DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION
PO BOX 2320
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
IM-#015, 02/01/2018
MEMORANDUM
- TO: ALL FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION OFFICES
- FROM: PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR
- SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS UNIT REORGANIZATION
DISCUSSION:
Effective January 2, 2018, the Division of Legal Services reorganized the counties served by the Administrative Hearings Unit (AHU). Attached is a listing of Counties Served per Regional Administrative Hearings Office.
The AHU process has not changed. Scanning and indexing the Request for State Hearing (IM-87) form to the hearing portal with the correct county of residence is required for the appropriate DLS office to receive the email with link alerting them to a hearing request.
EXCEPTIONS:
- Gateway hearing request are sent to the Gateway processing team who scans the request directly to the correct AHU office.
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) hearing request are scanned to the correct AHU by the FSD staff taking the request. See memorandum IM-41 dated 4/11/13 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP) HEARINGS.
- Gateway hearing request are sent to the Gateway processing team who scans the request directly to the correct AHU office.
NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
- Begin sending the requests to the appropriate AHU based on the attachment.
ATTACHMENTS:
PL/ph