Section 20-3619. LIHEAP - DENIAL, REDUCTION, OR REVOCATION

 

3619.1If an applicant is determined ineligible for a benefit, the Department shall provide a written notice of ineligibility, which shall include:

 

 (a) A statement of the determination of ineligibility and an explanation of that determination;

 

(b)A statement of the action that the applicant must take, if any, to be found eligible;

 

(c)Notice of the applicant’s option to discuss the determination with a Department employee; and

 

(d)Notice of the applicant’s right to appeal the determination, as provided in § 3620.

 

3619.2If the Department determines that a prior benefit decision was based on material error, falsity, misrepresentation, concealment, omission, or fraud, it shall:

 

(a) Reopen the application;

 

(b) Provide notice to the applicant of the Department’s final action or intended action, which shall include the information in § 3619.1;

 

(c) Provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity to respond;

 

(d) Reduce, increase, suspend, or revoke an award of a benefit; and

 

(e) Notify the energy vendor of a change to the benefit amount.

 

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2013 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); the District of Columbia Office of Energy Act of 1980, effective March 4, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-132; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-171.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.)); the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 893; 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621 et seq.); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 13408 (October 28, 2016).