Hearing authority.
A local agency must initiate an administrative fraud disqualification hearing for individuals deleted text begin , including child care providers caring for children receiving child care assistance, deleted text end accused of wrongfully obtaining assistance or intentional program violations, in lieu of a criminal action when it has not been pursued, in the Minnesota family investment program and any affiliated program to include the diversionary work program and the work participation cash benefit program, child care assistance programs, general assistance, family general assistance program formerly codified in section 256D.05, subdivision 1 , clause (15), Minnesota supplemental aid, food stamp programs, MinnesotaCare for adults without children, and upon federal approval, all categories of medical assistance and remaining categories of MinnesotaCare except for children through age 18. The Department of Human Services, in lieu of a local agency, may initiate an administrative fraud disqualification hearing when the state agency is directly responsible for administration or investigation of the program for which benefits were wrongfully obtained. The hearing is subject to the requirements of deleted text begin section deleted text end new text begin sections new text end 256.045 new text begin and 256.0451 new text end and the requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.16 .