19896948, 65-2.042 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 19896948

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Chapter:

RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Overview

RULE:

65-2.042	Applicant/Recipient Fair Hearings
65-2.043	Hearings Request and Notification of Right to Hearings
65-2.044	Right to Request a Hearing
65-2.045	Hearings Request
65-2.046	Time Limits in Which to Request a Hearing
65-2.047	Preliminary or Procedural Matters
65-2.048	Action to Reduce or Discontinue Assistance or Service
65-2.049	Hearing Request Procedures
65-2.050	Transportation
65-2.056	Basis of Hearings
65-2.057	Conduct of Hearing
65-2.059	Continuances
65-2.061	Failure to Appear
65-2.066	Final Orders
65-2.068	TANF Overpayment Hearings
65-2.069	Intentional Program Violation Disqualification Hearings

PURPOSE:

The Department intends to amend several rules within Chapter 65-2, Rules of Practice and Procedure, to reflect the Office of Appeal Hearings current process for conducting administrative fair hearings. These amendments include revisions to comply with the review completed by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.  The Office of Appeal Hearings determined rulemaking was necessary for these rules to establish and clarify the current practices and procedures followed for the administrative fair hearings conducted by this office.

SUMMARY:

These amendments update terms and legal authorities, correct grammatical errors, clarify the timeframe to establish good cause for an abandoned appeal, and remove provisions that were no longer relevant to the Department’s fair hearing process.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

409.285, F.S.

LAW:

409.285, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/2/2018 Vol. 44/01

COMMENTS:

From 1/2/2018 To 1/23/2018 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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