Sec. 10.22.12.15. Administrative and Judicial Review

A. Pursuant to COMAR 10.22.16:

(1) On any action or inaction of the Secretary pursuant to Regulations .01-.14 of this chapter, an applicant for or recipient of DDA-funded services may request:

(a) An informal hearing before the Secretary's designee, and

(b) The Secretary to review the decision of the informal hearing if that decision is not acceptable.

(2) Informal hearings under §A(1)(a) of this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the Developmental Disabilities Law, Health-General Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(3) After a request for a review is made, the Secretary shall conduct the review in accordance with State Government Article, §§10-201-10-217, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case as defined in State Government Article, §10-201, may take an appeal as allowed in State Government Article, §§10-215 and 10-216, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. Providers filing appeals in connection with these regulations shall do so in accordance with State Government Article, §§10-201-10-217 and 10-401-10-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.