14- 197 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 04

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 197-8-04 - CONTINUING SERVICES THROUGH PENDENCY OF GRIEVANCE
1. Where the Person Receiving Services receives advance notice of an action to not renew, terminate, suspend, or reduce services, and if the Person Receiving Services files a Grievance regarding such non-renewal, termination, suspension, or reduction before the date of action, the person's services currently being provided will not be terminated, reduced, or suspended until:
A. Twelve (12) calendar days from receiving a decision on a Level I or Level II Grievance, if the Grievant fails to request further review or appeal of the Level I or Level II decision; or
B. Seven (7) calendar days from the date of the Commissioner's final decision on a Level III Grievance, which final decision is rendered following an administrative hearing and a recommended decision from the hearing officer.
2. The filing of a petition for judicial review shall not operate as a stay of the Commissioner's final decision. The requirements for parties to obtain a stay of a final agency action are set forth in the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, 5 M.R.S. § 11004.
3. The "date of action" means the intended date on which a termination, reduction, or suspension becomes effective.

14- 197 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 04