Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, a party may not file a petition for the judicial review of a decision of the Secretary unless the party has filed exceptions with the Secretary to the proposed decision and the Secretary has rendered a final decision. This provision does not apply when the Secretary has delegated final decision-making authority to OAH.

Authority: Health-General Article, §2-104(b); State Government Article, §§9-1607.2(b) and 10-206(b); Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 31, 1973

Regulations .01—.10 repealed and new Regulations .01—.38 adopted effective February 6, 1989 (16:2 Md. R. 158)

Regulations .01—.38 repealed and new Regulations .01—.20 adopted effective April 13, 2015 (42:7 Md. R. 567)