10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 610, § 8
Decisions by the hearing officer, rendered in the name of the Department, shall specify the reason for the decision and identify the supporting evidence. They shall be binding on the Department. No person who participated in the decision being appealed will participate in the final administrative decision on such case. The Department assures that the decision is carried out promptly. The original copy of the decision will be filed in the state office fair hearing officer folder and copy in the MARCC Program case folder.
Within five days of the decision by the hearing officer the copy of the decision, its basis and the individual's rights to judicial review under Maine Rules of civil Procedures, Rule 80B, if dissatisfied, will be mailed to the individual. THE notice will also advise the individual that if the individual wishes to take advantage of this right, a petition for review must be filed with the Superior Court within thirty days of the receipt of the fair hearing decision.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 610, § 8