651 CMR 9.04
Request for a Hearing
A request for a hearingmaybe made byan Applicant or Provider who claims to be aggrieved by
an action taken by an Area Agency affecting the Applicant or Provider which substantially denies an
applicationfor funding, or terminates or does not renew a grant or contract, except as provided in45
CFR Part 74, Subpart M. The notice of appeal must be delivered or mailed, registered or certified
mail, to the Hearing Officer within ten days of the written notification to the Applicant or Provider of
the adverse action by the Area Agency on Aging, and a copy of the request must be simultaneously
mailed by the Applicant or Provider to the Area Agency on Aging. Thereafter, each party must
provide all other parties with copies of all submissions made to the Hearing Officer.