Whenever the Department determines to deny, refuse renewal of, suspend or revoke a license, or deny a permit, or deny or revoke a certificate of exemption, it shall send to the applicant or licensee, by either certified or registered mail, a notice setting forth the specific reasons for the determination Such notice shall state that the denial, refusal of renewal, suspension, or revocation shall become final thirty (30) days after the mailing of the notice in all cases of failure to pay the required licensure fee if not paid by the end of such period, and in all other instances unless the applicant or licensee, within such thirty-day period, shall give written notice of a desire for a hearing Thereupon the applicant or licensee shall be given opportunity for a formal hearing before the Department and shall have the right to present evidence on his own behalf The Department, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the request, shall schedule a formal hearing to be held before the Department
All hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and the "Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Department of Health." 184 NAC 1
178 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 5, § 008