19700.1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Appellant” means an applicant or client who has filed an oral or written request for an administrative review or a written request for a fair hearing. (b) “Applicant” means any individual who has applied for vocational rehabilitation or independent living services which the department […]
19703. (a) The provisions of this chapter relative to vocational rehabilitation or independent living services, or both, shall be administered fairly to the end that all persons who are eligible and apply for those services shall receive the services to which they are entitled under state and federal statutes and regulations promptly and with due consideration […]
19704. (a) If any applicant for, or client of, the department is dissatisfied with any action of the department relating to his or her application or receipt of services, or if any person who desires to apply for that assistance is refused the opportunity to submit a signed application therefor and is dissatisfied with that refusal, […]
19705. (a) (1) After consulting with the appellant, the department shall set the time and place of the hearing specified in Section 19704 before an impartial hearing officer and shall give all parties concerned written notice of the time and place of the hearing. (2) An impartial hearing officer may change the time and place of the hearing […]
19705.1. Training for impartial hearing officers shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following: (a) Information regarding the goals and requirements of the vocational rehabilitation program, the state plan, and federal and state statutes and regulations governing the program. (b) Instruction in how to protect the rights of appellants at administrative hearings, with emphasis […]
19708. (a) Information in the appellant’s case record shall, upon request and proper identification, be disclosed to the person or his or her authorized representative. Medical, psychological, or other information which the department believes may be harmful to the person shall not be released directly to that person, but shall be provided through his or her […]
19709. (a) The appellant, within six months after receiving notice of the impartial hearing officer’s final decision, may file a petition with the superior court, under Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, praying for a review of the entire proceedings in the matter, upon questions of law involved in the case. The review, if […]
19710. Until January 1, 2014, the adoption and readoption of regulations to modify appeals processes consistent with this part shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6 of the Government Code, and the […]
