SECTION 340:2-5-64. Hearing request

(a)   In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program a hearing request is any indication by a client or authorized representative that the client wants to contest an Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) action, or failure to act, through the hearing process.

(b)   In all other cases within this Part, a hearing request is a written expression by a client or authorized representative that the client wants to contest a DHS action, or failure to act, through the hearing process.

(1)   The writing must be signed by the client or authorized representative.

(2)   An original document, as well as a facsimile of a written document, are both considered a writing.

(3)   An email, or a document attached to an email from the client or authorized representative, is considered a writing signed by the client.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2199, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 1820, eff 9-15-14]