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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 16000 16500 The Administrative Hearing Process 16510 Beginning the Administrative Hearing Process

16500 The Administrative Hearing Process

SNAP Manual 12/01/00

16510 Beginning the Administrative Hearing Process SNAP Manual 1/01/89 Requests for an administrative hearing submitted to the county office will be forwarded immediately to the Office of Appeals and Hearings. If the household wants the hearing to be held at a location other than the county office, the Office of Appeals and Hearings should be so notified by the county office. When a request for a hearing is received, the Office of Appeals and Hearings will send a DHS- 1210 to the appropriate county office to request information about whether the appeal request was submitted timely. If the request was timely, the county office must prepare an administrative hearing file (including the county statement) and return it to the Office of Appeals and Hearings. If the appeal was not filed timely, the county office must note this on the DHS-1210. The county office must respond within seven calendar days of receipt of this memorandum.

16511 The Administrative Hearing File SNAP Manual 12/01/00 If an individual has timely requested an administrative hearing, the county office will prepare an administrative hearing file. This file must be separate and apart from the case record. A copy of the administrative hearing file must be submitted to the Office of Appeals and Hearings within seven calendar days of the date the DHS-1210 from the Office of Appeals and Hearings was received in the county office. Information will not be included in the administrative hearing file unless the household will be allowed to review the information. An example of information that must not be included in the file is the name of an informant who wishes to remain anonymous. See SNAP 530 for a full explanation of information in the case record that may not be revealed to the household. Only information that may be included in the administrative hearing file may be presented as evidence at the hearing. The following information must be included in the administrative hearing file: 1. Notices of Action