{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-79.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 79.15","heading":"Ex parte contacts.","body":"No party or person (except employees of the ALJ's office) shall communciate in any way with the ALJ on any matter at issue in a case, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This provision does not prohibit a person or party from inquiring about the status of a case or asking routine questions concerning administrative functions or procedures.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 79—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"732a1b793bad4f7530c1968c67555a5557081d34f479ca43192386e512d3eb20","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-79.14","next":"us/45-cfr-79.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}