---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 422.1008"
title: "42"
number: "422.1008"
heading: "Appointment of representatives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/422.1008"
---

# §422.1008. Appointment of representatives.

- (a) An affected party may appoint as its representative anyone not disqualified or suspended from acting as a representative in proceedings before the Secretary or otherwise prohibited by law.
- (b) If the representative appointed is not an attorney, the party must file written notice of the appointment with the ALJ or the Departmental Appeals Board.
- (c) If the representative appointed is an attorney, the attorney's statement that he or she has the authority to represent the party is sufficient.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 72 FR 68726, Dec. 5, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1306, 1395w-21 through 1395w-28, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 18134, Apr. 14, 1998, unless otherwise noted.