When the agency intends to withhold, reduce, suspend, or
terminate public assistance, social services, or food assistance
supplemental
nutrition assistance program (SNAP) within the certification period, or
to change the manner or form of assistance to protective, vendor, or two-party
payment, the assistance group shall be provided prior written notice of the
action. An electronic notice may replace a written notice, as permitted by
federal law.
(A) The written notice
shall be sent electronically, by regular U. S. mail, or hand delivered no less
than fifteen calendar days prior to the
effective date of the proposed action.
(B) The notice shall contain
:
a clear and
understandable statement of the proposed action and the reasons for it, cite
the applicable regulations, explain the assistance group's right to and the
method of obtaining a county conference and a state hearing, explain the
circumstances under which a timely hearing request will result in continued
benefits, and contain a telephone number to call about free legal
services.
(1)
A clear and understandable statement of the proposed action
and the reasons for it.
(2)
Citations of the applicable
regulations.
(3)
An explanation of the assistance group's right to and
the method of obtaining a county conference and a state
hearing.
(4)
An explanation of the circumstances under which a
timely hearing request shall result in continued benefits.
(5)
A telephone
number to call about free legal services.
(C)
The JFS
04065 "Prior Notice of Right to a State Hearing" (rev. 5/2001), or its
computer- generated equivalent, shall be used.
(D) If a change in the assistance group's
circumstances requires reduction or termination of both public assistance and
food assistance
SNAP benefits, the agency shall issue a single notice
for both public assistance and
food
assistance
SNAP actions.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 5101:6-2-04
Effective:
3/1/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
11/29/2018 and
03/01/2024
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 5101.35
Rule
Amplifies: 5101.35,
5160.011,
5101.37
Prior
Effective Dates: 09/01/1976, 04/01/1980, 06/02/1980, 12/01/1980, 10/01/1981,
01/18/1982, 05/01/1982, 07/01/1982, 10/01/1982, 01/01/1983, 04/01/1983,
08/01/1983, 11/01/1983 (Temp.), 01/01/1984, 03/01/1984 (Temp.), 06/01/1984,
10/01/1984 (Temp.), 10/03/1984 (Emer.), 12/22/1984, 08/20/1986 (Emer.),
11/15/1986, 01/16/1987 (Emer.), 04/01/1987, 04/06/1987, 07/01/1987 (Emer.),
09/27/1987, 04/01/1989, 11/01/1990, 06/01/1993, 06/01/2003, 09/01/2008,
02/28/2014, 07/25/2016
