(a) Elements of the Board's NCD review record furnished to the public. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the Board's NCD review record consists of any document or material that the Board compiled or considered during an NCD review, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The NCD complaint.

(2) The NCD and NCD record.

(3) The supplemental NCD record, if applicable.

(4) Transcripts of record.

(5) Any other evidence relevant gathered under §426.540.

(6) The Board's decision.

(b) Documents excluded from the NCD review record furnished to the court. The NCD review record furnished to the court maintains the seal on privileged information or proprietary data that is maintained under seal by the Board. In the event a court seeks to obtain or requires disclosure of any documents excluded from the NCD record as privileged information or proprietary data, CMS or the Department seeks to have a protective order issued for those documents, as appropriate.