Or. Admin. Code § 411-001-0520 - Late Contested Case Hearing Requests
(1) When the Department of Human Services
(Department) receives a completed hearing request that is not filed within the
timeframe required by the applicable rule in OAR chapter 411 but is filed no
later than the deadlines set out in section (2) of this rule:
(a) The Department shall refer the hearing
request to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case hearing
on the merits of the Department's action described in the notice when:
(A) The Department finds that the claimant
and claimant's representative did not receive the notice and did not have
actual knowledge of the notice; or
(B) The Department finds good cause that the
claimant did not meet the timeframe required due to excusable mistake,
surprise, excusable neglect (which may include neglect due to significant
cognitive or health issues), circumstances beyond the claimant's control,
reasonable reliance on the statement of a Department employee or an adverse
provider relating to procedural requirements, or due to fraud,
misrepresentation, or other misconduct of the Department or a party adverse to
the claimant.
(b) The
Department refers the request for a hearing to the Office of Administrative
Hearings for a contested case proceeding to determine whether the claimant is
entitled to a hearing on the merits if there is a dispute between the claimant
and the Department about either of the following paragraphs.
(A) The claimant or claimant's representative
received the notice or had actual knowledge of the notice. At the hearing, the
Department must show that the claimant or claimant's representative had actual
knowledge of the notice or that the Department mailed or electronically mailed
the notice to the correct address of the claimant or claimant's representative,
as provided to the Department.
(B)
The claimant has established for a contested case hearing on the merits under
paragraph (a)(B) of this section.
(c) The Department may only dismiss such a
request for hearing as untimely without a referral to the Office of
Administrative Hearings if the following requirements are met:
(A) The undisputed facts show that the
claimant does not qualify for a hearing under this section; and
(B) The notice was served personally or by
registered or certified mail.
(2) The Department shall consider whether a
late hearing request meets the late request criteria set out in section (1) of
this rule:
(a) When the hearing request is
received up to 120 days after a notice became a final order by default if no
provider is a party to the contested case.
(b) When the hearing request is received up
to 60 days after a notice became a final order by default if at least one
provider is a party to the contested case.
(3) Unless required otherwise by the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Department may dismiss a request for
hearing as untimely if the Department receives a completed hearing request
after the applicable deadline in section (2) of this rule.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050 & 411.103
Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.010 & 411.103
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