1. A. Requisites. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, a party may not seek judicial review of a decision of the Secretary unless:

   1. (1) The party has filed exceptions with the Secretary to the proposed decision; and
   2. (2) The Secretary has rendered a final decision.
2. B. Exception. This regulation does not apply to cases for which the Secretary has delegated final decision-making authority to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Authority: Human Services Article, §9-204; State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 18, 2007 (34:12 Md. R. 1067)