{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-81.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 81.61","heading":"Who presides.","body":"A hearing examiner assigned under 5 U.S.C. 3105 or 3344 (formerly section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act) shall preside over the taking of evidence in any hearing to which these rules of procedure apply.","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 G—Responsibilities and Duties of Presiding Officer"],"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":"0db8a1fae81093909b437d8de1a61283f2984cb7b25e9111023bf090e12bae02","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-81.58","next":"us/45-cfr-81.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}