---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 3.506"
title: "42"
number: "3.506"
heading: "Rights of the parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/3.506"
---

# §3.506. Rights of the parties.

- (a) **Except as otherwise limited by this subpart, each party may—**
  - (1) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by an attorney;
  - (2) Participate in any conference held by the ALJ;
  - (3) Conduct discovery of documents as permitted by this subpart;
  - (4) Agree to stipulations of fact or law that will be made part of the record;
  - (5) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
  - (6) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
  - (7) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the ALJ; and
  - (8) **Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing.**
- (b) A party may appear in person or by a representative. Natural persons who appear as an attorney or other representative must conform to the standards of conduct and ethics required of practitioners before the courts of the United States.
- (c) Fees for any services performed on behalf of a party by an attorney are not subject to the provisions of [42 U.S.C. 406](/usc/42/406.md), which authorizes the Secretary to specify or limit their fees.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 216, 299b-21 through 299b-26; 42 U.S.C. 299c-6.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 70796, Nov. 21, 2008, unless otherwise noted.