---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 412.248"
title: "42"
number: "412.248"
heading: "Number of members needed for a decision or a hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/412.248"
---

# §412.248. Number of members needed for a decision or a hearing.

- (a) **A quorum.** A quorum, consisting of at least a majority of the MGCRB members, one of whom is representative of rural hospitals if possible, is required for making MGCRB decisions.
- (b) **Number of members for a hearing.** If less than a quorum is present for an oral hearing, the chairman with the consent of the hospital may allow those members present to conduct the hearing and to prepare a recommended decision, which is then submitted to a quorum.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 55 FR 36766, Sept. 6, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 12741, Mar. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.