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        <title>OAH Procedures Transmittals</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/63/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   From 1993 through 2019, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) had issued periodic instructions to its staff and to local social services districts on various procedures pertaining to the processing of Fair Hearing...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>OAH Transmittals</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/64/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) has begun to issue a new type of communication simply called OAH Transmittals. These new transmittals are different from the OAH Procedures Transmittals, which have been issued for...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:19:34 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Which Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Will Conduct My Fair Hearing?</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/6/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   At the top right hand corner of the Notice of Fair Hearing (OAH-457), i.e., the scheduling notice, there is a three digit code, which indicates the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who has been assigned to conduct the Fair...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:06:29 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Disclaimer</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/45/</link>
        <description>Disclaimer   This Fair Hearing Resources website is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is made available online with the understanding that the author and publisher are not...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:48:38 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Summary of Formal Requests for Reconsideration or Rehearing of Administrative Appeals</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/59/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   State Fair Hearing regulations authorize the issuance of corrected decisions where there is a production error or an error of law or fact [18 NYCRR § 358-6.6(a)] and also authorize the reopening of previously closed Fair...</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:37:54 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Annual Statistics of Fair Hearing Issues Decided by Outcome Reasons on a Statewide and Local Social Services District Basis</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/7/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   These annual statistics were obtained from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) through the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The original OTDA data is available upon request.   These tables...</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:55:56 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Requested Policy Materials</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/37/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   On May 18, 1971, George W. Chesbro, the Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services (NYSDSS), promulgated new regulations at 18 NYCRR §§ 300.3, 300.4 and 300.5.   In a May 12, 1971 memorandum,...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 12:55:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Which Commissioner&#039;s Designee Decided My Fair Hearing?</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/58/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   Social Services Law § 22[2] authorizes the Commissioner to designate &quot;one or more appropriate members of his [sic] staff to consider and decide such appeals. Any staff member so designated and authorized shall have authority...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:43:13 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Fair Hearing Information System (FHIS) Codes: Outcome Reason Codes</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/65/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW  Fair Hearing Information System (FHIS) Codes   The Fair Hearing Information System (FHIS) is a sub-system of New York State&#039;s Welfare Management System (WMS), maintained by OTDA. FHIS tracks each administrative appeal from the...</description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 10:32:14 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Legal Research</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/4/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   Several companies offer online legal research services, which allow users to search for federal and state court decisions as well as federal and state laws and regulations. Two of the most widely used services are Westlaw and...</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:03:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Biennial Reports</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/3/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   Governor Mario Cuomo&#039;s Executive Order No. 131 requires state agency to file reports on their administrative adjudication plans every two years. These biennial reports must set forth &quot;the steps taken by the agency to comply...</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:08:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Administrative Adjudication Plan of the New York State Department of Social Services (NYSDSS)</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/2/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   In the January 30, 1991 edition of the New York State Register, the New York State Department of Social Services (NYSDSS) announced the developed of its Administrative Adjudication Plan in accordance with Governor Mario M....</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 23:01:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Executive Order No. 131</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/1/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   On December 4, 1989, Governor Mario M. Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 131, which requires every state agency responsible for administrative adjudication to develop and implement an administrative adjudication plan by July 1,...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 22:46:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>HHS Amicus Brief Backs Plaintiff: A Fair Hearing Must Definitively Determine an Appellant&#039;s Medicaid Eligibility</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/62/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   On February 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitted an amicus brief to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Lisnitzer v Zucker, No. 19-470, declaring that  Medicaid regulations . . . require...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 22:42:08 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Written Materials Must Be Provided in Alternative Formats, Upon Request, to Blind or Seriously Visually Impaired Applicants and Recipients</title>
        <link>http://kbwnylc.wnylc.com/kb_wnylc/entry/57/</link>
        <description>by Gene Doyle, LMSW   To comply with the Stipulation and Order of Settlement in Rafferty v Doar, 13-CV-1410 (S.D.N.Y. October 23, 2015), OTDA and DOH jointly issued Administrative Directive 16-ADM-08 on June 22, 2016 to provide   &quot;social services...</description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:50:34 -0400</pubDate>
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