HAR §17-602.1-26. Time period for requesting hearing

A household shall be allowed to request a hearing on any action by the branch or loss of benefits which occurred in the prior ninety days. Action by the branch shall include a denial of a request for restoration of any benefits lost more than ninety days but less than a year prior to the request. A household may also contact the branch at any time and request that the household’s case file be reviewed to determine if a loss of benefits occurred within the past twelve months. If there is a disagreement between the branch and the household regarding the amount of lost benefits, the household shall have ninety days from that date to request a hearing. The request for hearing shall be based upon the disagreement resulting from the findings of the case file review. The hearing decision may rule on losses more than ninety days prior to the request for hearing. In addition, at any time within the certification period a household may request a hearing to dispute its current level of benefits. [Eff 3/19/93; comp 9/18/06 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §273.15(g) and (h))