Applicability. This chapter applies to a request for an order of eligibility for compensation and a petition for supplemental compensation made in accordance with State Finance and Procurement Article, §10-501, Annotated Code of Maryland. This chapter shall be construed to ensure the fair and expeditious review of each request or petition. The adjudication of a request for order of eligibility for compensation or a petition for supplemental compensation is a contested case proceeding subject to State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, and the Rules of Procedure found in COMAR 28.02.01.