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106.5 DISPOSITION OF APPEALS OTHER THAN BY HEARING DECISION

Every valid appeal shall be disposed of by written decision except in the following instances:

A. An appeal may be withdrawn in writing by the claimant or his representative acting in his behalf.

B. An appeal may be abandoned by the claimant. An appeal is considered abandoned if neither the claimant nor his representative appears at the time and place scheduled for the hearing without good cause. When the claimant or his representative fails to appear, the hearing officer will issue a 10-day show cause letter to the claimant giving him an opportunity to explain why he did not appear. If there was a reasonable basis for the failure to appear, the hearing officer will arrange another bearing date.

C. Death of claimant in a one-member assistance unit constitutes abandonment of an appeal.

Such disposition of an appeal must be entered in the case record.

106.6 AVAILABILITY OF HEARING DECISIONS

Appeal decisions shall be available for inspection and copying, provided identifying names, addresses of individuals in the specific case, and other members of the public, are kept confidential.

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