Article 4. Notice and Appeal Rights
12VAC30-110-70. Notification of adverse agency action.
Article 4
Notice and Appeal Rights
The agency that takes action or makes an adverse determination shall inform the applicant or recipient in a written notice:
1. What action or adverse determination the agency intends to take and the effective date of such action;
2. A clear statement of the specific reasons supporting the intended action or adverse determination;
3. The specific regulations that support or the change in law that requires the action or adverse determination;
4. The right to request an evidentiary hearing, and the methods and time limits for doing so;
5. The right to request an expedited evidentiary hearing;
6. The circumstances under which benefits are continued if a hearing is requested (see 12VAC30-110-100); and
7. The right to representation.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR460-04-8.7 § 1.7, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 16, eff. May 6, 2015; Volume 34, Issue 6, eff. December 13, 2017.
12VAC30-110-80. Advance notice.
When the agency plans to terminate, suspend, or reduce an individual's eligibility or covered services, the agency must send the notice described in 12VAC30-110-70 at least 10 days before the date of action, except as otherwise permitted by federal law in 42 CFR 431.213 and 42 CFR 431.214.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR460-04-8.7 § 1.8, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 16, eff. May 6, 2015; Volume 34, Issue 6, eff. December 13, 2017.
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.
12VAC30-110-100. Maintaining services.
A. If the agency sends the 10-day notice described in 12VAC30-110-80 and the appellant files his Request for Appeal before the date of action, his services shall not be terminated or reduced until the hearing officer issues a final decision unless it is determined at the hearing that the sole issue is one of federal or state law or policy and the appellant is promptly informed in writing that services are to be terminated or reduced pending the final decision.
B. If the agency's action is sustained on appeal, the agency may institute any available recovery procedures against the appellant to recoup the cost of any services furnished to the appellant, to the extent they were furnished solely by reason of subsection A of this section.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR460-04-8.7 § 1.10, eff. October 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 16, eff. May 6, 2015.