Section 4710.6 - Notice in connection with hearing, mediation or meeting(a)Upon receipt by the service agency director of the hearing request form requesting a fair hearing, mediation, or a voluntary informal meeting, the service agency director shall immediately provide adequate notice pursuant to Section 4701 to the claimant, the claimant's guardian or conservator, parent of a minor, and authorized representative of the claimant's rights in connection with the fair hearing, mediation, or informal meeting. If an informal meeting is requested by the claimant, the service agency and the claimant shall determine a mutually agreed upon time for the meeting. The service agency shall notify the claimant of the date upon which their hearing request form was received by the service agency.(b)The written notice shall also confirm the mutually agreed upon date, time, and place for a voluntary informal meeting, if desired by the claimant or their authorized representative, with the service agency director or the director's designee. The written notice shall also state that the claimant or their authorized representative may decline an informal meeting.(c)The written notification of rights required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be required if the service agency includes written notification of those rights with the notice required by Section 4710.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until March 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 4710.6
Amended by Stats 2022 ch 49 (SB 188),s 42, eff. 6/30/2022.Amended by Stats 2000 ch 416 (AB 2919), s 6, eff. 1/1/2001.