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Revision 19-13; Effective November 5, 2019
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) hearings officer must:
- notify all hearing participants of the date and time of the state fair hearing;
- prepare a final order disposing of a case through withdrawal and send copies of this order to the applicant, member or authorized representative (AR) and Program Support Unit (PSU) staff upon written notification from the applicant, member or AR to withdraw a state fair hearing;
- conduct the state fair hearing;
- consider all testimony and exhibits in making a decision;
- reserve the right to hold a hearing record open after a state fair hearing to obtain additional information;
- render a state fair hearing decision; and
- send a written copy of all state fair hearing decisions to the applicant, member or AR, Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) and PSU staff within five days of making the decision.