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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-4 - Notice of hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
			 shall notify the aggrieved person in writing at least ten (10) days in advance
			 regarding the time, place, and nature of the fair hearing.
(b) The Department's notice of hearing shall:
(1) advise the aggrieved person of the name,
			 address, and telephone number of the person to notify if the aggrieved person
			 is unable to attend the fair hearing;
(2) state that the Department will dismiss
			 the fair hearing if the aggrieved person fails to appear at the fair hearing
			 without good cause;
(3) provide a
			 statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the fair hearing
			 is held;
(4) provide a reference to
			 the particular sections of the statutes and regulations involved;
(5) provide a short and plain statement of
			 the matters asserted. If the agency or other party is unable to state the
			 matters in detail at the time the notice is served, the initial notice may be
			 limited to a statement of the issues involved. Thereafter, upon application, a
			 more definite and detailed statement shall be furnished; and
(6) advise the aggrieved person of the right
			 to be represented by counsel or another person.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-5 - Scheduling and location

Current through July 10, 2024
The Department shall schedule the fair hearing to be
				held:
(a) during normal working
			 hours;
(b) within thirty (30) days
			 from the date the Department receives the request for a fair hearing; however,
			 a reasonable period of continuance may be granted for good cause; and
(c) at a reasonable location accessible to
			 the aggrieved person. If the aggrieved person is disabled, the fair hearing may
			 be held at such person's home if so requested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-6 - Duties and powers of hearing officer

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 Commissioner may designate a hearing officer to conduct the fair hearing
			 provided that no individual who has personally carried out the function of an
			 investigator may serve as a hearing officer in that case.
(b) The hearing officer may render the final
			 decision on behalf of the Commissioner, or at the discretion of the
			 Commissioner, the delegation of authority to the hearing officer may be limited
			 to the conduct of the hearing and the presentation to the Commissioner of
			 findings of fact, proposed conclusions of law and a proposed final decision in
			 accordance with Section
			 4-179
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The final decision in such a case shall be
			 made by the Commissioner in accordance with Connecticut General Statute Section
			 4-179.
(c) In addition to any other expressed or
			 implied powers, the hearing officer shall have the authority to:
(1) schedule the fair hearing;
(2) require a representative from the
			 Department or its authorized agents, the Family Division, or other cooperating
			 agencies to attend the fair hearing, to submit a case summary prior to the fair
			 hearing, and to provide necessary documents and case files at the fair
			 hearing;
(3) require the Department
			 and aggrieved person to submit a list of witnesses prior to the fair
			 hearing;
(4) compel by subpoena,
			 when deemed necessary, the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the
			 production of records, physical evidence, documents and papers in accordance
			 with Sections
			 4-177b
			 and 17-603 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(5) administer oaths or
			 affirmations;
(6) separate and
			 sequester witnesses;
(7) determine
			 the issue(s) of the hearing;
(8)
			 determine whether evidence is relevant and material to the issue(s);
(9) regulate the conduct and course of the
			 fair hearing consistent with due process;
(10) maintain a fair hearing record that
			 shall consist of all papers filed under the proceedings including a mechanical
			 recording of the fair hearing; and
(11) render a final decision on behalf of the
			 Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-7 - Agency proceedings on proposed final decisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 In contested cases where the Commissioner limits the delegation of authority to
			 the hearing officer to render a proposed final decision in accordance with
			 Section
			 4-179
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the following shall apply.
(1) As soon as possible, following the close
			 of evidence or the due date for the filing of briefs, the hearing officer shall
			 render a proposed final decision. A copy of the proposed final decision shall
			 be served upon the agency and upon the parties by certified mail.
(2) A proposed final decision made under this
			 section shall be in writing and contain a statement of the reasons for the
			 decision and a finding of facts and conclusion of law on each issue of fact or
			 law necessary to the decision.
(3)
			 A party adversely affected by a proposed final decision may file exceptions,
			 present briefs and petition the Commissioner for an opportunity to present oral
			 arguments; provided that any such exceptions, briefs and petitions shall be
			 filed by said party within ten (10) days of the mailing date of the proposed
			 final decision. This subdivision shall apply only in cases where the
			 Commissioner has not heard the matter or read the record.
(4) The Commissioner shall determine the
			 amount of time for oral argument.
(5) The parties and the agency conducting the
			 proceeding may waive, by written stipulation, compliance with subdivisions (1)
			 through (4) inclusive of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-8 - Rights of the aggrieved person

