If you think the decision was wrong, ask for a state hearing right away. If you ask for a hearing within 15 days of the date of the termination notice, your benefits will not stop or be lowered before the state hearing.
You have 90 days from the date of the notice to ask for a state hearing, although requests made after 15 days will not preserve your benefits.
You may ask for a state hearing using any of the following methods:
- Fill out and mail the "State Hearing Request" attached to your termination notice
- Fill out and fax the "State Hearing Request" to 614-728-9574
- Call the ODJFS Consumer Access Line at 1-866-635-3748 (1-866-ODJFS-4U)
- Email the ODJFS Bureau of State Hearings at bsh@odjfs.state.oh.us
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