New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter B - Public Assistance
Article 1 - Determination of Eligibility-General
Part 358 - Fair Hearings: Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance, Medical Assistance, Emergency Assistance to Aged, Blind or Disabled Persons, Emergency Assistance to Needy Families With Children, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Home Energy Assistance, and Services Funded through the Department of Family Assistance
Subpart 358-2 - Definitions
Section 358-2.11 - Expiration notice

(a) the consequences of failure to comply with the expiration notice;

(b) the date the current certification period ends;

(c) the date by which the recipient's household must reapply to receive uninterrupted benefits;

(d) the date of any scheduled interview, and a statement that the recipient is responsible for rescheduling a missed interview;

(e) the number of days the recipient has for submitting missing verification after the interview or after the recertification form is received by the local social services district if no interview is required;

(f) the specific regulation upon which the action is based;

(g) the household's right to request an application for food stamp benefits and the obligation of the local social services district to accept the application, provided that the application is signed and contains a legible name and address;

(h) the address where the application must be filed;

(i) the household's right to apply for food stamp benefits by mail or through an authorized representative;

(j) information that any household consisting only of supplemental security income (SSI) applicants or recipients is entitled to apply for food stamp recertification at any office of the Social Security Administration (SSA);

(k) the household's right to a fair hearing;

(l) the procedure for requesting an agency conference or fair hearing, including an address and telephone number where a request for a fair hearing may be made and the time limits within which the request for a fair hearing must be made;

(m) the right of the recipient to review the recipient's case record. The notice must contain an address and telephone number where the recipient can obtain additional information about the recipient's case; how to request a fair hearing; access to the case file; and/or obtaining copies of documents;

(n) the right to representation by legal counsel, a relative, friend or other person or to represent oneself, and the right to bring witnesses to the fair hearing and to question witnesses at the hearing; and

(o) the right to present written and oral evidence at the hearing.