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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 13B.02.04.05" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="04" heading="Denial of Exemption.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Hearing.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>No later than 20 days after receipt of written notification of the denial, an institution denied an exemption under this chapter may request a hearing before the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The hearing before the Commission shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 13B.04.01.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the institution requests a hearing, the Commission may refer the hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>After the hearing provided for in §A(3) of this regulation, the Commission may take the following action:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Grant the exemption;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Deny the exemption; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Remand the case to the Secretary for further action as directed by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the institution does not file a timely request for a hearing, the Secretary's decision becomes the final action of the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Judicial Review.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An institution that is denied an exemption by the Commission after a hearing under §A of this regulation has the right to judicial review provided by State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The decision of the Commission is considered correct and the institution has the burden of proving otherwise.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Commission shall be a party to the proceeding.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>