Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024
Section 65-5.3 - Notice; how given(a)(1) The superintendent, Commissioner of Health, or Commissioner of Education shall give notice of any hearing to a provider at least 30 days prior to the hearing, in writing, either by delivering it to the provider or by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, and addressed to the last known place of business of the provider or if no such address is known, then to the residence address of the provider.(2) The notice shall refer to the applicable provisions of the law under which action is proposed to be taken and the grounds therefor, but failure to make such reference shall not render the notice ineffective if the provider to whom it is addressed is thereby or otherwise reasonably apprised of such grounds.(3) It shall be sufficient for the superintendent or noticing commissioner to give to the provider: (i) notice of the time and the place at which an opportunity for hearing will be afforded; and(ii) if the person appears at the time and place specified in the notice or any adjourned date, a hearing.(b) At least 10 days prior to the hearing date fixed in the notice, the provider may file an answer to any charges with the superintendent or noticing commissioner.(c) Any hearing of which such notice is given may be adjourned from time to time without other notice than the announcement thereof at such hearing.(d) The statement of any regular salaried employee of the Department of Financial Services, Department of Health, or Department of Education, subscribed and affirmed by such employee as true under the penalties of perjury, stating facts that show that any notice referred to in this section has been delivered or mailed as hereinbefore provided, shall be presumptive evidence that such notice has been duly delivered or mailed, as the case may be.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 11 §§ 65-5.3