Hearing Fee

Hearing Fee. The fee assessed to cover the cost of conducting a public hearing during the course of review shall be Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per day. A deposit of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00), payable by the requestor (or shared equally by all requestors), shall accompany the request for hearing. The deposit covers the cost of a hearing for a two-day period only. When a hearing exceeds two days, an additional fee of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per additional day shall be assessed to the requestor or shared equally by all requestors. If fees collected exceed actual costs, the remaining funds shall be refunded once all invoices are paid. If fees collected are insufficient to cover actual reasonable costs, the requestor(s) shall be responsible for remitting additional fees. In the case of multiple requestors, remaining funds shall be divided equally. Refund of fees shall be made as follows: A. When an application is withdrawn by the Applicant and a pending hearing has not yet commenced, the requestor(s) must request a refund within five (5) business days of the withdrawal. B. When the person or entity requesting the hearing withdraws the request, the withdrawal must be received no later than five (5) business days before the day on which the hearing was scheduled. Any notice of withdrawal received later than five (5) business days before the scheduled hearing date shall not entitle the requestor to a refund. C. When an application is administratively withdrawn by the Department before commencement of the hearing, a full refund of the hearing fee deposit shall be made. Page 34 — Mississippi State Department of Health D. In all other refund situations, a minimum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be retained by the Department. Any extraordinary expenses incurred — such as publication costs, court reporter fees, and extraordinary administrative time — shall be deducted at a reasonable rate before any refund is made.