Who are parties in appeals before the Appellate Division of the DAB?
Generally, an appeal before the Appellate Division of the DAB has two parties — the component of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that made the decision being appealed (also called the respondent or the federal party) and the person or entity that is appealing the decision (also called the appellant or the non-federal party). Examples of federal parties that often appear before the Appellate Division of the DAB include the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Division of Cost Allocation (DCA) (part of the Financial Management Service, Program Support Center). Examples of the kinds of non-federal parties that often appear before the Appellate Division of the DAB include states, nursing homes, health care providers, Indian tribes, Head Start grantees, and grantees of various other programs that receive funding through HHS.
