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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 16000 16700 Administrative Disqualification Hearings 16761 Review of the Administrative Disqualification Hearing File

16761 Review of the Administrative Disqualification Hearing File SNAP Manual 12/01/00 At the time the scheduling letter is sent, the accused individual is advised that he or she has ten calendar days from the date the certified mail receipt is signed to review the administrative disqualification hearing file and request subpoenas. The county office must provide free copies of the relevant portions of the hearing file if requested by the household or a representative so long as no confidential information is released. In all cases, the county administrator or a designee must review the hearing file with the household or a representative. Confidential information that the household is not allowed to contest or challenge is inadmissible at the hearing and may not have any bearing on the decision. 16761.1 Requesting Subpoenas SNAP Manual 12/01/00 Either the individual accused of the IPV or the county office may request that witnesses be subpoenaed to appear at an administrative disqualification hearing. The accused individual will use the attachment to the scheduling letter to request subpoenas. The Office of Appeals and Hearings will advise the county office of any witnesses the household has requested to be subpoenaed. The county office will have five days from receipt of this notice to request subpoenas for rebuttal witnesses. The county office may request subpoenas on the reverse side of the Administrative Disqualification Hearing Statement (DHS-1208). If subpoenas are needed by the county office on any case where the Fraud Investigation Section prepared the county statement, a copy of this form should be used to request the subpoenas from the Office of Appeals and Hearings. The Department of Human Services, Office of Chief Counsel, will issue the subpoenas pursuant to the terms of agreement and authority of Ark. Code. Ann. §20-76-103.

16762 Postponement of a Scheduled Hearing by the Household SNAP Manual 12/01/00 A household is allowed a postponement of a scheduled hearing if the request is made at least 10 days in advance of the scheduled hearing or if good cause for failure to appear at the hearing can be shown. However, the hearing cannot be postponed more than 30 days, and the