NAC426.540. Request for hearing; request for resolution by alternate means; informal discussions.

     1. A person applying for or receiving services for persons who are blind who is aggrieved by a decision of the Bureau may, not later than 60 days after receiving notice of the decision of the Bureau, submit a written request to the Administrator or his or her designee for a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 426.610. The Administrator or the designee may, upon good cause shown, allow a person to file a request for a hearing more than 60 days after receiving notice of the decision.

     2. In addition to, or in lieu of, submitting a request for a hearing pursuant to subsection 1, a person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Bureau may, not later than 30 days after receiving notice of the decision of the Bureau, submit a written request to the Administrator or his or her designee to resolve the dispute by using alternate means of dispute resolution in accordance with the Client Assistance Program as specified in 29 U.S.C. § 732(g)(3)(A) or by mediation pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 722(c).

     3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person applying for or receiving services for persons who are blind who is aggrieved by a decision of the Bureau from engaging in informal discussions with the Administrator or his or her designee concerning the dispute or reaching a settlement of the dispute.

     (Added to NAC by Bur. of Services to the Blind & Vis. Impaired by R073-06, eff. 6-28-2006)