---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 150.453"
title: "45"
number: "150.453"
heading: "ALJ decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/150.453"
---

# §150.453. ALJ decision.


The ALJ will issue an initial agency decision based only on the record and on applicable law; the decision will contain findings of fact and conclusions of law. The ALJ's decision is final and appealable after 30 days unless it is modified or vacated under [§ 150.457](/cfr/45/150.457.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300gg through 300gg-63, 300gg-91, and 300gg-92, as amended.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 45795, Aug. 20, 1999, unless otherwise noted.