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IV. STATE HEARING <br />A. Purpose <br />The state hearing safeguards the interest of the individual client and assures fair <br />and equitable administration of assistance programs. <br />B. Request for Hearing <br />1. Submit DSS -1374, Request for State Appeal to the Chief Hearing Officer, <br />Hearing and Appeals Section Division of Social Services on the day the <br />appellant requests a state hearing. <br />2. Attach a copy of the local hearing decision. <br />3. Attach the DSS -1473, Request for State Appeal. <br />C. Scheduling <br />1. The hearing officer designated to handle the hearing will give reasonable <br />notice to the county and the appellant of the time and place of the hearing. <br />2. The appellant may request and is entitled to receive a postponement of the <br />schedule hearing with good cause. The appellant has good cause to postpone <br />the hearing when? <br />a. There is a death in the appellant's family. <br />b. The appellant or someone in his /her family is ill. <br />c. The appellant is unable to obtain representation. <br />d. The appellant's representative has a conflict with the scheduled date. <br />e. The appellant receives a properly dated and mailed notice of action <br />proposing a reduction or termination of assistance after the 10 workday <br />notice period expires. <br />£ The appellant is unable to obtain transportation. <br />g. The hearings officer determines that the hearing should be delayed for <br />some other reason. <br />3. The postponement may not exceed 30 calendar days from the date the hearing <br />was originally scheduled. <br />D. Place <br />Hold the hearing in the county human services office unless the appellant is <br />bedfast or has great difficulty moving. In such cases, the hearing may be held <br />where the appellant lives. <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />F -3 Page 42 <br />