Local Districts now have the ability to electronically respond to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) with respect to inquiries from appellants including alleged Complaints of Non-Compliance with fair hearing decisions and alleged Aid-to-Continue violations. This is accomplished by utilizing the Agency Tracking Program (PFHSPC) now on the Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) Fair Hearing Information System (FHIS) menu and developed with input from several upstate local districts as well as from the New York City Human Resources Administration.
OAH requests that local agencies report on fair hearing decisions before they become complaints of non-compliance. This will enable OAH to relay the efforts of the local district to the appellant, in the event of an appellant inquiry, and may avoid the need for the appellant to file a Complaint of Non-Compliance.
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