The department shall provide timely and adequate notice in all cases of intended action to discontinue, terminate, suspend, or reduce an assistance grant except in those cases where adequate notice alone would be consistent with the requirements of state law or regulation.
"Timely notice" means notice which is mailed at least ten days before the intended change would be effective.
"Adequate notice" means notice which is mailed not later than the date of action.
Both timely and adequate notice shall include a statement of what action the agency intends to take, the reasons for the intended action, an explanation of the individual's right to request an administrative hearing on the propriety of the intended action and the circumstances under which assistance is continued if a hearing is requested.
HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 549; 1997 Act No. 133, Section 7, eff June 11, 1997.