0130.020.00 Hearings

0130.020.20.25 Completing the Application for State Hearing (IM-87)

If the EU requests a hearing in person:

  1. The EU member or representative completes the section “Completed by Claimant” including a statement of why the hearing is requested and signs the Application for State Hearing (IM-87) form.
  2. Staff receiving the hearing request completes remaining fields of the IM-87.
  3. Staff immediately scans and indexes the IM-87 to the FSD Work Site Hearings Portal at FSDIM87@ip.sp.mo.gov .
  4. Staff documents in the electronic record, information about the hearing request including the date the hearing request was received, who requested the hearing, the reason the hearing was requested, and the IM-87 was sent to the Hearings Portal.

If the EU requests a hearing by telephone or other verbal request, such as in-person when the EU refuses or is unable to complete the IM-87, staff receiving the hearing request:

  1. Enters the EU’s verbal statement about the reason for the appeal on the IM-87 form.
  2. Notes the verbal request and the name of the EU member or representative who requested the hearing in the signature box on the IM-87.
  3. Completes the IM-87.
  4. Immediately scans and indexes the IM-87 to the FSD Work Site Hearings Portal at FSDIM87@ip.sp.mo.gov .
  5. Comments in the electronic record information about the hearing request, including the date the hearing request was received, who requested the hearing, the reason the hearing was requested, and the IM-87 was sent to the Hearings Portal.

    NOTE: The completed IM-87 must be scanned to the Hearings Portal without the EU’s signature. Staff should obtain the signature prior to the hearing.

If the EU requests a hearing in a written statement other than an IM-87, staff receiving the hearing request:

  1. Completes the IM-87 using available information.
  2. Notes the request was made in writing in the signature box.
  3. Immediately scans and indexes the completed IM-87 and the written request for the hearing to the FSD Work Site Hearings Portal at FSDIM87@ip.sp.mo.gov .
  4. Comments in the electronic system of record about the hearing request, including the date the hearing request was received, who requested the hearing, the reason the hearing was requested, and the IM-87 was sent to the Hearings Portal.

    NOTE: The completed IM-87 must be scanned to the Hearings Portal without the EU’s signature. Staff should obtain the signature prior to the hearing.

See the Application for State Hearing Instructions for more information on completing the IM-87.