1145.010.20.15 IM-161 Waiver Offered – Not Accepted – DSS Manuals

IM-140 November 30, 2005

When an agreement has been reached that there may have been an IPV, and the individual has been given the option to waive the hearing by signing a Waiver of Administrative Disqualification Hearing Consent Agreement (IM-161) , but has chosen not to waive the ADH, the hearing must be initiated.

Initiate the ADH by:

entering Y in the ADH field on the CARS Change Claim Information (OVCC) screen

forwarding the Advance Notice of Your Administrative Disqualification Hearing (IM-160) and the FSD/WIU Investigation Tracking Sheet to the Hearing Unit. The IM-161 and Withdrawal of Waiver of Administrative Disqualification Hearing Consent Agreement (IM-161A) are not forwarded to the Hearing Unit because they have already been offered, and cannot be offered again.

The FSD/WIU Tracking Form must state that the IM-161 was offered and the individual chose not to sign the form.