---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 498.126"
title: "20"
number: "498.126"
heading: "Settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/498.126"
---

# §498.126. Settlement.


The Inspector General has exclusive authority to settle any issues or case, without the consent of the administrative law judge or the Commissioner, at any time prior to a final determination. Thereafter, the Commissioner or his or her designee has such exclusive authority.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 1129, and 1140 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1320a-8, and 1320b-10).

### Source

Source: 60 FR 58226, Nov. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted.