California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 3 - Fair Hearing Procedure

• Section 4710.
  (a) Adequate notice shall be sent to the applicant or recipient and the authorized representative, if any, by certified mail at least 30 days prior to...
• Section 4710.5.
  (a) Any applicant for or recipient of services, or authorized representative of the applicant or recipient, who is dissatisfied with any decision or action of the...
• Section 4710.6.
  (a) Upon receipt by the service agency director of the hearing request form requesting a fair hearing, mediation, or a voluntary informal meeting, the service agency...
• Section 4710.7.
  (a) Upon requesting a fair hearing, the claimant has the right to request a voluntary informal meeting with the service agency director or his or her...
• Section 4710.8.
  (a) At an informal meeting, the claimant shall have the rights stated pursuant to Section 4701.(b) An informal meeting shall be held at a time and place...
• Section 4710.9.
  (a) If the claimant or his or her authorized representative is satisfied with the decision of the service agency following an informal meeting, he or she...
• Section 4711.
  Upon receipt of the hearing request form, where a fair hearing has been requested but mediation has not, the responsible state agency director shall immediately...
• Section 4711.5.
  (a) Upon receipt of the written request for mediation, the service agency shall be given five working days to accept or decline mediation.(b) If the service agency...
• Section 4711.7.
  (a) If the issue or issues involved in the mediation are resolved to the satisfaction of both parties, the mediator shall prepare a written resolution. Agreement...
• Section 4712.
  (a) The fair hearing shall be held within 50 days of the date the hearing request form is received by the service agency, unless a continuance...
• Section 4712.2.
  (a) Two or more claimants with a common complaint, or their authorized representatives, or a service agency may request the consolidation of appeals involving a common...
• Section 4712.5.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), within 10 working days of the concluding day of the state hearing, but not later than 80 days following...
• Section 4712.7.
  In addition to any other delegation of authority granted to the Director of Health Services, the director may delegate his or her authority to adopt...
• Section 4713.
  (a) If the hearing officer’s decision is unfavorable to the claimant, and the claimant has been receiving the services which have been the subject of the...
• Section 4714.
  (a) Commencing July 1, 1999, for each appeal request submitted pursuant to Section 4710.5, regional centers and developmental centers shall submit information to the department including,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018