Recovery of Overpayments Resulting from Department Error and Payments Pending a Fair Hearing Decision and Non-fraudulent Client Error
Effective Mar 18, 2022Mass. Register #1465MGL c. 18, § 10Department of Transitional Assistance
- (A) Overpayments resulting from Department error and non-fraudulent client error shall be recovered.
(B) Overpayments resulting from assistance paid pending implementation of a fair hearing decision as provided in 106 CMR 343.250: Continuation of Benefits Pending Appeal following an appeal of reduction or termination in benefits shall be recovered if the fair hearing decision upholds the reduction or termination. The overpayment in a split fair hearing decision, where the action of the Department is only partly upheld, is the amount found in the fair hearing decision to be incorrectly paid.
- (1) The Department shall inform the client that the Department will recover any assistance paid pending implementation of a decision following a fair hearing that is decided in the Department's favor.
- (2) The Department shall provide on the notice the option for the appellant to waive the receipt of assistance pending the hearing.