Kan. Admin. Regs. § 26-4-1 - Notice of actions; appeals by written requests; time to file written requests

(a) When an action is taken or proposed by any of the following parties in any program administered by the secretary, other than a medicaid program administered pursuant to K.S.A. 39-968, 75-5321a, and 75-5945 and amendments thereto, the procedures in this article 4 shall apply:

(1) By the secretary or the secretary's designee when the action affects any area agency on aging, a service provider, a customer, or an applicant to become a service provider or customer;

(2) by the secretary or the secretary's designee, an area agency on aging, or any of their agents when the action affects a service provider, a customer, or an applicant to become a service provider or customer; or

(3) by a service provider or its agent when the action affects a customer or an applicant to become a customer.

(b)

(1) If the secretary or other authority described in subsection (a) proposes to take action, that authority shall mail written notice of the proposed action and the basis for the proposed action to the affected party or parties at least 10 days before the effective date of the action identified in the written notice, unless a different notice period is specifically required by some other provision of federal or state law.

(2) In situations involving an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, action may be taken by the secretary or other authority without giving prior written notice of proposed action described in this subsection. When action is taken without prior written notice of proposed action prescribed in paragraph (b)(1), written notice of the action shall be mailed by the secretary or other authority to the affected party or parties as soon as practical.

(c) Unless prohibited by some other provision of law, the proposed action may be taken, without any additional notice to the affected party, on the effective date described in the written notice.

(d) Each written notice of proposed action shall identify the reasons for and effective date of the proposed action and include a statement informing the affected party of the right to appeal the action by filing a written request for a hearing with the office of administrative hearings within time limits described in subsection (e).

(e) Unless preempted by federal or state law, a party receiving notice of action may appeal the action by filing a written request for a hearing with the office of administrative hearings within 30 days after the date of the notice of action. An additional three days shall be allowed if the notice of action is mailed. If no written notice of action is given, an affected party may appeal the action by filing a written request for a hearing with the office of administrative hearings within 30 days after the date on which the affected party knew or reasonably should have known of the action.

(f) Each request for a hearing shall state clearly the proposed action or the action upon which a hearing is requested. The written request for a hearing shall be included in the department's official record of agency action and record of a hearing as evidence received by it.

(g) Each hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedures act, K.S.A. 77-501 et seq. and amendments thereto.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 26-4-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 75-5908; effective, T-85-47, Dec. 19, 1984; effective May 1, 1985; amended, T-86-48, Dec. 18, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended Nov. 14, 1997; amended July 15, 2011.