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19.11 Scheduling the Fair Hearing ........................................................................................................ 255 19.12 Rights and Responsibilities Notice ............................................................................................. 255 19.13 Hearing Officer Responsibilities/Telephone Hearing ................................................................ 255 19.14 The CM/ES Worker's Responsibilities Relating to a Telephone Hearing ................................ 256 19.15 A/R Responsibilities/Telephone Hearing .................................................................................... 256 19.16 Hearing Officer Responsibilities/Face-to-Face Hearing ........................................................... 256 19.17 CM/ES Worker Responsibilities/Face-to-Face Hearing ............................................................. 256 19.18 The A/R's Responsibilities/Face-to-face Hearing ...................................................................... 257 19.19 Responsibility of Fair Hearing Committee ................................................................................. 257 1. Fair Hearing Retention .................................................................................................................... 257 2. Notification of Results ..................................................................................................................... 257 3. Notification Time Frames ................................................................................................................ 257 19.20 Case Action ................................................................................................................................... 258 19.21 Motion for Reconsideration ......................................................................................................... 258 19.22 Appeals to Administrative Law Judges ...................................................................................... 258 CHAPTER 20 RECIPIENT CLAIMS 259 20.1 DSS Responsibility ......................................................................................................................... 259 20.2 Detailed Information on Claims ..................................................................................................... 259 20.3 Claims Referral Procedure ............................................................................................................. 259 20.4 Underpayments ............................................................................................................................... 259 20.5 Overpayments ................................................................................................................................. 260 20.6 Budgeting of Earned Income Disregards ..................................................................................... 260 20.7 Establishment of Claim .................................................................................................................. 260 1. Amount of Claim ............................................................................................................................. 260 2. Time Frame ..................................................................................................................................... 260 20.8 Substantiated as Possible Claims ................................................................................................ 260 1. ES Worker/CM Responsibilities for Possible Claims ...................................................................... 260 2. Benefit Integrity Claims Specialist (BICS) Responsibilities ............................................................ 261 for Possible Claims .............................................................................................................................. 261 20.9 Classification of Recipient Claims ................................................................................................ 261 1. Definition/Agency Error ................................................................................................................... 261 2. AG Claim Instances ........................................................................................................................ 261 3. Definition/Client Error ...................................................................................................................... 262 4. Definition of Suspected Fraud ........................................................................................................ 262 20.10 Liability for Recipient Claims ....................................................................................................... 262 20.11 Requesting Fair Hearing .............................................................................................................. 262 1. Continued Benefits .......................................................................................................................... 263 2. Fair Hearing Time Frame ................................................................................................................ 263 20.12 Occurrence of Offsetting .............................................................................................................. 263 20.13 Recognizing Overpayments on CHIP ......................................................................................... 263 20.14 Delinquent Claims ......................................................................................................................... 264 1. Tax Intercept ................................................................................................................................... 264 2. Obtaining a Judgment ..................................................................................................................... 264 3. Probate Court .................................................................................................................................. 264 4. Bankruptcy ...................................................................................................................................... 264 CHAPTER 21 REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE (RCA) 266 21.1 Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) ............................................................................................... 266 21.2 Population Eligible for Refugee Cash Assistance ................................................................... 267 21.3 Refugee Cash Assistance – Qualifying Documents.................................................................... 269 21.4 RCA/TANF Relationship ................................................................................................................. 270