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Public Benefits Fair Hearing Appeal
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Appeals Division
Fair-hearing process for qualifying adverse benefit, eligibility, service, authorization, transfer, discharge, or recoupment actions.
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How to get help
Request a fair hearing orally or in writing through the applicable HHS program or channel identified in the adverse-action notice. A request may cover one or more appealable actions. The general filing period is 90 calendar days from the effective action or notice date, whichever is later, with program-specific exceptions.
Who this service helps
Clients of Medicaid-funded services, TANF, SNAP, or another agency program in which law or rules provide a fair-hearing right, subject to the issue and filing rules.
Where this service is available
Service area: Texas Medicaid-funded services, TANF, SNAP, and other HHS programs with a fair-hearing right statewide, including appellants in the Central Texas counties.
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About this service
The Appeals Division conducts fair hearings when state or federal law or program rules permit a client to challenge specified HHS program actions or failures to act.
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