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SNAPCERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 16000 16700 Administrative Disqualification Hearings 16790 The Decision

• To order, where relevant and useful, additional information from a source mutually satisfactory to the household and DHS • To provide a summary of the hearing so that a decision may be rendered about the alleged act of IPV

16790 The Decision SNAP Manual 12/01/00 The hearing officer will prepare a decision based on a comprehensive report of the proceedings. The format will consist of an introduction, findings of facts, conclusions of law, and a decision. The administrator of the Office of Appeals and Hearings may review and sign the order.

16791 Timely Action SNAP Manual 12/01/00 Final action (including arriving at a decision and initiating administrative action) must be taken within 90 days of the date the household member is notified in writing that an administrative disqualification hearing has been scheduled.

16792 Absence of Intentional Program Violation SNAP Manual 12/01/00 If the decision is that no IPV has occurred, the household member will be so notified by the Office of Appeals and Hearings in writing. A copy of the decision will be sent to the county office, the Overpayments Unit and to the Fraud Investigation Section if this section was involved in the case.

16793 Finding of Intentional Program Violation SNAP Manual 12/01/00 If the decision is that an IPV has occurred, the original hearing decision and one copy will be sent to the appropriate county office. Copies will also be sent to the Overpayments Unit, to the household and to the Fraud Investigation Section if this section has been involved.  NOTE: The copy is sent to the household for informational purposes only. The county is still obligated to send the original decision to the household as instructed in SNAP 16800.