---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 430.83"
title: "42"
number: "430.83"
heading: "Rights of parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/430.83"
---

# §430.83. Rights of parties.


All parties may:

- (a) **Appear by counsel or other authorized representative, in all hearing proceedings.**
- (b) **Participate in any prehearing conference held by the presiding officer.**
- (c) Agree to stipulations as to facts which will be made a part of the record.
- (d) **Make opening statements at the hearing.**
- (e) **Present relevant evidence on the issues at the hearing.**
- (f) Present witnesses who then must be available for cross-examination by all other parties.
- (g) **Present oral arguments at the hearing.**
- (h) **Submit written briefs, proposed findings of fact, and proposed conclusions of law, after the hearing.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 36571, Sept. 21, 1988, unless otherwise noted.