La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-331

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-331 - Hearing Official

A. Hearings shall be conducted by an impartial official(s) who:

1. does not have a personal involvement in the case;

2. was not directly involved in the initial determination of the action which is being contested; and

3. was not the immediate supervisor of the worker who took the action.

B. The hearing official shall be:

1. an individual under contract with the Department of Children and Family Services.

C. The hearing official shall:

1. administer oaths or affirmations;

2. insure that all relevant issues are considered;

3. request, receive and make part of the record all evidence determined necessary to decide the issues;

4. regulate the conduct and course of the hearing consistent with due process to insure an orderly hearing;

5. order, where relevant and useful, an independent medical assessment or professional evaluation from a source mutually satisfactory to the household and the Department of Children and Family Services;

6. provide a hearing record and recommendation for final decision by the hearing authority; or, if the hearing official is the hearing authority, render a hearing decision in the name of the Department of Children and Family Services which will resolve the dispute.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-331

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 25:2262 (November 1999), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Programs, Economic Stability, LR 38:967 (April 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., R.S. 36:474.