Current through July 10, 2024
The aggrieved person shall have the right to:
(a) in a contested case, each party and the
			 agency conducting the proceeding shall be afforded the opportunity to inspect
			 and copy relevant and material records, papers and documents not in the
			 possession of the party or such agency, except as otherwise provided by federal
			 law or any other provision of the general statutes and at a hearing, to
			 respond, to cross-examine other parties, intervenors, and witnesses, and to
			 present evidence and argument on all issues involved;
(b) present his case or have such case
			 presented by legal counsel or authorized representative retained by the
			 aggrieved person;
(c) such other
			 rights as may be provided for in the Uniform Administrative Procedure
			 Act.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-9 - Fair hearing decision

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The fair
			 hearing decision shall be based exclusively on evidence admitted to the record,
			 or officially noticed by the hearing officer.
(b) The fair hearing decision shall:
(1) summarize the facts; and
(2) identify the evidence and legal authority
			 supporting the decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-10 - Maintaining and reinstating benefits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
			 shall not terminate or reduce the aggrieved person's assistance benefits until
			 the fair hearing decision is rendered, if the fair hearing has been requested
			 within the ten (10) day notice period as stated in subsection (b) of Section
			 17-603-2
			 of these regulations.
(b) If the
			 fair hearing decision reinstates the aggrieved person's benefits, said benefits
			 may be retroactive to the date of discontinuance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-11 - Special considerations for the child support enforcement program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Prehearing Review by the Support
			 Enforcement Division and Fair Hearing by the Department
(1) An individual who has been mailed a
			 notice of action concerning one or more of the following enforcement actions
			 shall have the right to request a review by the Support Enforcement Division of
			 the Superior Court:
(A) Withholding of a
			 refund of federal income taxes in accordance with Section
			 52-362e-2
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(B) Placement of a lien in accordance with
			 Section
			 52-362d-2 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(C) Reporting of an arrearage to a consumer
			 reporting agency in accordance with Section
			 52-362d-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(D) Withholding of a refund of state income
			 taxes in accordance with Section
			 52-362e-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-12 - Reconsideration and modification of final decisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Unless
			 otherwise provided by law, a party in a contested case may, within fifteen (15)
			 days after the personal delivery or mailing of the final decision, file with
			 the agency a petition for reconsideration of the decision on the ground that:
(1) an error of fact or law should be
			 corrected;
(2) new evidence has
			 been discovered which materially affects the merits of the case and which for
			 good reasons was not presented in the agency proceeding; or
(3) other good cause for reconsideration has
			 been shown.
Within twenty-five (25) days of the filing of the petition, the
				agency shall decide whether to reconsider the final decision. The failure of
				the agency to make that determination within twenty-five (25) days of such
				filing shall constitute a denial of the petition. Within forty (40) days of the
				personal delivery or mailing of the final decision, the agency, regardless of
				whether a petition for reconsideration has been filed, may decide to reconsider
				a final decision. If the agency decides to reconsider a final decision,
				pursuant to subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection, the agency shall
				proceed in a reasonable time to conduct such additional proceedings as may be
				necessary to render a decision modifying, affirming or reversing the final
				decision. Any such additional proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with
				Sections 17-603 and 17-604 of the Connecticut General Statutes and these
				regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 603 - Fair Hearings › Section 17-603-13 - Right to appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The aggrieved
			 person or the custodial relative who attends the fair hearing shall have the
			 right to appeal the fair hearing decision to the court of competent
			 jurisdiction in accordance with Section
			 4-183 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The aggrieved person or the custodial
			 relative who attends the fair hearing shall file his appeal within forty-five
			 (45) days after the mailing date of the fair hearing decision and shall serve
			 the Commissioner with a copy of the petition to appeal within forty-five (45)
			 days from the mailing date, unless the Commissioner extends the time limits for
			 good cause. However, in no event shall a petition for extension be considered
			 or approved if filed later than ninety (90) days after the rendition of the
			 fair hearing decision in accordance with Section 17-604(c) of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-1 - Program purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In accordance
			 with the requirements of Section 17-606a of the General Statutes of
			 Connecticut, the purpose of this program is to make loans available to persons
			 with disabilities at affordable rates and/or terms to acquire and/or maintain
			 equipment designed to assist them to become independent (assistive equipment).
			 Such loans shall assist people with a variety of disabilities to improve their
			 quality of life, access employment opportunities and either become or continue
			 to be productive members of the community.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-3 - Advisory committee

