Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 602.1 - HEARINGS
Subchapter 3 - FOOD STAMP PROVISIONS
Section 17-602.1-35 - Reduction or termination prior to hearing decision
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-602.1-35
Current through November, 2024
(a) Once continued, benefits shall not be reduced or terminated prior to a hearing decision except where:
(1) The certification period expires and the
household then may reapply and may be determined eligible for a new
certification period with a benefit amount determined by the branch;
(2) The hearing officer makes a preliminary
determination that the sole issue is one of federal law, rule, or policy, and
that the household's claim that the branch improperly computed the benefits or
misinterpreted or misapplied the law, rule, or policy is not valid;
(3) There is a subsequent change in
circumstances affecting the household's eligibility or basis of issuance while
the hearing decision is pending, and the household fails to request a hearing
and continuation of benefits when the adverse action notice is
received;
(4) A mass change occurs
affecting the household's eligibility or basis of issuance while the hearing
decision is pending; or
(5) A
household required to report as described in chapter 17-650 fails to file a
completed report by the branch's deadline.
(b) The branch shall promptly inform the household in writing if benefits are reduced or terminated pending a hearing decision.
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