(a) The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) must inform applicants and recipients or any person aggrieved by any PRS decision or policy of their right to a fair hearing. The worker must explain the procedure for an appeal, the person's right of appeal, and the right to be represented by others, including legal counsel. The worker must also provide information to clients concerning available legal services in the community. Legal services information may be provided through notices in each office.      
        (b) The appellant or the appellant's representative may at any reasonable time review the appeal procedures set out in   the Fair Hearings, Fraud, and Civil Rights Handbook, which is available at local offices.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §730.1202 adopted to be effective April 3, 1987, 12 TexReg 954; duplicated effective September 1, 1992, as published in the Texas Register September 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 6279.