Hearing
Your aid paid pending will cease 10 days following the receipt of the hearing decision.
To extend your aid paid pending, a written request for reconsideration is necessary. Detailed guidance on how to request reconsideration can be found here:
https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Reconsideration-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Instructions for this request will be included in your decision. Remember, the deadline to request reconsideration is 15 days from when the hearing officer issued the decision, irrespective of the day you actually received it.
Reconsideration
Should you request a reconsideration within the set timeframe, your aid paid pending extends for an additional 10 days following either the decision on the reconsideration or the outcome of a new hearing.
Court Appeal Process
The aid paid pending provision concludes 10 days after you receive either the final hearing decision or the decision on your reconsideration.
In the event of appealing a final hearing decision to the court, you must do so within 180 days from the date you received the decision. The court will then determine whether your aid paid pending should be continued.