{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-137.155","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 137.155","heading":"What constitutes a final agency action?","body":"A final agency action shall consist of a written decision from the Department to the Indian Tribe either:\n(a) By an official of the Department who holds a position at a higher organizational level within the Department than the level of the departmental agency in which the decision that is the subject of the appeal was made; or\n(b) By an administrative judge.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE","Subpart H—Final Offer"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"a718b91a7196938075df3ab43493a15bc1e1279d01fd52729fa4870f510882ca","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-137.150","next":"us/42-cfr-137.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}