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House Human Services Committee hears AHS concerns about legalese ban and secretary review of fair hearings
Summary
The House Human Services Committee heard from Ashley Johns, Agency of Human Services staff attorney, about proposed changes to Human Services Board fair-hearing procedures and limits on the secretary’s ability to reverse board decisions.
The House Human Services Committee heard from Ashley Johns, Agency of Human Services staff attorney, about proposed changes to Human Services Board fair-hearing procedures and limits on the secretary’s ability to reverse board decisions.
Johns told the committee that a straightforward prohibition on legalese in written hearing decisions could cause legal problems. “Some of the hearings decisions from the Human Services Board go directly to Superior Court if they're appealed. So there is a level of legal terminology that has to be used in the hearing and written into those decisions to make sure that things like objections from those attorneys representing…
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