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<li>We can pay your transportation expenses such as the cost of a bus ticket or expenses for driving your car.</li>
<li>In certain circumstances, you may need meals, lodging, or taxicabs. The Administrative Law Judge must approve these special travel costs <strong>before the hearing unless</strong> the costs were unexpected and unavoidable.</li>
<li>The Administrative Law Judge may also approve payment of similar travel expenses for your representative and any witnesses he or she determines are needed at the hearing.</li>
<li>You must submit a written request for payment of travel expenses to the Administrative Law Judge at the time of the hearing or as soon as possible after the hearing. List what you spent and include supporting receipts. If you requested a change in the scheduled location of the hearing to a location farther from your residence, we cannot pay for any <strong>additional</strong> travel expenses.</li>
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