| (iv) Petitioner shall be given no less than ten working
days notice of the scheduled hearing. Notice shall be sent by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested.
(D) Hearing examiner. The executive director shall
select an impartial hearing examiner to preside at the hearing. The
hearing examiner may not be an employee of Department, and the hearing
examiner may be but is not required to be an attorney at law. The
hearing examiner shall conduct the hearing in an orderly fashion and
in accordance with the procedures outlined herein. It is the responsibility
of the hearing examiner to fully consider information relevant to
the complaint and to draft a fair proposed decision based on such
information.
(E) Conduct of Hearing. The proceedings and conduct
of the hearing shall follow the rules promulgated in 1 TAC Chapter
155, State Office of Administrative Hearing, Chapter 155, Rules of
Procedure, et seq.
(F) Appeal to the Assistant Secretary, Administration
on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Any petitioner
whose appeal is denied by the Department may appeal to the Assistant
Secretary on Aging. Such appeal shall be governed by the procedures
outlined in the current 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1321.
(5) Designated Planning and Service Areas. The following
are the currently designated planning and service areas in which
the Texas Department on Aging operates aging programs for the elderly.
(A) PSA 1: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress,
Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donely, Gray, Hall, Hansford,
Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Limpscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham,
Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler counties.
(B) PSA 2: Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd,
Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and
Yoakum counties.
(C) PSA 3: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman,
Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties.
(D) PSA 4a: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt,
Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell,
and Wise counties.
(E) PSA 4b: Dallas County.
(F) PSA 4c: Tarrant County.
(G) PSA 5: Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar,
Morris, Red River, and Titus counties.
(H) PSA 6: Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison,
Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt,
and Wood counties.
(I) PSA 7: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland,
Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry,
Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, and Throckmorton counties.
(J) PSA 8: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth,
Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties.
(K) PSA 9: Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines,
Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell,
Upton, Ward, and Winkler counties.
(L) PSA 10: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble,
Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, and
Tom Green counties.
(M) PSA 11: Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone,
and McLennan counties.
(N) PSA 12: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette,
Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson counties.
(O) PSA 13: Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison,
Robertson and Washington counties.
(P) PSA 14: Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches,
Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity,
and Tyler counties.
(Q) PSA 15: Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange counties.
(R) PSA 16a: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado,
Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller,
and Wharton counties.
(S) PSA 16b: Harris County.
(T) PSA 17: Calhoun, Dewitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson,
Lavaca, and Victoria counties.
(U) PSA 18a: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Gillespie,
Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson counties.
(V) PSA 18b: Bexar County.
(W) PSA 19: Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, and Zapata counties.
(X) PSA 20: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells,
Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio
counties.
(Y) PSA 21: Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties.
(Z) PSA 22: Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson counties.
(AA) PSA 23: Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam,
Mills, and San Saba counties.
(BB) PSA 24: Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick,
Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala counties.
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