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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 16.02.02.01" title_num="16" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="02" heading="Notice of Right to Hearing.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Notice Required. The Department shall provide notice of its action whenever, by law or regulation, that action gives rise to the right to request a contested-case hearing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Contents. The notice shall state:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The factual basis for the action;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The statutory or regulatory provision under which the action is taken;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The sanction proposed or potential penalty, if any;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The right to request a hearing on the action;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>What a person must do to receive a hearing and the time periods within which the person must act; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The consequences of a failure to timely request a hearing or to appear for a scheduled hearing, including a statement that unless a hearing is requested the Department action becomes final and binding on all parties.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Accompanying Forms. If the Department requires that the request for a hearing be filed on a specific form, a copy of that form shall accompany the notice.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>