22VAC30-60-340: Contract and competitive grants appeals process

An Area Agency on Aging shall establish an appeals and hearing process to resolve disputes and claims involving contracts and competitively awarded grants, if such are authorized. At a minimum, this process shall describe:

1. Applicable procurement rules to be used in the appeals process;

2. Designation of an impartial officer to hear and pass on the dispute or claim;

3. Form and timing of the claim to be filed;

4. Right of the claimant to counsel;

5. Hearing procedures;

6. Manner and timing of the hearing officer's opinion;

7. Right to appeal to the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; and

8. Retention and disposal of the hearing's record.