{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-81.85","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 81.85","heading":"Offer of proof.","body":"An offer of proof made in connection with an objection taken to any ruling of the presiding officer rejecting or excluding proffered oral testimony shall consist of a statement of the substance of the evidence which counsel contends would be adduced by such testimony; and, if the excluded evidence consists of evidence in documentary or written form or of reference to documents or records, a copy of such evidence shall be marked for identification and shall accompany the record as the offer of proof.","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 H—Hearing Procedures"],"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":"13bdc4af482c340403323ea360d9f5ae5d5a9fc051c96c85689ec5535c6fbda6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-81.84","next":"us/45-cfr-81.86"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}