Eligibility, Medicaid, or services denied or disputed
Request a DC Medicaid fair hearing
Use the adverse Medicaid notice to preserve and exercise fair-hearing rights.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Review DC Medicaid fair-hearing rightsBefore you start
- Adverse notice and postmark, benefit or service at issue, case number, records, representative information, requested remedy, and need for accommodations or language access.
Who to contact
DC Office of Administrative Hearings at 202-442-9094 and the contact shown on the adverse notice.
Step by step
- Read the adverse notice and record every deadline.
- Request the fair hearing by the official telephone or written route and save proof.
- If continued benefits matter, follow the official timing in the notice and DHCF page; gather the full case record and supporting documents.
Expected next
A hearing case and instructions from the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Save this proof
Adverse notice, request, delivery confirmation, case number, hearing notices, case record, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call OAH to confirm the hearing request and case number; contact the DC Health Care Ombudsman for help with the grievance or appeal process.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Fair-hearing deadline card
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Notice date
- Postmark
- Action challenged
- Hearing deadline
- Continued-benefit deadline
- Request date
- Delivery proof
- OAH case number
Derived from DC Medicaid Fair Hearing
Official resources
Limits
The DHCF page includes deadlines and rights, but the case-specific notice controls. Seek legal help when needed.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.