D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, § 2971
2971
PUBLIC BENEFITS CASES – BEGINNING A CASE
2971.1 A person can request a hearing in writing, in person, or by telephone.
2971.2 Hearing request forms shall be available at OAH, at all service centers of the Department of Human Services, at the Department of Health Care Finance, at the District Department of the Environment, and at the Division of Early Childhood Education at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
2971.3 A hearing request must describe the type of benefits and the action or inaction to which the person objects. The request also must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting a hearing;
2971.4 A person may bring, mail, or fax a written hearing request to:
2971.4 To request a hearing in person, a person may come to:
(d) The Division of Early Childhood Education at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, for a hearing concerning child care benefits; or
(e) OAH.
2971.5 To request a hearing by telephone, a person may call:
(a) The Department of Human Services;
(b) The Department of Health Care Finance, for a hearing concerning Medicaid, Healthcare Alliance, or other healthcare programs administered by the District of Columbia;
(c) The Division of Early Childhood Education at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education; or
(d) OAH.
2971.6 If the Government receives a written hearing request, it must file the request with OAH within three (3) calendar days of receiving it.
2971.7 If the Government receives an oral or telephone hearing request, it must prepare and file a hearing request form with OAH within three (3) calendar days of receiving the request.
2971.8 If OAH receives a written hearing request from an individual, it will send the request to any agency or service provider whose decision is being challenged.
2971.9 If OAH receives an oral or telephone hearing request from an individual, it will complete a written summary of the request and send it to any agency or service provider whose decision is being challenged.
2971.10 The Department of Human Services can request a hearing concerning a claim that a SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) recipient should be disqualified from receiving benefits due to an intentional program violation by filing a hearing request form approved by the Chief Administrative Law Judge.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 2009, 2011 (March 17, 2006); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12541, 12585 (December 31, 2010).