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The Board will render a decision after considering: 1. The Administrative Hearing Officer’s Proposed Decision. 2. Exceptions filed. 3. Briefs received. 4. Oral arguments; and, 5. The hearing records. From the date of the appeal request, the Board’s decision must be made within: 1. Forty-five days for SNAP; and, 2. Ninety days for all other programs. NOTICE OF BOARD DECISION: The Board will notify the following of its decision: 1. The claimant and/or representative. 2. The Department Representative; and, 3. Any other interested party. NOTE: The claimant and/or representative, Department Representative, and any other appropriate party will receive notification of the right to Judicial Review. IMPLEMENT DECISION: If the Board’s decision is: 1. Favorable to the claimant, within 10 days, Department Representative must act to correct any under issuance/payment of benefits. Or: 2. Favorable to the Department, within 10 days, the Department Representative must take the appropriate action to recover the amount of any benefits received and/or impose the adverse action. NOTE: When the court issues a stay of the action and the claimant seeks judicial review, suspend recovery of benefits pending the outcome of the judicial review. JUDICIAL REVIEW: A party to an appeal who does not agree with the Board’s final decision may seek judicial review of that decision. The party must file a petition in the district court within 30 days after date of the Board’s final order. NOTE: A “party to an appeal” includes the claimant or authorized representative, a real party, or the Department. NOTE: Do not continue benefits to the claimant during the judicial review except by court order.