Current through July 10, 2024
An advisory committee shall provide oversight, consultation,
				and technical assistance to the Commissioner in the administration of loan
				funds. It shall also make recommendations to the Commissioner concerning
				appeals by individuals who have been denied loans or have loans in default.
				This committee shall be composed of peer counselors from each of Connecticut's
				Independent Living Centers, members from the Department of Human Resources
				Consumer Advisory Committee, an ex-officio member representing the fiduciary
				agent, ex-officio members with expertise in loan administration, preferably
				banking officers, and an ex-officio member from the Bureau of Rehabilitation
				Services. All members shall be appointed by the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-4 - Public information

Current through July 10, 2024
The loan program shall be publicized by the Commissioner
				through press releases and contacts with private and public agencies throughout
				the state. Informational brochures shall be available at locations around the
				state; e.g., independent living centers, municipal offices for people with
				disabilities, the State Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with
				Disabilities, state agency regional offices that provide services to people
				with disabilities, local area offices on aging, special education resource
				centers, educational systems, advocacy and disability rights organizations, and
				other locations where consumers and their families might look for assistance
				and information about assistive equipment, including rehabilitation centers and
				hospitals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-5 - Application process

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All persons
			 with disabilities, needing assistive technology, shall be eligible to apply for
			 a loan under this program. Individuals whose gross annual income exceeds 100
			 percent of the median family income in Connecticut, as determined by the
			 Commissioner on July 1 of each year, shall be required to apply for and be
			 denied loans through other financial institutions, including banks, prior to
			 initiation of a loan application under this program.
(b) Applications for loans shall be initiated
			 through peer counselors designated by the Department, knowledgeable in the
			 identification of appropriate assistive technology and resources, including
			 this loan fund, in independent living centers or similar organizations which
			 are located strategically across the state.
(1) Assistive Technology Plan
All completed applications for loan funds shall be based on an
				Individual Assistive Technology Plan jointly developed by the applicant and
				peer counselor. Evidence of the following shall be included in such
				plans:
(A) verification of an
			 individual's disability through a descriptive narrative or other
			 means;
(B) substantiation of the
			 need for assistive technology;
(C)
			 assistance in the identification of appropriate assistive devices and reputable
			 vendors which can provide such equipment;
(D) identification of alternative avenues of
			 funding to acquire the needed technology; and
(E) provisions for orientation and training
			 after receipt of the assistive technology.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-6 - Loan administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Subsequent to a
			 Request for Proposal, the Department shall contract with a fiduciary agent to
			 review completed applications, review proposed loan terms and conditions,
			 approve or deny loans, disburse loan proceeds, and collect installment
			 payments.
(b)
Pre-Approved
			 applications
(1) Upon receipt of
			 pre-approved applications:
(A) The fiduciary
			 agent shall verify an applicant's come. Documentation verifying income shall be
			 maintained and made available, as needed, for appeals by applicants or upon
			 request by the Commissioner.
(B)
			 The fiduciary agent shall ensure that a credit check is performed on the
			 prospective borrower by an acceptable credit reporting agency and may charge
			 the prospective borrower a fee to cover the cost of obtaining such report.
			 Credit reliability shall be a factor in loan approval.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-7 - Assistive equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Listed below are examples of eligible items of assistive
				equipment. Other items may be considered upon request. Assistive equipment
				includes, but is not limited to, the following: wheelchairs; scooters; platform
				lifts; environmental control systems; elevators; home accessability
				modifications (including ramps, bathrooms, kitchens); computer hardware and
				software (including voice output, braille screen output, screen text
				enlargement, and document scanners); alternative input devices; switches;
				augmentative communication devices; automobile/van modifications; artifical
				limbs; hearing aids; low vision aids; and document readers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-8 - Default

