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Title 7: SNAP Page 9 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter J: Intentional Program Violation Disqualification Hearing Process Revised August 27, 2021 Time Frames Time Frames Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.16(e)(2) The DIA Administrative Hearings Division must conduct the hearing and issue a proposed decision, and the DHS Appeals Section must notify the household and the county office of the final decision within 90 days of the date the household member is notified in writing that the hearing has been scheduled. The household member or the appeals advisory committee may request a review, as in all other appeals. The household member or representative is entitled to a postponement of the hearing of up to 30 days, provided that the request is made at least ten days in advance of the scheduled hearing date. If the hearing is postponed, the 90-day time limit is extended for as many days as the hearing is postponed. Appealing the Decision Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.16(e)(8)(ii) No further administrative appeal procedure exists after the final decision of an adverse disqualification hearing is issued. The determination of intentional program violation cannot be reversed by a subsequent hearing decision. However, the household member is free to appeal the case to the Iowa district court. Filing of a court appeal does not stop the Department from imposing the disqualification penalty. The period of disqualification may be subject to stay if a client files for judicial review and requests a stay order preventing the Department from implementing the disqualification period. A stay order must be issued by the court.