North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES - PROCEDURES
Subchapter A - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Section .0200 - HEARING POLICY
Section 67A .0203 - GOOD CAUSE FOR DELAYED HEARINGS

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 67A .0203

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) A local appeal hearing under G.S. 108A-79 shall be delayed as provided in G.S. 108A-79(e) for good cause.

(b) A State appeal hearing under G.S. 108A-79 shall be delayed when there is good cause. The postponement shall not exceed 30 calendar days.

(c) For the purpose of this Rule, good cause exists when:

(1) There is a death in the appellant's family. For the purpose of this Rule, family is defined as a spouse, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.

(2) The appellant or someone in his or her family is ill;

(3) The appellant is unable to obtain representation;

(4) The appellant's representative has a conflict with the scheduled date;

(5) The appellant receives a notice of action proposing a reduction or termination of assistance after the 10 work day notice expires;

(6) The appellant is unable to obtain transportation; or

(7) The hearing officer determines that the hearing should be delayed for some other reason in the interests of justice.

Authority G.S. 108A-79; 143B-153;
Eff. October 1, 1981;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1986;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2019.

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