460.28—Notice of CMS determination on waiver requests.
        
        (a) Time limit for notification of determination.
         Within 90 days after receipt of a waiver request, CMS takes one of the following actions:
    
    
    
        
        (2) 
         Denies the request and notifies the PACE organization or PACE applicant in writing of the basis of the denial.
    
    
        
        (b) Date of receipt.
         For purposes of the 90-day time limit described in this section, the date that a waiver request is received by CMS from the State administering agency is the date on which the request is delivered to the address designated by CMS.
    
    
        
        (c) Waiver approval.
        
        (1) 
         A waiver request is deemed approved if CMS fails to act on the request within 90 days after the date the waiver request is received by CMS.
    
    
    [67 FR 61505, Oct. 1, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 71334, Dec. 8, 2006]