3619. LIHEAP - DENIAL, REDUCTION, OR REVOCATION

3619 LIHEAP – Denial, Reduction, or Revocation 3619.1 If an applicant is determined ineligible for a benefit, the Department shall provide a written notice of ineligibility, which shall include: (a) A statement of the determination of ineligibility and an explanation of that determination; (b) A statement of the action that the applicant must take, if any, to be found eligible; (c) Notice of the applicant’s option to discuss the determination with a Department employee; and (d) Notice of the applicant’s right to appeal the determination, as provided in § 3620. 3619.2 If the Department determines that a prior benefit decision was based on material error, falsity, misrepresentation, concealment, omission, or fraud, it shall: Reopen the application; Provide notice to the applicant of the Department’s final action or intended action, which shall include the information in § 3619.1; Provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity to respond; Reduce, increase, suspend, or revoke an award of a benefit; and Notify the energy vendor of a change to the benefit amount. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 13408 (October 28, 2016). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Environment 20 DCMR § 3619