37.41.109    DIVISION AGING SERVICES HEARING PROCEDURES

(1) A designated area agency is entitled to a hearing if it is aggrieved by an adverse department determination which:

(a) disapproves a plan or plan amendment submitted by the agency;

(b) disapproves an area plan for failure to comply substantially with the requirements of the act or manual; or

(c) withdraws the agency's designation.

(2) A unit of general purpose local government, district or combination of districts is entitled to a hearing if it is aggrieved by an adverse department action denying designation as a planning and service area.

(3) The hearing will be conducted according to the applicable provisions of ARM 37.5.304, 37.5.305, 37.5.307, 37.5.310, 37.5.311, 37.5.313, 37.5.316, 37.5.318, 37.5.322, 37.5.325, 37.5.328, 37.5.331, 37.5.334 and 37.5.337.

History: Sec. 53-5-606, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-5-602 and 53-5-604, MCA; NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1097, Eff. 3/28/80; READOPT, 1983 MAR p. 740, Eff. 7/1/83; TRANS, from Dept. of SRS, 1987 MAR p. 1492, Eff. 7/1/87; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 2279; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1653, Eff. 6/30/00.