Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 357 - HEARINGS
Subchapter A - UNIFORM FAIR HEARING RULES
Section 357.7 - Agency and Designee Responsibilities
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 357.7
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The agency must:
(1) accept a request for a fair hearing
submitted within 90 days from the date on the notice of agency action, or,
under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, at any time during the
SNAP certification period;
(2)
notify the HHSC Appeals Division within five days of the date the client
expresses a desire to appeal; and
(3) allow the client to appeal more than one
action at the same time.
(b) The agency or the agency's representative or designee must:
(1) allow the appellant to
review the appeal procedures in HHSC's policies;
(2) provide to the hearings officer and the
appellant, at no cost, copies of all documentation and evidence to be used in
the fair hearing;
(3) appear at the
scheduled hearing;
(4) be prepared
to explain and defend the decision or action taken against the appellant;
and
(5) implement the hearings
officer's final order within the time limit specified in the relevant federal
regulation.
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