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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION HEARINGS FNS 700 FAIR HEARINGS
14 Section 700 Change #03-2022 July 01, 2022 700.31
LOST BENEFITS When the decision finds that a household has been improperly denied program benefits or has been issued a lesser allotment than was due, issue supplemental benefits to the FNS unit in accordance with Section 905, Restoration of Lost Benefits. Any unpaid balance on an IPV, IHE, or AE claim shall be applied against the amount to be restored. The Notice of Final Decision need not direct the county department to restore the lost benefits. 700.32
OVERISSUANCE When the Hearing Officer upholds the county department's action, a claim against the FNS unit for any overissuance shall be prepared in accordance with Section 800, Claims. 700.33
REMANDED HEARINGS A Hearing Officer can decide additional verification or action is necessary in order to determine eligibility and remand the case back to the county. The county should take the necessary action(s) as instructed in the decision.