- A. The hearing shall be held by OAH.
- B. OAH may schedule a telephonic hearing or permit a witness to appear telephonically as granted in A.A.C. R2-19-114.
C. After receiving a request for an appeal, the Department shall hold the hearing:
- 1. For a foster parent, 10 days after the Department receives the request for an appeal under A.R.S. § 8-506;
- 2. For a Child Welfare Agency, 10 days after the Department receives the request for an appeal under A.R.S. § 506.01; and
- 3. The time listed in A.R.S. § 41-1092.05(A)(2) for all other appeals.
- D. The Department shall mail a notice of hearing to all interested parties at least 20 days before the scheduled hearing date, except where the hearing is held within the 10-day period specified in subsections (C)(1) and (C)(2). For hearings held within the 10-day period, the Department shall notify the parties by telephone and send a written notice at the earliest date practicable.
- E. The notice of the hearing shall be in writing and shall include the information required in A.R.S § 41-1092.05(D) and A.A.C. R2-19-104.
Historical Note
New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2554, effective November 30, 2015 (Supp. 15-4).