§ 4715

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a request for a hearing is postmarked or received by the service agency no later than 10 days after receipt of the notice of the proposed action mailed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4710, services that are being provided pursuant to a recipient’s individual program plan shall be continued during the appeal procedure up to and including the 10th day after receipt of any of the following:

(1) Receipt by the service agency, following an informal meeting, of the withdrawal of the fair hearing request pursuant to Section 4710.9.

(2) Receipt by the service agency, following mediation, of the withdrawal of the fair hearing request pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4711.4.

(3) Receipt by the recipient of the final decision of the hearing officer or single stage agency pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 4712.5.

(b) Services continued pursuant to subdivision (a) may be modified by agreement of the parties in accordance with the decision of the interdisciplinary team and the individual program plan.

(c) Any appeal to a court by either party shall not operate as a stay of enforcement of the final administrative decision, provided that either party may seek a stay of enforcement from any court of competent jurisdiction.

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 64. Effective August 19, 1998.)