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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION HEARINGS FNS 705 ADMINISTRATIVE DISQUALIFICATION HEARING
12 Section 705 Change #03-2022 July 01, 2022 of the DSS-8558 and the Hearing Officer’s Decision to the Investigation Case on the Contact Tab in the Attachment folder. 1. NC FAST issues a repayment agreement as part of the Letter of Overissue Notice, DSS-8554 when the claim is established to a claim category (AE, IHE, or IPV). The Letter of Over issuance explains the repayment requirements contained in Sections 810, 815, and 820, Claims. A copy of the DSS -8554 can be printed from the Product Liability Case (PLC) on the Contact Tab from the Communications folder. NOTE: Do not send DSS-8554 or enter a disqualification or claim in EPICS until the client’s deadline to request a State Level Hearing expires. If the client requests a State Level Hearing, do not enter a disqualification, or claim in EPICS until a final State Level Hearing decision is issued. 2. The procedures for handling the resources and income of the disqualified individual are described in Section 390, Resources, and Section 300, Income. 3. Notification of the decision is mailed by First Class Certified mail - return receipt requested. The individual has 15 calendar days after receiving the notice to appeal the decision to a state level hearing. If the notification is returned by the postal service as refused, unclaimed, etc., the 15-day appeal period starts on the next calendar day after return. If the receipt is not returned within seven days of mailing, the 15-day appeal period starts on the eighth calendar day after mailing. Begin recounting the 15 days if you receive notice the certified letter was accepted after the 8th day. Do not begin recounting the 15 days if you receive notice the certified letter was unclaimed, refused, etc., after the 8th day. If the 15-day appeal period ends on a weekend or holiday, accept requests through the following working day. If a request for good cause for failure to attend an ADH is received, see Section 705.08. 705.21 STATE APPEAL AFTER LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DISQUALIFICATION HEARING A State Level Hearing is held if a FNS unit member appeals the local ADH. This is called a State Disqualification Hearing. A. FNS unit member found to have committed an IPV by a local ADH has 15 calendar days after the individual receives the local agency hearing decision notice to appeal the decision to a State Disqualification Hearing. Complete and e-mail by ZixMail within five (5) calendar days of the State appeal request a DSS-1473 Request for State Appeal and a DSS-1473a, Request for State Appeal Addendum when a client request a State Disqualification Hearing