Notification of Vendor Payment Status

(A) Applicant or Client Notification. An applicant or client whose grant is provided, in whole or in part, in the form of vendor payments must be given written notification of the payment status. This notification must include the requirement that the Department must provide one month notice to a vendor prior to the termination of a vendor payment, the reason for the status and the right to a fair hearing. (B) Vendor Notification. The Department must provide written notification to a vendor whenever a vendor payment is started or terminated; and except as provided in 106 CMR 706.690, the Department must send written notice one month in advance of the date of terminating a vendor payment. However, the local office director or designee may waive this requirement under certain circumstances as determined by the Department.