Code of Massachusetts Regulations
121 CMR - OFFICE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
Title 121 CMR 1.000 - Fair Hearings
Section 1.100 - Authority and Scope
121 CMR 1.000 is promulgated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6, § 207, c. 30A; 45 CFR 205.10, 400.23, 400.54 and 400.83; 801 CMR 1.02: Informal/Fair Hearing Rules and 1.03: Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to All Adjudicatory Proceedings. They are applicable, as specified in 121 CMR 1.000, to appeals of decisions made under the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program (MRRP), 121 CMR 2.000: Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program, and 121 CMR 3.000: Auxiliary Activities.
801 CMR 1.02: Informal/Fair Hearing Rules, 1.03: Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to All Adjudicatory Proceedings are incorporated in 121 CMR 1.000 and govern the conduct of hearings under the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program (MRRP), for an applicant or participant appealing an adverse action or failure to act by a Case Management Provider. 121 CMR 1.000, is intended to supplement those regulations. The Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) may enter into inter-departmental service agreements with other state agencies or outside independent hearing officers to conduct hearings.