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What is a Fair Hearing?
A Fair Hearing is a chance for you to tell an Administrative Law Judge (from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of Administrative Hearings) why you think a decision about your case made by a local social services agency is wrong. The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance will then issue a written decision which will state whether the local agency's decision was right or wrong. The written decision may order the local agency to correct your case.
Request a Fair Hearing
Note: For security purposes, you have 15 minutes to complete this form, otherwise your request will not be received and you will need to start over. You must have javascript enabled in order to use the online forms.
To request a fair hearing you may submit a request online using the E-Request Form.
You may also print out and complete the Fair Hearing Request Form and send via fax or mail to the address indicated on the form. Be sure to fax or postmark on or before the effective date of the intended action to preserve any aid-continuing rights.
Once the fair hearing request is processed, you will receive notification (OAH-4420 Acknowledgement of a Fair Hearing Request) via US mail.
General Information to contact OAH
Inquiries/complaints regarding a specific fair hearing decision including requests to amend a decision and/or reopen a hearing.
Address in writing to:
Russell J. Hanks
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Office of Administrative Hearings
PO BOX
1930
Albany, N.Y.
12201-1930
Fax:
518-473-6735Online:
http://www.otda.state.ny.us/oah/forms.asp
Phone:
518-474-8781