- (a) Except as provided in (b), if a party to whom notice has been served in accordance with this chapter fails to appear at a hearing and fails to advise the department of non-appearance prior to the scheduled time of the hearing, the party shall have a decision rendered against them which shall result in adverse administrative action by default.
- (b) There shall be no decision rendered against said party if, within 7 days of the originally scheduled hearing, the party can show good cause for failing to appear at the hearing. Good cause shall include illness, accident, death of a family member, or similar problem beyond the party’s control.
Source. #14254, INTERIM, eff 5-23-25; ss by #14447, eff 12-4-25