Section 57.58. Appeal procedure.

 

(1)  Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4) , a department decision to deny, refuse to renew, or revoke a license or to issue an order or decision affecting the licensee under s. 48.64 or 48.715 , Stats., may be reviewed under ch. 227 , Stats.

(2)  A request for a hearing shall be in writing and submitted to the department of administration's division of hearings and appeals. The request for a hearing shall be sent to the division of hearings and appeals within 10 days after receipt of the notice of the department's action. A request for hearing that is mailed to the division of hearings and appeals shall be considered filed with the division on the date of the postmark. A request for hearing that is hand-delivered to the division of hearings and appeals shall be considered filed on the date the request is received by the division of hearings and appeals. A request for hearing transmitted by facsimile to the division of hearings and appeals shall be considered filed on the date and time imprinted by the division's facsimile machine on the transaction report that accompanies the document. Documents received by facsimile after midnight local time shall be deemed filed on the first following business day.

(3)  An appeal of a denial or revocation based on a certification by the department of failure to pay court-ordered payments of support or failure to comply with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department shall be filed pursuant to s. 49.857 , Stats.

(4)  An appeal of a denial, refusal to renew or revocation of a license based on a certification of tax delinquency from the department of revenue shall be filed within 30 days after the date on which the notice of denial, refusal to renew, or revocation as required under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. , Stats.

CR 04-067 : cr. Register September 2005 No. 597 , eff. 1-1-06; EmR1106 : emerg. am. (3), eff. 9-16-11; CR 11-026 : am. (3) Register December 2011 No. 672 , eff. 1-1-12.

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A request for hearing can be submitted by mail or hand-delivered to the Division of Hearings and Appeals, at 5005 University Ave., Room 201, Madison, WI 53705-5400, or faxed to the Division at [phone]. A copy of the request should be sent to the field office listed in Appendix A that serves the group home. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1