1. A. If the appellant waives in writing his privilege of confidentiality as to the fair hearing, the administrative law judge shall permit members of the public to attend the hearing.
2. B. The administrative law judge may cause the removal of any member of the public whose conduct impedes the orderly progress of the hearing, or recess the hearing until it may proceed in orderly fashion.
3. C. The administrative law judge may exclude from the hearing individuals who have not given the Department or MCO advance notice of their intention to attend if the size of the hearing room is too small to accommodate them.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104 and 15-103, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 1, 1971

Regulations .01C, .03C, 04A and C, .05A, .06B and D, .07B, .08, .09, .10 amended effective January 14, 1985 (12:1 Md. R. 16)

Regulations .04D and .08B amended effective December 14, 1979 (6:25 Md. R. 1980)

Chapter revised effective March 19, 2012 (39:5 Md. R. 382)

Regulation .01B amended effective April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 610)

Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); adopted permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 973); May 18, 2020 (47:10 Md. R. 515)

Regulation .02 amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 973)

Regulation .02A amended effective April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 610); May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 485)

Regulation .02A, B amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); amended permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .03 amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); amended permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .03A amended effective February 26, 2018 (45:4 Md. R. 205)

Regulation .03B amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1065)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); amended permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .04D amended effective February 26, 2018 (45:4 Md. R. 205)

Regulation .05A amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); amended permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .05B amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1065)

Regulation .06 amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1065)

Regulation .08B, C amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); amended permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .08D amended effective February 26, 2018 (45:4 Md. R. 205)

Regulation .09C amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1065)

Regulation .10 amended as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); amended permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)

Regulation .10A amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1065)

Regulation .12 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 1, 2013 (40:22 Md. R. 1871); adopted permanently effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2162)