5101:6-2-04 State hearings: prior notice of adverse action.

 

 

 

5101:6-2-04                 Prior notice of adverse action.

 

 

When the agency intends to withhold, reduce, suspend, or terminate public assistance, social services, or food stamps within the certification period, or to change the manner or form of assistance to protective, vendor, or two-party payment, the assistance group shall be provided prior written notice of the action.

 

(A)   The notice shall be mailed or personally delivered no less than fifteen calendar days prior to the processing of the proposed action.

 

(B)   The notice shall contain a clear and understandable statement of the proposed action and the reasons for it, cite the applicable regulations, explain the assistance group's right to and the method of obtaining a county conference and a state hearing, explain the circumstances under which a timely hearing request will result in continued benefits, and contain a telephone number to call about free legal services.

 

(C)   "Prior Notice or Right to a State Hearing," ODHS 4065 JFS 04065, or its CRIS-E computer-generated equivalent, shall be used.

 

(D)   If a change in the assistance group's circumstances requires reduction or termination of both PA and food stamp benefits, the agency shall issue a single ODHS 4065 notice for both PA and food stamp actions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5101:6-2-04                                                                                                                           2

Effective:                                06/01/2003

R.C. 119.032 review dates:    12/20/2002 and 06/01/2008

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

04/10/2003

Date

Promulgated Under:   119.03

Statutory Authority:   ORC sections 3125.25,

5101.35

Rule Amplifies:           ORC sections 3125.25,

5101.35

Prior Effective Dates: 9/1/76, 4/1/80, 6/2/80,

12/1/80, 10/1/81, 1/18/82,

5/1/82, 7/1/82, 10/1/82,

1/1/83, 4/1/83, 8/1/83,

11/1/83(Temp.), 1/1/84,

3/1/84(Temp.), 6/1/84,

10/1/84(Temp.),

10/3/84(Emer.), 12/22/84,

8/20/86(Emer.), 11/15/86,

1/16/87(Emer.), 11/16/87,

4/1/87, 4/6/87, 7/1/87(Emer.),

9/27/87, 4/1/89, 11/1/90,

6/1/93