{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-20.604","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 20.604","heading":"How is an applicant or recipient notified that benefits or services are denied or changed?","body":"If the Bureau increases, decreases, suspends, or terminates financial assistance, the social services worker must mail or hand deliver to the applicant or recipient a written notice of the action. The notice must:\n(a) State the action taken, the effective date, and the reason(s) for the decision;\n(b) Inform the applicant or recipient of the right to request a hearing if dissatisfied with the decision;\n(c) Advise the applicant or recipient of the right to be represented by an authorized representative at no expense to the Bureau;\n(d) Include the address of the local Superintendent or his/her designated representative to whom the request for a hearing must be submitted;\n(e) Advise the applicant or recipient that failure to request a hearing within 20 days of the date of the notice will cause the decision to become final and not subject to appeal under 25 CFR part 2; and\n(f) Be delivered to the applicant 20 days in advance of the effective date of the action.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER D—HUMAN SERVICES","PART 20—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS","Subpart F—Administrative Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"7c85a9e5120b533cfe7a6a9d41a2255fbfed4fa329ac7b74c581e82033bc874f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-20.603","next":"us/25-cfr-20.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}