How is a Fair Hearing requested?
The fair hearing request is made to the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. To request a hearing online, submit an e-request form or print out and complete the form, then mail or fax it to the address indicated before the effective date of the intended action to preserve any aid-continuing rights. Also available are e-adjournment and e-compliance forms. Go to: http://www.otda.state.ny.us/oah/forms.asp A customer may request a Fair Hearing by any clear written or oral communications to the New York State Department of Social Services, Fair Hearings Unit, P.O. Box 1930, Albany, New York 12201, or by faxing (518) 473-6735. The Office of Administrative Hearings will establish two statewide toll-free request numbers: To request a hearing or for other related purposes, call 800-342-3334. To request an adjournment of a scheduled hearing, call 877-209-1134. When a hearing is requested, the State will send the Appellant a notice regarding the time and place of the hear
