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Adequate Notice

A written notice informing the claimant of the action the county intends to take, the reasons for the intended action, the specific regulations supporting such action, an explanation of the claimant's right to request a state hearing, and if appropriate, the circumstances under which aid will be continued if a hearing is requested, and for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program, if the county action is upheld, that the aid paid pending must be repaid. In the Food Stamp Program, see Section 63-504.2.

Adjudicate

Administrative Disqualification Hearing (ADH)

Adopt

Adopt Date

Adopt Due Date

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ): A person designated by the Director and thereafter assigned by the Chief Administrative Law Judge to conduct state hearings and administrative disqualification hearings.

Aid: For purposes of this Division, "aid" includes all public social services programs subject to a state hearing. Such public social services programs include, but are not limited to, CalWORKs, the Food Stamp Program (FS), the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal), the Transitional Child Care Program (TCC), Aid for the Adoption of Children Program (AAC), Adoption Assistance Program (AAP), In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).

Aid Pending (Aid Paid Pending - APP)

Aid Pending Decision

Appeal

Authorized Representative (AR)

Bifurcate

Chief Administrative Law Judge: The person designated and employed by, and directly responsible to the Director of the California Department of Social Services and charged with the administration of state hearings and administrative disqualification hearings.

Claim

Claimant

Compliance

Conditional Withdrawal (Condt'l WD)

County (CWD)

County Action: All actions which require adequate notice (see Section 22-071) and any other county action or inaction relating to the claimant's application for or receipt of aid.

County or CWD Representative: An employee who is assigned the major responsibility for preparing and/or presenting a hearing case on behalf of the CWD.

Decision

Evidence

Filing Date

Hearing

Hearing Request

Holiday: A Saturday, Sunday, and the holidays as specified in Government Code Sections 6700 et seq. which result in a postal holiday or the closing of Department or county offices.

Intentional Program Violation (IPV)

Jurisdiction: The right and power to interpret and apply the law.

Open Record

Out-of-State Claimant

Position Statement or Statement of Position (SOP)

Postponement (PP)

Rehearing

Rehearing on the Record

Rehearing Request

Relevant Evidence

Remand

Reopening

Scope of Benefits

Stipulation

Subpoena

Subpoena Duces Tecum

Telephone Hearing

Testimony

Time Waiver

Timely Notice: See 22-072

Withdrawal (WD)

Witness


Source: MPP Sections 22-001, 22-072 and State Hearing Web Site - Hearing Terms