{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-498.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 498.61","heading":"Evidence.","body":"Evidence may be received at the hearing even though inadmissible under the rules of evidence applicable to court procedure. The ALJ rules on the admissibility of evidence.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 498—APPEALS PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINATIONS THAT AFFECT PARTICIPATION IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AND FOR DETERMINATIONS THAT AFFECT THE PARTICIPATION OF ICFs/IID AND CERTAIN NFs IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM","Subpart D—Hearings"],"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":"40a9cb3f633c06660eb86b5d1ae4bbefe16e7a399bbf4a773d0f65cfcb2cf6a5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-498.60","next":"us/42-cfr-498.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}