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HRA fair hearing request
NY OTDA — Office of Administrative Hearings
Deadline: 60 days (Cash Assistance/Medicaid/HEAP) — 90 days (SNAP) from agency action notice. 10 days to preserve aid-continuing.
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What this letter will cite
- 18 NYCRR § 358-3.1 — Recipient of public assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, HEAP, or HRA benefits has a right to a state-level fair hearing.
- 18 NYCRR § 358-3.3 — Filing within 10 days of notice preserves benefits during the appeal (aid continuing).
- 18 NYCRR § 358-3.5 — 60 days from the date of action notice to request the hearing; 90 days for SNAP.
- Social Services Law § 22 — Statutory grant of fair hearing rights administered by OTDA Office of Administrative Hearings.
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