---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 423.653"
title: "42"
number: "423.653"
heading: "Designation of hearing officer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/423.653"
---

# §423.653. Designation of hearing officer.


CMS designates a hearing officer to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer need not be an ALJ.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1306, 1395w-101 through 1395w-152, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 4525, Jan. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted.