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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 36.10.08.08" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="08" heading="Hearings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission shall provide the applicant a hearing notice for a hearing held under COMAR 36.01.02.06:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Upon receipt of a timely written hearing request submitted under Regulation .06C of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For hearings held under Regulation .07B of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Hearings Before the Commission. For any hearing under this regulation held before the Commission, the Commission shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Determine if the licensee is subject to sanction pursuant to the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Notice of recommended sanction issued under Regulation .06B of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Notice of emergency suspension issued under Regulation .07B of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Impose the sanction the Commission deems appropriate, if the Commission determines that a licensee is subject to sanction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a sanction is imposed, prepare an order stating the Commission’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and basis for the sanction; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide the licensee with written notification of the sanction as the Commission’s final action on the license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Hearings Delegated to the Office of Administrative Hearings.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For any hearing held under this regulation and delegated to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a final action on the license under COMAR 36.01.02.06O:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The decision issued by Office of Administrative Hearings is the Commission’s final action on the license; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Commission reserves the right to seek judicial review of the decision issued by Office of Administrative Hearings under Regulation .09 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For any hearing delegated to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a recommended decision under COMAR 36.01.02.06O:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Director may designate a staff member to review the recommended decision who has not reviewed the license under Regulations .02—.06 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Director or the Director’s designee shall review the Administrative Law Judge’s recommended decision consistent with the terms of the delegation made and:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Provide the applicant and staff an opportunity to present exceptions pursuant to State Government Article §10-216, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>After reviewing any exceptions filed by the applicant and staff, issue an order pursuant to State Government Article §10-220, Annotated Code of Maryland, that constitutes the Commission’s final action on the license.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>