NAC427A.480. Case record of review; submission and retention of case record and recording.

     1. A reviewing officer shall keep a case record of each administrative review that he or she conducts which contains:

     (a) All correspondence that the reviewing officer has received regarding the subject matter of the administrative review;

     (b) All exhibits presented and accepted during the administrative review; and

     (c) A narrative log of all contacts that the reviewing officer has had with the applicant or recipient or his or her designated representative, members of the staff of the Division, or legal counsel for any of the participants in the administrative review.

     2. The case record established by the reviewing officer constitutes the official record of the hearing.

     3. After the reviewing officer has rendered a decision, the reviewing officer shall submit the case record and the audiotape recording to the office of the Division in Carson City. That office shall retain the case record and the audiotape recording for:

     (a) Four years after the date of the decision; or

     (b) Until the resolution of a judicial review of the decision,

Ê whichever occurs later.

     (Added to NAC by Aging Services Div., eff. 7-16-92; A by R163-06, 9-18-2007)