In California professional license law, at a contested hearing deciding an accusation or a statement of issues an administrative law judge only has the power to make a proposed decision, not a final decision. The administrative agency – for example, the Medical Board of California or the California Department of Insurance – has delegated the
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The Proposed Decision
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in CA License Law 101
After a license hearing, the administrative law judge (ALJ) will issue a proposed decision. Under Government Code section 11517(c)(1), the ALJ has 30 days to issue the proposed decision. (However, there is no penalty if this deadline is not met.) Thirty days after the ALJ issues the proposed decision, each side in the case…