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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 100 – General Provisions P a g e | 22 Effective Month: March 2019 Notice to Grant or Deny a Request for an Expedited Hearing If a local expedited hearing is requested, the regional office must notify the individual as expeditiously as possible of the decision to grant or deny the request. This is done by telephone or in-person contact. After oral contact is made or if attempts to contact are unsuccessful, the regional office must follow up with written notice of the decision by use of DOM-351A, Notice of Decision on Request for Expedited Local Hearing. • If the expedited request is granted, the written notice will both approve the request and provide a date, time and specifics for the hearing. It is permissible to give the hearing date to the individual orally when advising that the expedited request has been granted, but a follow up written notice is also required. Allow adequate time for the individual to participate in the hearing while adhering to the 7-day timeframe allowed for the entire hearing process to be finalized. • If the expedited request is denied because there is no medical urgency or no treatment or procedure needed that will not be covered by existing health coverage, there are no further appeal rights associated with an expedited hearing denial. A denial of a request for an expedited hearing results in the request for an expedited appeal being treated as a standard request for a local hearing. The notice advises that a local hearing will or has been scheduled. If the regional office has already received a request for a standard hearing and the individual subsequently requests that the hearing be expedited, document the case with the date the expedited hearing was requested and how the request was made (in person, via fax, by telephone or other electronic means) and the reason the individual is requesting an expedited hearing.