California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 7 - Appeals

• Section 19700.1.
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Appellant” means an applicant or client who has filed an oral or written request for...
• Section 19703.
  (a) The provisions of this chapter relative to vocational rehabilitation or independent living services, or both, shall be administered fairly to the end that all persons...
• Section 19704.
  (a) If any applicant for, or client of, the department is dissatisfied with any action of the department relating to his or her application or receipt...
• Section 19705.
  (a) (1) After consulting with the appellant, the department shall set the time and place of the hearing specified in Section 19704 before an impartial hearing officer...
• Section 19705.1.
  Training for impartial hearing officers shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following:(a) Information regarding the goals and requirements of the vocational rehabilitation...
• Section 19708.
  (a) Information in the appellant’s case record shall, upon request and proper identification, be disclosed to the person or his or her authorized representative. Medical, psychological,...
• Section 19709.
  (a) The appellant, within six months after receiving notice of the impartial hearing officer’s final decision, may file a petition with the superior court, under Section...
• Section 19710.
  Until January 1, 2014, the adoption and readoption of regulations to modify appeals processes consistent with this part shall be deemed to be an emergency...

Last modified: October 22, 2018