Dismissal of a Request for a Hearing

(A) BOH will dismiss a request for a hearing when (1) the request is not received within the time frame specified in 130 CMR 610.015; (2) the request is withdrawn by the appellant ; (3) the sole issue is one of state or federal law requiring automatic change in assistance for classes of members; (4) the stated reason for the request does not constitute grounds for appeal as set forth in 130 CMR 610.032. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as provided in 130 CMR 610.032(A)(11), no provider decision or action including, but not limited to, a provider determination about whether or the extent to which a service is medically necessary, constitutes an appealable action hereunder; (5) the stated reason for the hearing request is outside the scope of 130 CMR 610.000 as set forth in 130 CMR 610.003; (6) BOH has conducted a hearing and issued a decision on the same appealable action arising out of the same facts that constitute the basis of the request; (7) the party requesting the hearing is not an applicant, member, or resident as defined in 130 CMR 610.004; (8) BOH learns of an adjustment or action that resolves all of the issues in dispute between the parties; (9) BOH learns that the applicant or member has passed away before or after the date of filing and there is no full compliance with 130 CMR 610.016(B) within ten days of a BOH request; (10) BOH learns that the applicant or member has passed away prior to the date of filing and scheduling of the hearing and is not informed until the date of the hearing and there is no full compliance with 130 CMR 610.016(B); or (11) the appellant fails to appear at a scheduled hearing. (B) 130 CMR 610.048(C) contains the procedure for BOH notices of dismissal and attempts to vacate such dismissals. The BOH Director may also, at his or her discretion, order a hearing scheduled to allow the appellant the opportunity to contest the dismissal.