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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 30. Department of Medical Assistance Services
Chapter 110. Eligibility and Appeals
4/1/2023

12VAC30-110-370. Final decision and transmission of the hearing record.

A. After conducting the hearing, reviewing the record, and deciding questions of law, the hearing officer shall issue a written final decision which either sustains or reverses the agency action or remands the case to the agency for further action consistent with his written instructions . The hearing officer's final decision shall be considered as the agency's final administrative action pursuant to 42 CFR, 431.244(f). The final decision shall include:

1. A description of the procedural development of the case;

2. Findings of fact that identify supporting evidence;

3. Conclusions of law that identify supporting regulations and law;

4. Conclusions and reasoning;

5. The specific action to be taken by the agency to implement the decision;

6. The deadline date by which further action must be taken; and

7. A cover letter stating that the hearing officer's decision is final, and stating that the final decision may be appealed directly to circuit court as provided in 12VAC30-110-40.

B. The hearing record shall be forwarded to the appellant and his representative with the final decision.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-324 and 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR460-04-8.7 § 2.24, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 23, eff. October 1, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 17, eff. June 15, 1995; Volume 22, Issue 26, eff. November 20, 2006; Volume 25, Issue 14, eff. April 15, 2009.

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