Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 613, Sec. 2. (SB 1071) Effective January 1, 2023.
(a)The department shall set the hearing to commence within 30 working days after the request is filed, and, at least 10 days prior to the hearing, shall give all parties concerned written notice of the time and place of the hearing.
(b)The 30 working day and 10-day requirements described in subdivision (a) shall not apply to a request filed by a beneficiary of a Medi-Cal managed care plan who meets the criteria for an expedited resolution of an appeal as described in subdivision (a) of Section 10951.5.
(c)If regulations require a public or private agency to allow the applicant for, or recipient of, public social
services to examine the case record or other relevant nonprivileged information, and the agency has been made aware of the issues in the appeal, the records and information shall be available for inspection by the applicant or recipient no later than five working days prior to the hearing. If the applicant requests the records and information to be delivered through electronic means, the records and information shall be delivered through secure electronic means if required by state or federal privacy laws.
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