Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4710.8
Fair Hearing Procedure
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
(a) At an informal meeting, the claimant shall have the rights stated pursuant to Section 4701.
(a) At an informal meeting, the claimant shall have the rights stated pursuant to Section 4701.
(b) An informal meeting shall be held at a time and place reasonably convenient to the claimant and the authorized representative.
(b) An informal meeting shall be held consistent with Section 4710.6.
(c) An informal meeting shall be conducted in the English language. However, if the claimant, the claimant’s guardian or conservator, the parent of a minor claimant, or the authorized representative does not understand English, an interpreter shall be provided who is competent and acceptable to both the person requiring the interpreter and the service agency director or the director’s designee. Any cost of an interpreter shall be borne by the service agency.
(c) An informal meeting shall be conducted in the English language. However, if the preferred language of the claimant or the authorized representative is not English, an interpreter shall be provided. Any cost of an interpreter shall be borne by the regional center or state-operated facility.
(d) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2023.
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