2970.1Sections 2970 through 2979 shall govern hearings requested by individuals, other than service providers, concerning the following benefits:
(a) Medicaid, Healthcare Alliance, or other healthcare programs administered by the District of Columbia;(b) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF);(c) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamps);(d) Interim Disability Assistance;(e) Shelter and services for homeless persons;(f) Rental Assistance programs;(g) General Assistance for Children;(i) Program on Work, Employment, and Responsibility (POWER);(k) Any other benefits provided by the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS);(l) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program benefits provided by the District of Columbia Office of Energy and the Environment (DOEE);(m) Vocational Rehabilitation Services;(n) Randolph Sheppard Vending Facilities Program (RSVFP); and(o) Benefits subject to a complaint made under the District of Columbia Department of Disability Services' (DDS) Formal Complaint Process.2970.2Sections 2970 through 2979 also shall govern hearings requested by DHS when it seeks to disqualify someone from receiving SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) benefits due to an intentional program violation.
2970.3The Rules in Chapter 28 shall apply for procedural issues not addressed in §§ 2970 through 2979.
2970.4 If there is a conflict between any federal law or regulation and anything in these Rules, the federal law or regulation shall control.2970.5If there is a conflict between any District of Columbia statute and these Rules, the District of Columbia statute shall control.
2970.6If there is a conflict between any other agency's procedural rules or regulations and these Rules, these Rules shall control.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-2970
Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 2009 (March 17, 2006); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12541, 12584 (December 31, 2010); Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6594 (4/29/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 13913 (12/1/2024)Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 3128 (April 20, 2012) renamed chapter 29, "Office of Administrative Hearings: Rules for DCPS, Rental Housing, Public Benefits, and Unemployment Insurance Cases."Authority: The Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 8(a)(7) and 8(b)(7) of the Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001, effective March 6, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-76, D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1831.05(a)(7) and (b)(7)) .