Due Process Hearing vs Administrative Review NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL

I am the first to admit I am not a lawyer, but in reviewing both the letter DES sent us and the Safeguards Manual, some things have become apparent:

• It states in the letter that if you apply for an "Administrative Review" your services will not continue
• It states in the Procedural Safeguards manual that if you apply for a hearing, your services continue until the hearing, and what happens after that depends on the outcome

Please be aware THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THINGS AT ALL. They are different processes, in fact, I'm not entirely sure that "Administrative Reviews" even existed before these letters went out, I have a feeling it is a way for them to buy time, waste time, avoid hearings because people might think it is the same thing (they certainly gave that impression) or that it acts as a substitue which it does not, and they are probably planning on declining every single request with no intention of really considering keeping services in place at all. It also might be a sneaky way for them to discontinue services if people apply for a hearing as well, using the dispute letters as a way of confirming that people were aware of the discontinuation and choose that option by writing them a letter. I personally choose the only option in which it states clearly in writing that services will stay in place, and at this point unless a legal professional tells me otherwise, I would recommend others do the same thing I did, ONLY request a due process hearing, and file a system complaint, DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE LETTER. The form and structure is under question as to if it is even legal, they did not use the proper format, and didn't advise anyone of their rights.