Dismissal of Request for a Hearing

(A) DOH shall dismiss a request for a hearing when: (1) The request is not received within the appropriate time frame provided in 106 CMR 343.140; (2) The request is withdrawn either orally or in writing by the appellant or his or her authorized representative; (3) The sole issue is one of state or federal law requiring automatic adjustments for classes of clients and the correctness of the grant computation is not at issue; (4) The stated reason for the request is not grounds for appeal as defined in 106 CMR 343.230; (5) The stated reason for the hearing request is outside the scope of 106 CMR 343.000; or (6) The party requesting the hearing has no standing. (B) The Director may schedule a hearing to allow the appellant the opportunity to contest the dismissal.