(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the ALJ issues an initial order that becomes a final order:

(a) Twenty-one days after the date the initial order is mailed to the parties, when none of the parties has timely requested a review; or

(b) When a request for review is dismissed.

(2) The review judge issues the final order when a party timely requests a review of an initial order.

(3) The ALJ will issue a final order in administrative proceedings concerning juvenile parole revocation, findings of financial responsibility for reimbursement for the cost of support, treatment, and confinement of a juvenile, and subsidy overpayments to child care providers.