Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-622

EHS 622

DCF Fair Hearings

Ms. Creem and Mr. Eldridge and Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. Rush and Brownsberger and Ms. Candaras and Mr. Donnelly moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4800-0015, by inserting after the words “which shall ensure that the department shall maintain an independent, timely and fair administrative hearing system;”  the following words:-

"provided further, that the regulations required to be promulgated by the preceding proviso shall not enlarge any time specified in current regulations by which the department must hold fair hearings or render fair hearing decisions;"

and by inserting after the words “identify the number of fair hearing requests that are pending,” the following words:-

"for more than 150 days"

and by inserting after the words “as of the conclusion of the most recent quarter,” the following words:--

"provided further that the department shall maintain and make available to the public during regular business hours all of its fair hearing decisions with identifying information removed, and a record of its fair hearings with identifying information removed, reflecting, for each hearing request, the date of the request, the date of the hearing, the length of any extensions granted to the party, the date of the hearing decision, the decision rendered by the hearing officer, and the final decision rendered upon the Commissioner’s review;"