Sec. 14.32.02.18. Decisions

A. Board Hearings. A decision by the Board shall become the final decision of the agency unless the Board, on its own motion, or motion of a party, determines to review its decision.

B. Administrative Law Judge Hearings. When a hearing is presided over by an administrative law judge, the administrative law judge shall complete the procedure authorized by the Board in accordance with State Government Article, §10-205, Annotated Code of Maryland, and, when appropriate, refer the matter or contested case back to the Board for action.

C. When appropriate under the delegation of authority to OAH, the parties may file exceptions with the Board within 20 days of OAH's service of its proposed decision. The exceptions shall:

(1) Contain the legal or factual basis, or both, for any exceptions to the proposed findings of fact, and any legal argument or arguments in support of conclusions of law; and

(2) Be accompanied by copies of any portions of the record referred to in the exceptions.