---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 160.506"
title: "45"
number: "160.506"
heading: "Rights of the parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/160.506"
---

# §160.506. Rights of the parties.

- (a) **Except as otherwise limited by this subpart, each party may—**
  - (1) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by an attorney;
  - (2) Participate in any conference held by the ALJ;
  - (3) Conduct discovery of documents as permitted by this subpart;
  - (4) Agree to stipulations of fact or law that will be made part of the record;
  - (5) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
  - (6) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
  - (7) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the ALJ; and
  - (8) **Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing.**
- (b) A party may appear in person or by a representative. Natural persons who appear as an attorney or other representative must conform to the standards of conduct and ethics required of practitioners before the courts of the United States.
- (c) Fees for any services performed on behalf of a party by an attorney are not subject to the provisions of [42 U.S.C. 406](/usc/42/406.md), which authorizes the Secretary to specify or limit their fees.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 71 FR 8428, Feb. 16, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302(a); 42 U.S.C. 1320d-1320d-9; sec. 264, Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 2033-2034 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 (note)); 5 U.S.C. 552; secs. 13400-13424, Pub. L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 258-279; and sec. 1104 of Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 146-154.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 82798, Dec. 28, 2000, unless otherwise noted.