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FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 1020 TIME PERIOD FOR REQUESTING A HEARING A hearing request must be received:

B-1020 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services HEARINGS Eligibility and Payments Manual Time Period for Requesting a Hearing MTL 08/01 01 Jan 08 TANF ● within 90 days from the date of the

Notice of Decision; and ● the request must be in writing.

Note: The day after the notice date is the first day of the 90-day period. FS ● within 90 days of the date the action occurred; and ● the request may be made orally or in writing.

Exception: The household may request a hearing up to a year after a denial of a request for a restoration of lost benefits. TANF FS 1030 HEARING PROCEDURES Within 10 days of a hearing request, the designated hearing representative must send a copy of the request to the Hearing Officer, review the case action for accuracy/ supporting evidence, prepare a summary of events for the conference and schedule a pre-hearing conference with the household within five (5) days to discuss the contested action. At this time, efforts to reconcile the disagreement without the necessity of a hearing are made. A pre-hearing conference DOES NOT in any manner affect the right to a hearing. The Hearing Officer is notified in writing of conferences resulting in withdrawals or dismissals. See Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Administrative Manual - Section 3100.

Exception: Pre-hearing conferences for households contesting a denial of expedited service will be scheduled within two working days, unless the household requests a later date. 1030.1 Dismissal/Withdrawal of a Hearing Request If the contested action is reversed after receiving a hearing request, a report is prepared which explains the reasons for this action. The report is forwarded to the Hearing Officer prior to the date and time set for the hearing. The Hearing Officer notifies the household the hearing is dismissed because the action which precipitated the request will not be taken.

Previous determinations which were reasonable when rendered but are now unreasonable because new evidence concerning the determination has been submitted and good cause exists may be reversed. Good cause includes new evidence which was not available when the determination was made, any mechanical, computer or human mistakes in mathematical computations or any error in making an eligibility determination.

When the hearing request is withdrawn, the previously contested action must be taken (e.g., update the case, reinstate benefits, terminate, etc.).