(a) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, or his duly authorized representative.

(b) CPLR means the Civil Practice Law and Rules.

(c) Department means the Department of Health of the State of New York.

(d) Hearing officer means the person duly designated for the purpose of conducting or participating in a hearing pursuant to the Public Health Law, including an administrative officer or an administrative law judge assigned by the department to the hearing.

(e) Party means the department and all persons designated as petitioner, respondent, or intervenor in any adjudicatory proceeding subject to this Part.

(f) Report means the hearing officer's summary of the hearing record, including his findings of fact, conclusions and recommendation or the findings, conclusions and recommendation of the hearing committee or hearing panel pursuant to Public Health Law, section 230.