Section 41.51. General

(a) The filing of a request for hearing does not act as an automatic supersedeas. However, a provider who has filed a request for hearing may petition the Bureau to grant a supersedeas of the agency action. The Bureau may, upon good cause shown, grant a provider’s petition for supersedeas in accordance with § 41.53 (relating to circumstances affecting grant or denial).

(b) A petition for supersedeas must be set forth in writing and may be filed during a provider appeal.

(c) The Bureau will not issue a supersedeas without first conducting a hearing, but a hearing may be limited under subsection (e). The Bureau, upon motion or sua sponte, may direct that a prehearing conference be held before scheduling or holding a hearing on a supersedeas.

(d) A hearing on a supersedeas, if necessary, will be held expeditiously, if feasible within 2 weeks of the filing of the petition. In scheduling the hearing the Bureau will take into account the availability of the presiding officer and program office staff and the urgency and seriousness of the problem to which the order or action of the Department applies. If good cause is shown, the hearing will be held as soon as possible after the filing of the petition.

(e) If necessary to ensure prompt disposition, and at the discretion of the Bureau, a supersedeas hearing may be limited in time and format, with parties given a fixed amount of time to present their entire case, and with restricted rights of discovery or of cross-examination.

(f) The Bureau may impose costs or other appropriate sanctions on a party that files a petition for supersedeas in bad faith or on frivolous grounds.