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A loan shall be delinquent when a
			 scheduled payment is not made by the borrower or other breach of the loan
			 agreement.
(b) Delinquent borrowers
			 shall receive, at a minimum, 30 and 45 day past due notices from the fiduciary
			 agent.
(c) A loan may be declared
			 in default if payments have not been received by the fiduciary agent and the
			 loan is not current within 60 days of notice of delinquency to the
			 borrower.
(d) Collection efforts
			 for loans declared in default shall be performed by the fiduciary agent or
			 shall be assigned to the Department's Bureau of Collection. Associated expenses
			 incurred by this process shall be included for collection from the
			 borrower.
(e) The conditions and
			 terms of delinquent loans may be renegotiated by the peer counselor, fiduciary
			 agent and borrower.
(f) Any
			 application may be denied if the applicant has a loan deliquency and/or default
			 under this program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-9 - Administrative review

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Applicants
			 shall have the right to administrative review of the denial, or term or
			 interest rate of a loan under this program. The review shall be conducted by
			 the advisory committee which shall render a decision within 30 days of receipt
			 of the request for review.
(b) Any
			 person aggrieved by the decision may request a hearing pursuant to Conn. Gen.
			 Stat. 17-603.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-10 - Financial reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The fiduciary
			 agent shall maintain complete and accurate books and records, insofar as they
			 pertain to the loan fund, and they shall be set up and maintained in accordance
			 with the latest procedures approved by the Commissioner.
(b) The fiduciary agent shall furnish the
			 Commissioner with financial statements and other reports relating to the loan
			 fund in such detail and at such times as the Commissioner may
			 require.
(c) At any time during
			 regular business hours, and as often as the Commissioner may require, the
			 Commissioner or his representatives shall be entitled to full and free access
			 to the accounts, records and books of the fiduciary agent relative to the loan
			 fund, said permission to include the right to make or require the Contractor to
			 provide excerpts, transcripts, or copies of such accounts, records and
			 books.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 606a - An Assistive Technology Revolving Fund › Section 17-606a-11 - Reporting requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The fiduciary
			 agent shall submit to the Commissioner of Human Resources, beginning in 1993,
			 and annually thereafter, before October thirty-first, a report, for the year
			 ending the preceding September thirtieth, which includes an analysis, by income
			 group, disability, and type of assistive technology, of those individuals
			 served by the revolving loan fund.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 17-615-1 through
				17-615-10,
				inclusive:
(a) "Business firm" means
			 any business firm as defined in Section 17-613 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(b) "Child day care"
			 means the care that is provided to children of business firm employees by (1)
			 registered or licensed child care providers, (2) providers giving day care in
			 the child's home, (3) or a relative giving day care in the relative's home that
			 has been approved by the Commissioner.
(c) "Child Day Care Center" means a program
			 of supplementary care for related or unrelated children outside their homes on
			 a regular basis for a part of the 24 hours in one or more days in the
			 week.
(d) "Commissioner" means the
			 Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.
(e) "Department" means the Department of
			 Human Resources.
(f) "Expenditure
			 year" means the calendar year in which amounts are invested in programs
			 operated or created pursuant to an application approved in accordance with
			 Section 17-613(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes or in which expenditures
			 are paid or incurred in relation to facilities pursuant to an application
			 approved in accordance with Section 17-613(c) of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(g) "Low income employee"
			 is an individual, employed by the business firm making an application, whose
			 gross wage from the firm at the time of application does not exceed fifty
			 percent (50%) of the median income for an individual as annually established by
			 the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the State of
			 Connecticut.
(h) "Subsidy" means a
			 direct money payment made by a business firm to an employee for the payment of
			 child day care expenses, or paid to a provider on behalf of particular
			 employees.
(i) "Tax credit
			 allocation" means the amount of tax credit allocated by the Department to a
			 business firm whose application for the Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credit
			 Programs has been approved by the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-2 - Child day care tax credit program

