Ohio Admin. Code 5101:6-2-06 - State hearings: notice of mass change in benefits
(A) When a change in state law, federal law,
or local agency policy adopted pursuant to options authorized in state law
requires automatic adjustment of benefits, the assistance group
shall
will be
provided prior written notice of the action. The exception to this rule is some
classes of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) recipients for
which federal law does not require notification.
(1) The notice shall
will be mailed
or personally delivered no less than fifteen days prior to the processing of
the action.
(2) The notice
shall
will
contain:
(a) A clear and understandable
statement of the proposed action and the reasons for it.
(b) Citations of the applicable
regulations.
(c) An explanation of
the assistance group's right to and the method of obtaining a county conference
and a state hearing.
(d) An
explanation of the circumstances under which a timely hearing request
shall
will
result in continued benefits.
(e) A
telephone number to call about free legal services.
(3) When a change in state or federal law
requires such an adjustment statewide, the JFS 04025 "Important Notice about
your Welfare Benefits,"
(rev. 5/2001), its computer-generated equivalent, or
other notice specifically developed and designated by the Ohio department of
job and family services (ODJFS)
or an Ohio
department of job and family services (ODJFS) approved equivalent, shall
,will be used.
Local agencies shall
will receive instructions concerning notice prior to
implementation of the change.
(4)
When a change in local agency policy requires such an adjustment, the local
agency is responsible for developing the content of the notice, in accordance
with paragraph (A)(2) of this rule. The language under "Your Right to a State
Hearing" contained on the JFS 04025 shall
will be
duplicated exactly on any such local agency notice regarding a policy change
that could be misapplied to individual circumstances, in accordance with
paragraph (A) of rule
5101:6-3-01 of the
Administrative Code.
(B)
When a change in state or federal law or policy requires a mass change in SNAP,
as described in rule
5101:4-7-03 of the
Administrative Code, the assistance group shall
will be provided
notice of the action as prescribed by state hearings in accordance with
7 C.F.R.
273.12
(effective
January 1, 2013).
(effective August, 1,
2024).
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.35
Rule Amplifies: 5101.35, 5160.011
Prior Effective Dates: 09/01/1976, 04/01/1980, 06/02/1980, 04/01/1981, 10/01/1981, 05/01/1982, 10/01/1982, 04/01/1983, 09/24/1983, 11/01/1983 (Temp.), 03/01/1984 (Temp.), 10/03/1984 (Emer.), 12/22/1984, 08/16/1985 (Emer.), 01/01/1986, 08/20/1986 (Emer.), 11/15/1986, 04/10/1987 (Emer.), 06/22/1987, 04/01/1989, 11/01/1990, 02/01/1992, 06/01/1993, 06/01/2003, 09/01/2008, 08/01/2010, 02/28/2014, 03/01/2019
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