(a) If the claimant or his or her authorized representative is satisfied with the decision of the service agency following an informal meeting, he or she shall withdraw the request for a hearing on the matter decided. The decision of the service agency shall go into effect 10 days after the receipt of the withdrawal of the request for a fair hearing by the service agency. The service agency shall immediately forward a copy of the withdrawal to the department and to the director of the responsible state agency or his or her designee pursuant to Section 4704.5.
(b) If the claimant or his or her authorized representative has declined an informal meeting or is dissatisfied with the decision of the service agency and does not request mediation, the matter shall proceed to a fair hearing. The service agency shall immediately notify the director of the responsible state agency that the fair hearing request has not been withdrawn. A recommendation for consolidation pursuant to Section 4712.2 to the director of the responsible state agency may be made at this time.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 57. Effective August 19, 1998.)