The Department shall provide the recipient, local agency or farmer/farmers' market with written notification of the adverse action, the causes for the action, and the effective date of the action, including the agency's determination of whether the action shall be postponed if it is appealed. The notification of an adverse action shall be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least fifteen days before the effective date of the action. An adverse action may be postponed, at the Department's option, if the Department finds that recipients would be unduly inconvenienced by the adverse action. In a case where a recipient appeals the termination of benefits, the recipient shall continue to receive FMNP benefits until a final decision is reached by the Department or the expiration of the current FMNP season, whichever occurs first. Applicants who are denied benefits may appeal the denial, but shall not receive benefits while awaiting the decision.
2 Miss. Code. R. 1-2-07-123