Section He-M 201.04 - Reconsideration Process(a) An employee against whom a finding is made may request a reconsideration of that finding. To exercise such right, an employee shall request, in writing, a reconsideration of the decision from the complaint investigator within 10 working days of receipt of notice that an allegation is substantiated.(b) Within 5 working days of receipt of a reconsideration request, the complaint investigator and his or her supervisor shall meet with the employee and his or her representative, if any, to discuss any additional information the employee might have that has a bearing on the finding and to discuss whether information obtained during the investigation supports the finding. Following this meeting, the supervisor shall determine if there is reason to uphold, reverse, or modify the finding made by the complaint investigator.(c) Within 2 working days of the reconsideration meeting held pursuant to (b) above, the complaint investigator's supervisor shall inform the employee in writing of whether the finding has been modified, reversed, or upheld in light of the issues discussed at the reconsideration meeting. In such reconsideration determination, the supervisor shall notify the employee of his or her right to review the complaint investigator's report if he or she requests a review hearing pursuant to He-M 201.05(a) . This notification shall be hand delivered to the employee or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the employee at his or her last known address.(d) A copy of the reconsideration determination shall be forwarded to the client regarding whom the investigation was made, or to such client's guardian, and to the department.(e) Following the reconsideration determination, or in lieu of the reconsideration meeting, the employee may request a review hearing to appeal the finding made by the complaint investigator or the reconsideration determination.N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 201.04
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