South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 114 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Article 11 - FAMILY INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
Section 114-1180 - Appeals and Hearings
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, December 22, 2023
A. Fair Hearings for FI applicants or recipients are provided for in R.114-110.
B. Hearings are denied when changes in Federal or State law or Department policy require automatic benefit adjustments except if the appeal is a challenge of the correctness of the benefit computation.
C. When a hearing is requested within ten days after receipt of an adequate and timely notice, FI benefits are not continued unless the recipient specifically requests in writing that they be paid pending the hearing decision. The recipient must be informed that an adverse hearing decision will require the repayment of the benefits paid pending the hearing decision.
D. The Department does not extend the result of a hearing decision or court order to others in the same situation as those directly affected by the court order unless the order so states.
E. The Department allows hearings to be conducted by telephone or any other method that substitutes for a personal appearance.
Added by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995. Amended by State Register Volume 21, Issue No. 6, Part 2, eff June 27, 1997.
