrative law judge of the OMHA and decisions by the MAC. A decision by an administrative law judge of the OMHA may be reopened by the administrative law judge or by the MAC. A decision by the MAC may be reopened only by the MAC.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) and 1839(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) and 1395r(i)).

### Source

Source: 71 FR 62931, Oct. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 77675, Dec. 30, 2005, unless otherwise noted.