Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 13A - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Subtitle 16 - CHILD CARE CENTERS
Chapter 13A.16.18 - Administrative Hearings
Section 13A.16.18.03 - Hearing Requests

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 13A.16.18.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. A hearing shall be held when:

(1) An applicant or licensee requests a hearing to contest:
(a) The denial of an application for a license

(b) A revocation or suspension of a license; or

(c) Any other action that adversely impacts on the licensee, including, but not limited to:
(i) The setting of capacity at a number below that requested;

(ii) A reduction in capacity; or

(iii) A limitation on the ages or numbers of children who may be admitted to the child care center;

(2) An individual requests a hearing to contest the imposition of civil penalties for providing unlicensed child care or advertising child care services without a valid license; or

(3) An individual requests a hearing to contest the prohibition of employment at a child care center.

B. Nonemergency Action Hearing Requests.

(1) All nonemergency action hearing requests shall be forwarded in writing to the Office and shall state the name and address of the licensee or the individual contesting the imposition of a civil penalty, and the effective date and nature of the action appealed from.

(2) A hearing request shall be filed not later than 20 days after the date of the notice of the action taken by the Office.

(3) The Office shall forward a hearing request to the Office of Administrative Hearings within 10 days of the filing date.

(4) A hearing decision shall be rendered within 90 days of the filing date.

(5) Any non-emergency action is stayed if a hearing request is timely filed, unless the action is:
(a) A revocation that immediately follows an emergency suspension period; or

(b) A denial which follows the expiration of the provisional period of a license that was issued on a provisional basis.

C. Emergency Action Hearing Requests.

(1) All emergency action hearing requests shall be filed with the Office within 30 days of the hand delivery of the notice of the Office's action, and shall state the name and address of the licensee or holder of the letter of compliance, and the effective date and action appealed from.

(2) The Office shall notify the Office of Administrative Hearings at once upon receipt of an emergency action hearing request. Oral notification shall be followed by written notification within 24 hours.

(3) A hearing request may not stay an emergency action.

(4) A hearing shall be conducted within 7 days of the filing date of the hearing request.

(5) A decision by the administrative law judge shall be rendered within 7 days after the conclusion of the hearing.

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