Effective August 2, 1999, the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) has expanded the Mandatory Dispute Resolution (MDR) project to include Income Support Centers 51 and 53. As indicated in OAH Transmittal 99-26, the MDR process was developed to identify clients who have made a request for a hearing and notify them to appear at the agency prior to the hearing to discuss the requested issues. The MDR process was initially piloted and is
still in place at Income Support Center 99.
Effective September 13, 1999, issue code 139 (Discontinuance for Failure to Report to Mandatory Dispute Resolution) has been designated for use when it is determined at the time of the hearing that a decision must be issued with respect to an agency action to discontinue assistance based on the appellant's failure to appear at an MDR conference. However, issue code 139 will only be added to the Fair Hearing Data Sheet (FH-019) by the Administrative Law Judge once the hearing has been held, as appropriate.
The MDR process is under continuing discussion and is subject to modification at any time. These procedures will remain in effect until further notice.
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