The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health holds a variety of administrative hearings when decisions by the Department of Community Health and its contract agencies are contested. The The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health receives over 5,000 hearing requests per year regarding numerous Department programs.

Statement of Purpose

The The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health provides an administrative hearing to appellants requesting a hearing who do not agree with a decision made by the Department of Community Health (DCH) or a DCH contracted agency; i.e., any agency, organization or health plan contracted by the Department that either determines eligibility for a department program, or delivers a service provided under a department program to a beneficiary, patient or resident. The The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health issues timely, clear, concise and legally accurate hearing decisions and orders.

Goals and Objectives

• To schedule administrative hearings within 30 days of receipt of request for hearing.
• To issue decisions and orders within 30 days from the date of the hearing or from the date the hearing record is closed.
• To provide responses to questions regarding the administrative hearings process promptly, politely and accurately.
• To conduct administrative hearings in a fair, unbiased manner.
• To issue decisions and orders based upon accurate facts and appropriate legal authority.

AdministrativeHearings Pamphlet

The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health's Administrative Hearings Pamphlet  has updated as of March 7, 2008.    Exhibits for Administrative Hearing Pamphlet are listed below.

The State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health's forms are available on this website in Microsoft Word Format. The forms can be printed out on paper and completed by hand or typed. The forms are:

DCH-0092 Request for Hearing - Exhibit I (FORM UPDATED AS OF MARCH, 2006)

DCH-0367 Hearing Summary - Exhibit II  (FORM UPDATED AS OF MAY, 2006)

DCH-0829 Order Certification - Exhibit III (FORM UPDATED AS OF JUNE, 2006)

DCH-0093 Request for Withdrawal of Appeal - Exhibit IV  (FORM UPDATED AS OF JUNE, 2006)

DCH-0646 Forms Requisition - Exhibit V   (FORM UPDATED AS OF JUNE, 2006)

Medicaid Fair Hearings: Rights and Responsibilities brochure

How to Contact Us

Inquiries may be made to the State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules for the Department of Community Health by calling 877-833-0870 or (517) 334-9500 . The fax number is (517) 334-9505 . If you prefer to write, the address is as follows:

STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND RULES

FOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH

ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
P.O. BOX 30763
LANSING, MI 48909

Disclaimer

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