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commissioner’s designee will, or the hearing officer shall, hold an oral hearing. A party may not request an oral hearing to address only a question of law. The applicant or certificate holder may be represented at the hearing by an attorney or other representative. (g) The rules of evidence contained in AS 44.62.460 — AS 44.62.480 (Administrative Procedure Act) will be used for hearings under this section. (h) The commissioner or commissioner’s designee will issue a decision, or, if a hearing officer conducts the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a recommended decision, within 10 working days after the written and testimonial records are closed, unless the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee extends the period to address unusually complex questions of fact or law, or to allow post-hearing briefs or the presentation of newly discovered evidence not previously discoverable. If a hearing officer conducts the hearing, the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee will adopt, modify, or remand the recommended decision within 10 working days after receiving it from the hearing officer. An adopted or modified decision becomes final and takes effect 15 days after issuance by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee and constitutes final agency action for the purposes of judicial review. (i) The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee may order a reconsideration of a decision on that person’s own motion or on petition of a party. To be considered, a petition for reconsideration must be filed with the department within 15 days after issuance of the decision. The commissioner or commissioner’s designee will not order reconsideration more than 30 days after the issuance of a decision. If action is not taken on a petition within the time allowed for ordering reconsideration, the petition is considered denied. (Eff. 6/23/2001, Register 158; am 12/26/2014, Register 212) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084 7 AAC 26.980. Emergency use of epinephrine approval. (a) The department will approve

(1) an epinephrine auto-injector training program that meets the department’s Standards for the Approval of Training Programs for Emergency Use of Epinephrine, dated 2011, and adopted by reference;

(2) an epinephrine ampule training program that meets the department’s Standards for the Approval of Training Programs for Emergency Use of Epinephrine, dated 2011, and adopted