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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 07.01.21.07" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="21" heading="Grievance Procedure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A displaced homemaker program shall make available to any applicant or recipient of service aggrieved by a decision, action, or inaction of the program, a procedure by which the grievance may be heard.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The program shall include the following in the grievance procedure:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A written notice, both at the time of application and when the action is taken, of the grievance rights and the steps to take to initiate the grievance process;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A written notice of the action taken and the basis for the action;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An opportunity to appeal and to be heard; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A written decision by the program director or designee that affirms or reverses the program's action, and includes the basis for the decision.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The program shall forward to the Department a summary of each grievance decision rendered, including findings of fact concerning each grievance heard.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>