Notice of Hearing

The notice of hearing on an appeal of a determination or a redetermination by the Commissioner shall be mailed to all interested parties and their authorized representatives and shall specify the time, date, place of hearing and the issues to be considered at the hearing. The Commissioner shall mail the notice of hearing at least ten days before the hearing, unless all interested parties have, with the approval of the Commissioner, waived the notice or agreed to a shorter period of time. It shall be good cause for postponement of the scheduled hearing when an interested party or their attorney or authorized representative was not provided with adequate time to prepare for the hearing because the notice of hearing was mailed to such party, attorney or authorized representative less than ten days prior to the scheduled hearing. GOOD CAUSE FOR FILING A REQUEST FOR HEARING BEYOND THE TEN DAY LIMIT AS PROVIDED FOR IN M.G. L. C. 151A, § 39(B) The purpose of 430 CMR 4.12 through 430 CMR 4.15 is to set forth standards under which the Commissioner of the Division may extend the ten day time limit for filing a request for a hearing under M.G.L. c. 151A, § 39(b).