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Title 7: SNAP Page 7 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter J: Intentional Program Violation Disqualification Hearing Process Revised August 27, 2021 Waiver of Administrative Disqualification Hearing If the individual doesn’t return the signed waiver by the due date, the Appeals Unit will proceed with scheduling an ADH. Individuals will be allowed to sign and return the waiver form prior to or during the hearing. The ALJ will dismiss the hearing if that signed/dated waiver form is received. Scheduling an Administrative Disqualification Hearing Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.16(e)(3), (4), 441 IAC 7.22(217) The DIA Administrative Hearings Division provides written notice to the suspected household member on the Notice of IPV Hearing at least 30 days before the scheduled hearing. The notice is sent by first class mail to the last known valid address. If the notice is returned as undeliverable, the judge is required to proceed with the hearing. The time and place of the hearing must be arranged so that the hearing is accessible to the household member suspected of intentional program violation. Hearings are generally conducted over the telephone. An in-person hearing will be held at the request of the household member suspected of committing the violation. Consolidation of Hearings Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.16(e)(1) Appeal hearings and administrative disqualification hearings may be combined if the issues arise out of the same or related circumstances and due notice has been provided the person by the DIA Administrative Hearings Division. If the hearings are combined, the timeliness standards for conducting disqualification hearings apply. If the hearings are combined for the purpose of setting the amount of the claim at the same time as determining whether or not an IPV has occurred, the household will lose its right to a subsequent hearing on the amount of the claim. Conduct of the Hearing Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.16(e)(2) Hearings are conducted in accordance with procedures in 1-E, Rights of Appellants During Hearings, by an administrative law judge from the DIA Administrative Hearings Division. Final decisions may be appealed to the Iowa district court, the same as for other appeal hearings.