Upon receipt of the impartial hearing officer's full written report and proposed decision, the secretary shall notify in writing or in an accessible format the applicant or consumer or the representative of the applicant or consumer of the secretary's decision to adopt or review the impartial hearing officer's report. This action shall be completed within 20 days after receipt of the impartial hearing officer's report. The applicant or consumer or the representative of the applicant or consumer shall be provided an opportunity to submit additional evidence and information if the secretary's decision is to review the impartial hearing officer's report.

Source: 15 SDR 107, effective January 26, 1989; transferred from § 71:03:02:12, SL 1989, ch 21, § 3, effective July 1, 1989; 18 SDR 95, effective December 2, 1991; 26 SDR 96, effective January 24, 2000.

General Authority: SDCL 28-9-44(7) , 28-10-21(7).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-9-44 , 28-9-36 , 28-10-14.