441—58.57 (83GA,HF64) Contested cases.
	 58.57(1) First-level reconsideration. The household may request reconsideration of the long-term recovery committee decision regarding certification of eligible unmet needs and the amount of reimbursement awarded.
	  a.   	 To request reconsideration, the household shall submit a written request to the Rebuild Iowa Disaster Recovery Case Management, Wallace State Office Building, 502 East Ninth Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, within 15 days of the date of the long-term recovery committee’s notification to the household of its certification decision.
	  b.   	 The rebuild Iowa disaster recovery case management shall review any additional evidence or documentation submitted, issue a reconsideration decision within 15 days of receipt of the request, and notify the household of the reconsideration decision.
	 58.57(2) Second-level reconsideration. The household may request reconsideration of the rebuild Iowa disaster recovery case management decision regarding certification of eligible unmet needs and the amount of reimbursement awarded.
	  a.   	 To request reconsideration, the household shall submit a written request to the Iowa Department of Human Services, Division of Results-Based Accountability, 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114, within 15 days of the date of the notification to the household of the first-level reconsideration decision from rebuild Iowa disaster recovery case management.
	  b.   	 The department shall:
	 (1) 	 Review any additional evidence or documentation submitted,
	 (2) 	 Issue a reconsideration decision within 15 days of receipt of the request, and
	 (3) 	 Notify the household of the reconsideration decision and of the household's appeal rights under 441—Chapter 7.
	 58.57(3) Appeal. The household may appeal the department reconsideration decision according to procedures in 441—Chapter 7.
	  a.   	 Appeals must be submitted in writing, either on Form 470-0487 or 470-0487(S), Appeal and Request for Hearing, or in any form that provides comparable information, to the DHS Appeals Section, 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114, within 15 days of the date of the second-level reconsideration decision.
	  b.   	 A written appeal is filed on the date the envelope sent to the department is postmarked or, when the postmarked envelope is not available, on the date the appeal is stamped received by the department.
[ARC 7603B, IAB 3/11/09, effective 2/11/09; ARC 8007B, IAB 7/29/09, effective 9/2/09]