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MS 0450 (4) E. After completion of the hearing, the hearing officer drafts a recommended order. The recommended order is not a final order. DO NOT take any case action based on the recommended order. The recommended order is sent for review to: 1. The individual and/or representative by mail;] 2. The Regional Contact person via the Hearings Module; and 3. The Department for Medicaid Services, if the issue involved patient status in a skilled nursing home. If any of the parties disagree with the recommended order, an exception can be filed with the Cabinet Secretary/Secretary’s Designee within 15 calendar days of the mail date of the recommended order. For detailed procedures, refer to Volume 1 MS 0510. F. [Staff review all timely exceptions to the recommended order and draft a final exception/rebuttal for submission to the Cabinet Secretary/Secretary’s Designee. G. If there are no exceptions taken to the recommended order, for all SNAP- related hearings, the recommended order becomes the final order at the close of business on the 15th calendar day. The agency can take appropriate action on the 16th calendar day. For ALL other programs, a final order must be issued by the Cabinet Secretary/Secretary’s Designee before the agency can take action. H. The Cabinet Secretary/Secretary’s Designee signs the final order and sends copies to the individual, representative, if any, and the Hearings PAPS via the Hearings Module.] I. Once the final order is received in the local office, the case worker takes the appropriate action indicated by the final order. Refer to Volume 1 MS 0520.