422A.295 - Contents and delivery of decision or order of hearing officer; petition for judicial review; filing of decision and record with court. - Nevada Statutes

422A.295  Contents and delivery of decision or order of hearing officer; petition for judicial review; filing of decision and record with court.

      1.  A decision or order issued by a hearing officer must be in writing. A final decision must include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory or regulatory language, must be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. A copy of the decision or order must be delivered by certified mail to each party and to the attorney or other representative of each party.

      2.  The Department or an applicant for or recipient of public assistance or services may, at any time within 90 days after the date on which the written notice of the decision is mailed, petition the district court of the judicial district in which the applicant for or recipient of public assistance or services resides to review the decision. The district court shall review the decision on the record of the case before the hearing officer. The decision and record must be certified as correct and filed with the clerk of the court by the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 10)