(a) Notwithstanding AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630, the department, by regulation, shall establish a hearing procedure by which a nursing facility may present evidence to refute a deficiency found by the department, and by which it may appeal, in a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010), a sanction imposed by order of the department under AS 18.20.310. A request for a hearing shall be made in writing within 10 days after service of the department's order on the nursing facility. Except for an order that takes effect immediately under AS 18.20.310(b)(1), a request under this subsection has the effect of staying the department's order until the hearing is concluded and the department makes a final determination. (b) An appeal, or request for stay, regarding a sanction imposed by the court under AS 18.20.310(a)(6) or (7), 18.20.360, or 18.20.370, shall be filed with the court in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.
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