- TO:
- ALL FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION OFFICES
- FROM:
- JULIE GIBSON, DIRECTOR
- SUBJECT:
- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS UNIT REORGANIZATION
DISCUSSION:
Effective March 1, 2016, 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.
- MHABD hearings due to submitted bills not meeting spend down are sent to the Spend Down processing unit who scan them directly to the correct AHU office. See memorandum Email IM-94, dated December 30, 2014.
For information on submitting the IM-87 with correct attachments to the Hearing Portal see memorandum IM-74, dated 7/23/15 APPLICATION FOR STATE HEARING (IM-87) FOR ALL INCOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS AND THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
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