---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 426.484"
title: "42"
number: "426.484"
heading: "Mandatory provisions of a Board decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/426.484"
---

# §426.484. Mandatory provisions of a Board decision.

- (a) **Findings.** A Board decision must include at least one of the following:
  - (1) **A statement upholding the part(s) of the ALJ decision named in the appeal.**
  - (2) **A statement reversing the part(s) of the ALJ decision named in the appeal.**
  - (3) **A statement modifying the part(s) of the ALJ decision named in the appeal.**
  - (4) **A statement dismissing the appeal of an ALJ decision and a rationale for the dismissal.**
- (b) **Other information.** A Board decision must include all of the following:
  - (1) **The date of issuance.**
  - (2) **The docket number of the review of the ALJ decision.**
  - (3) **A summary of the ALJ's decision.**
  - (4) **A rationale for the basis of the Board's decision.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1102 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh)

### Source

Source: 68 FR 63716, Nov. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.