The provisions of Regulation .03B(2) of this chapter may be waived by staff in the review of a partial rate application. A hospital may file a partial rate application with the Commission at any time, consistent with the provisions of Regulation .03A of this chapter. A partial rate application is not a contested case under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. The Commission shall act on a docketed partial rate application within the time frames established for a full rate application that does not involve a public hearing, consistent with Commission law and regulation. A hospital that has been denied its request for a partial rate change may file a full rate application with the Commission in accordance with Commission law and regulation.