12.2.11  Fact Finder File

At the end of the Review process, the Fact Finder must have a complete Fact Finding file.  The file must be a complete and thorough record of the Review and must include the following:

·        Request for Wisconsin Works (W-2) Fact Finding Review (10783) or its equivalent;

·        Fact Finding Review Appointment Notice (10782);

·        Fact Finding Review Voluntary Withdrawal (11155) (if relevant);

·        Fact Finding Review Summary and Decision (10784), or its equivalent;

·        Documents Submitted at Fact Finding (370);

·        Audio Recording of the Fact Finding Review; and

·        Any additional information or evidence presented by the W-2 agency, the Petitioner An individual requesting a Fact Finding or Departmental review., or the petitioner’s representative.

The Fact Finder’s file must include an audio recording of the Fact Finding Review.

If the petitioner or the petitioner’s representative requests a copy of any part of the Fact Finding file, including the audio recording, the agency must provide the requested information.  If the cost of providing the information is more than $30, repayment may be sought. (See 12.2.6)

The agency must scan all of the Fact Finding forms and any additional information or evidence presented by the W-2 agency, the petitioner, or the petitioner’s representative in to the petitioner’s Electronic Case Record.

History: Release 14-02; Release 11-03.