42 C.F.R. § 405.708 Effect of initial determination.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) The initial determination under §405.704 (a) or (b) shall be binding upon the individual on whose behalf payment under part A has been requested or, if such individual is deceased, upon the representative of such individual's estate, unless it is reconsidered in accordance with §§405.710 through 405.717 or revised in accordance with §405.750. Such individual (or the representative of such individual's estate if the individual is deceased) shall be the party to such initial determination. (b) The initial determination under §405.704(c) shall be binding upon the provider of services unless it is reconsidered in accordance with §§405.710 through 405.717 or revised in accordance with §405.750. Such provider of services shall be the party to such initial determination. [55 FR 11021, Mar. 26, 1990, as amended at 62 FR 25855, May 12, 1997]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 405—FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED
Subpart G—Reconsiderations and Appeals Under Medicare Part A
§ 405.708 Effect of initial determination.

