If the responsible parent or representative of the responsible parent do not appear at a hearing requested by the responsible parent, the Office of Administrative Hearings will notify the responsible parent that the request for a hearing will be dismissed because of the failure to appear, that the decision of the action being appealed shall take effect and shall advise the responsible parent of the process to reopen the hearing.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 12-12