461-025-0305    Effective 01/01/10 - Technical Amendment
Definitions

For the purposes of this division of rules, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. "Claimant" means a person who has requested a hearing or who is scheduled for an IPV hearing.

2. "Department representative" or "Division representative" means a person authorized by OAR 461-025-0300 to represent the Department in the hearing.

3. "Good cause" means a circumstance beyond the control of the claimant and claimant's representative.

4. A "request for hearing" is a clear expression, oral or written, by an individual or representative that the person wishes to appeal a Department decision or action or, in the SNAP program, wishes to have the decision considered by a higher authority.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060, 411.816, 412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.816, 412.049

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