Issue Alert - 02-09-11
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| Date: | 10/01/2002 | |
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Administrative hearings are now available for individuals denied Direct Support Services from FIA. |
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| Persons Affected: | Applicants who have applied for Direct Support Services from FIA |
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Background
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Family Independence Program (FIP), Refugee Assistance Program (RAP), Child Day Care (CDC), Medicaid, and Food Assistance Program Family, Food Assistance Program Non-Family. |
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Applicants who were previously denied DSS did not have the right to a hearing since FIA believed these were discretionary services. FIA has since changed their policy to include the right to a hearing if the client wishes to appeal the decision. Staff at FIA are instructed to send hearing information along with the DSS decision notice. |
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What Should Advocates Do?
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Advocates should inform clients who have been denied direct support services through FIA to request a hearing and contact legal services. Since this is a new area for administrative hearings, legal advocates may want to touch base with the Michigan Poverty Law Program about their experiences with these types of hearing requests. |
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What Should Clients Do?
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If you have applied for one of the Direct Support services listed above and have been denied, request a hearing and contact your local legal services office to see if they can help you with the hearing. |
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Finding Help
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Most legal aid and legal services office handle these type of cases, and they do not charge a fee. You can locate the "free" legal services or legal aid office that serves your county on the Michigan Legal Assistance Network website (http://www.mlan.net/locate.html) or look in the yellow pages under "attorneys" or call the toll-free lawyer referral number, (800) 968-0738 |
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