§ 1174.36 Finalizing the initial decision.

(a) Thirty days after issuance, the ALJ's initial decision shall become the authority's final decision and shall bind all parties, unless any party timely files a motion for reconsideration or any defendant adjudged to have submitted a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim or statement timely appeals to the authority head, as set forth in § 1174.37.