12VAC30-110-90. Right to appeal.
An individual has the right to file an appeal when:
1. His application for benefits administered by the department is denied. However, if an application for State and Local Hospitalization coverage is denied because of a lack of funds which is confirmed by the hearing officer, there is no right to appeal;
2. The agency takes action or proposes to take action that will adversely affect, reduce, or terminate his receipt of benefits;
3. His request for a particular medical service is denied, suspended, reduced, or terminated, in whole or in part;
4. The agency fails to take an application and/or fails to act with reasonable promptness on his application for benefits or request for a particular medical service;
5. The agency takes action or proposes to take action regarding the recovery of applicable medical assistance payments from a decedent's estate;
6. The agency takes action or proposes to take action regarding the recovery of expenditures for services received by ineligible individuals;
7. The agency takes action or proposes to take action regarding the recovery of expenditures paid on behalf of individuals whose coverage was continued during the appeals process; or
8. Federal regulations require that a fair hearing be granted.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-324 and 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR460-04-8.7 § 1.9, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 26, eff. November 20, 2006.