Ch. 1, § 5. Request for Hearing _2

Any person, or his representative, may make a request to the Department, either orally or in writing, for a hearing in a contested case. Any hearing request made orally shall be reduced to writing by the Department and entered in the Contestant's record. a. The request shall contain at least: (1)  Name, -address, and telephone number of the person requesting the hearing; and (2) The reason for the request, including the nature of - the departmental action, order,- or determination being contested. b. The request shall be directed to the Department within twenty- (20) days of the date of the action that is the basis of the contested case. (1)  The Department shall evaluate the request and, within 20 days of receipt of the-request: (a) Notify the requesting party that a determination in his or her favor has been made and specify the action to be taken by the agency; or (b) Give notice to the requesting party that a hearing will be held; or (c) Notify the requesting party of the denial of a hearing as requested and the reasons for the denial. A hearing may be denied if the request for a hearing does not meet the definition of a contested case. A denial of a request for a hearing is a final decision of.the Department which may be appealed to the district court pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.