Section 51048.5 - Right to Full Evidentiary Hearing(a) A skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility provider which disagrees with the Department's reconsidered determination that the skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility does not qualify as a provider of services in the Medi-Cal program may, by complying with Section 51048.6 request a full evidentiary hearing or the provider may by-pass the informal reconsideration process and appeal the Department's decision directly to the evidentiary hearing process.(b) The hearing shall provide an opportunity for the provider to: (1) Appear before an impartial hearing officer to offer evidence to rebut the Department's determination concerning the provider's ability to render services in the Medi-Cal program.(2) Be represented by counsel or another representative.(5) Present oral and documentary evidence.(6) Cross-examine witnesses.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 51048.5
Note: Authority cited: Sections 10725 and 14124.5, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 14100.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.