---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 425.802"
title: "42"
number: "425.802"
heading: "Request for review."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/425.802"
---

# §425.802. Request for review.

- (a) An ACO may appeal an initial determination that is not prohibited from administrative or judicial review under [§ 425.800](/cfr/42/425.800.md) by requesting a reconsideration review by a CMS reconsideration official.
  - (1) An ACO that wants to request reconsideration review by a CMS reconsideration official must submit a written request by an authorized official for receipt by CMS within 15 days of the notice of the initial determination.
    - (i) If the 15th day is a weekend or a Federal holiday, then the timeframe is extended until the end of the next business day.
    - (ii) Failure to submit a request for reconsideration within 15 days will result in denial of the request for reconsideration.
  - (2) The reconsideration review must be held on the record (review of submitted documentation).
- (b) An ACO that requests a reconsideration review for termination will remain operational throughout the review process.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 67973, Nov. 2, 2011, as amended at 80 FR 32845, June 9, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1306, 1395hh, and 1395jjj.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 67973, Nov. 2, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 67973, Nov. 2, 2011, as amended at 80 FR 32845, June 9, 2015]