Section 2060.341  License Hearings

a)         Hearings conducted pursuant to Sections 45-20 and 45-25 [20 ILCS 301/45-20 and 45-25] of the Act shall follow the procedures set forth in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 508 and this Section.

b)         Any organization receiving a "Notice of an Opportunity for Hearing" shall file a request for such hearing within 30 calendar days after the date of notice or the hearing rights afforded under this Act shall be deemed waived.

c)         Both the burden of going forward with evidence and the burden of proof rest with the party requesting a hearing.  The burden of proof is to show by preponderance of the evidence that the Department's decision is contrary to the evidence on the record when taken as a whole.

d)         Hearing Officer Report

1)         Within 30 calendar days after the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall deliver a report of the hearing to the Secretary.

2)         All exhibits, pleadings, documents, or other material made a part of the record will accompany the report.

3)         The report will summarize the testimony presented at the hearing and the hearing officer's opinion about the reliability of the witnesses.

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 10803, effective August 23, 1999)