All current and former Administrative Law Judges who meet applicable requirements under 5 C.F.R. 930.201 et.seq. Cases may involve alleged failures of health care providers to comply with laws and regulations designed to protect federally-funded health care programs against theft, fraud, and substandard care.
Cases are adversarial proceedings requiring the analysis of complex factual and legal issues.
Remedies may include exclusion from participation in federally-funded health care programs, termination from participation, and civil money penalties. The ALJ generally conducts prehearing conferences, rules on prehearing motions, issues subpoenas, administers oaths, conducts and regulates the course of hearings, rules on admissibility of evidence, receives written transcripts of the hearings, considers post-hearing briefs, and analyzes and evaluates the record applying preponderance of the evidence as the standard of proof. The ALJ generally prepares or supervises the preparation of a decision with findings of fact, conclusions of law, and appropriate remedies. The ALJ works with a staff of attorneys, paralegals, and clericals to assure expeditious processing of the Division's caseload. All applicants must meet the mandatory qualification requirements to be eligible for further consideration.