1601 Errors Discovered by the County Department

If the county department determines that a loss of benefits has occurred and the household is entitled to restoration of those benefits. The county department shall automatically take action to restore any benefits that were lost. No action by the household is necessary. However, benefits shall not be restored if the benefits were lost more than 12 months prior to the month the loss was discovered by the county department in the normal course of business, or the benefits were lost more than 12 months prior to the month the county department was notified in writing or orally of a possible loss to a specific household. The county department shall notify the household of the following: 1. Of its entitlement to lost benefits. 2. The amount of benefits to be restored. 3. Any offsetting that was done. 4. The method of restoration. 5. The right to appeal through the fair hearing process if the household disagrees with any aspect of the proposed lost benefit restoration.