District Level Hearing

District Level Hearing 1. If requested in writing within ten calendar days of receipt of notice of the imposition of a monetary penalty, a district level hearing shall be provided in which the operator or applicant may show cause why the monetary penalty should not be imposed. The District Health Officer or his/her designee will preside at said hearing. 2. Any hearing requested pursuant to Subchapter 22, Rule 2.22.4(1) shall be held no less than five calendar days and no more than 20 calendar days from the receipt of any request for a hearing, unless both parties agree to an alternate period. 3. The district level hearing shall be informal. There will be no court reporter present and the Department will not be represented by counsel. However, the hearing officer will take notes of the proceedings and will provide the licensee with a written order outlining his decision within ten calendar days of conclusion of the district level hearing. 4. Within ten calendar days of the receipt of the district level decision the licensee may make a written request for a hearing at the state level.