SECTION 357.536. The Hearing Record and Decision

(a) Household members or the representative may inspect the hearing record during work hours. They may also copy it at their own expense.

(b) The hearing officer sends written notification of the decision to the household or to the appropriate Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) staff as indicated in §79.1918 of this title (relating to Notification of Hearing Decision and Effect on Remaining Household Members). The hearing officer's decision:

(1) specifies the reasons for the decision. If the case is dismissed because advance notice requirements were not met, the hearing officer specifies that the case is dismissed without prejudice;

(2) identifies the supporting evidence and regulations;

(3) responds to reasoned arguments of the household member or his representative.

(c) The hearing record consists of the official report of the hearing. It also includes all papers and requests filed in the proceeding.

Source Note: The provisions of this §357.536 adopted to be effective February 1, 1994, 18 TexReg 9857; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 9013