Hearing Notice for Home, Telephone, and Location Hearings

A hearing notice is automatically generated each time a home, telephone, or location hearing for a hearing case is scheduled or rescheduled.

The following information is included on the hearing notice for hearing cases for home, telephone, and location hearings:

Correspondence Recipient Details
The correspondence recipient's name and address are displayed.
Hearing Appeal Details
The following hearing appeal details are displayed: the hearing reference number, the requested hearing date, the scheduled hearing date, the scheduled hearing time, the hearing address (home or organization location address), the hearing case number, and appeal issue(s) to be addressed at the hearing. Note that appeal issues refer to program applications, product delivery cases and issue cases under appeal. Note also that no address is displayed for telephone hearings. The correspondence displays aid status regarding the appellant's continued benefits provided this is the only appealed item on the hearing appeal. However, If there is more than one appealed item associated with the appeal, the hearing notice will not contain aid status information regarding the appellant's continued benefits.
Instructions
The following hearing instructions are displayed. For home and location hearings, all parties are instructed to be present at the hearing address. For telephone hearings, the correspondent is instructed to contact the organization to provide the telephone number. If a party cannot attend, the party must request an adjournment.
Contact Information for Continuance
Contact information for continuing the hearing is displayed including the organization name and organization.
Correspondence Deadline for Hearing Absence
If the appellant and/or representative are late or absent from the hearing, there is a set deadline for requesting a hearing restoration. This deadline is displayed. This deadline only applies to home, phone, and location hearings.
Hearing Statement Deadline
The final date for submitting a hearing statement is displayed.
Information for Canceling Appeal Request
For the appellant, information for canceling the appeal request is displayed. The appellant signs and dates the correspondence and mails the cancellation request to the organization name and address displayed.