{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-81.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 81.54","heading":"Request for hearing.","body":"Within 20 days after service of a notice of opportunity for hearing which does not fix a date for hearing the respondent, either in his answer or in a separate document, may request a hearing. Failure of the respondent to request a hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to a hearing and to constitute his consent to the making of a decision on the basis of such information as is available.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 81—PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS UNDER PART 80 OF THIS TITLE","Subpart F—Proceedings Prior to Hearing"],"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":"da21cd1d42596d149a23cceed897daf2c2fde6a046c13327bda532d953e61a80","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-81.53","next":"us/45-cfr-81.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}