Current through July 10, 2024
Any business firm which contributes or plans to contribute a
				subsidy for its employees' child day care costs may apply for a tax credit
				allocation by submitting a written application on a form provided by the
				Department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-3 - Program description

Current through July 10, 2024
The Child Day Care Tax Credit program provides financial
				assistance to business firms as a benefit for helping employees pay the cost of
				child care. Business firms may receive tax credits of fifty (50%) percent of
				the amount spent to subsidize employees' child care costs during the tax year.
				The child care may be in any one of the following situations: licensed group
				day care home or center; registered family day care home; or care in the
				child's home or in a relative's home.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-4 - Business firm eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Applications
			 from business firms shall be submitted to the Commissioner after the October
			 first preceding the expenditure year and on or before June first of such
			 expenditure year. The Commissioner shall approve or disapprove each application
			 within sixty (60) days of receipt based on the information submitted, as well
			 as the availability of funds.
(b)
			 As part of the application approval process, the business firm shall be
			 required to furnish the following for each employee receiving a subsidy:
(1) The employee's name or identification
			 number.
(2) The name and address of
			 the child day care providers expected to care for the children and an
			 indication as to the type of child day care.
(3) The amount to be subsidized for the
			 employee's child day care expenses.
(4) The yearly gross salary or wage of each
			 employee.
(5) The number of the
			 employee's children expected to benefit from the subsidy.
(6) The number of weeks during which it is
			 expected that such children will be under the care of such providers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-5 - Allotment of tax credit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any such
			 business firm receiving a tax credit allocation shall, within thirty (30) days
			 of the end of the expenditure year, submit a report of its actual expenditures
			 in such year to the Commissioner.
(b) The amount of tax credit allowed under
			 Section 17-613(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes which is not exhausted in
			 the expenditure year must be carried back to the five (5) preceding years
			 (beginning with the earliest of such years) before any unexhausted balance can
			 be carried forward to the five (5) succeeding years (beginning with the
			 earliest of such years.)
(c) With
			 respect to credits against the tax imposed under Chapter 212, any credit must
			 be claimed on a quarterly tax return for a quarter ending in the expenditure
			 year. With respect to credits against the tax imposed under Chapters 207, 210
			 or 211, any credit must be claimed on the annual tax return for the expenditure
			 year. With respect to credits against the tax imposed under Chapter 208 or 209,
			 any credit must be claimed on the annual tax return for the business firm's
			 accounting period, for federal income tax purposes, with or within which the
			 expenditure year ends.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-6 - Child day care center tax credit program

Current through July 10, 2024
Any business firm that is planning to build a child day care
				center on or near the work site may apply for a tax credit allocation by
				submitting a written application on a form provided by the
				Department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-7 - Program description

Current through July 10, 2024
The Child Day Care Center Tax Credit program provides financial
				incentives to business firms for the establishment of facilities for child day
				care. Business firms may receive tax credits for planning, site preparation,
				construction, renovation or acquisition of child care facilities. Any equipment
				purchased or installed for permanent use within or adjacent to the facility
				(i.e., playground or kitchen equipment or appliances) may also be eligible for
				credit. The maximum tax credit shall be forty percent (40%) of expenditures,
				not to exceed $20,000 per income year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-8 - Application approval process

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Applications
			 from business firms shall be submitted to the Commissioner after the October
			 first preceding the expenditure year and on or before June first of the
			 expenditure year. Applications shall be approved or rejected in writing by the
			 Commissioner within sixty (60) days of receipt based on the information
			 submitted, as well as the availability of funds.
(b) As part of the application approval
			 process, business firms who are seeking a tax credit shall be required to
			 indicate whether:
(1) the facility will be
			 operated under a license from the state Department of Health
			 Services.
(2) the facility will be
			 operated by the applicant on a not-for-profit basis.
(3) any other firms will seek a tax credit
			 for sharing the costs of establishing the facility. All such firms may seek a
			 proportional share of the tax credit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 615 - Child Day Care Business Firm Tax Credits › Section 17-615-9 - Allotment of tax credit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If two (2) or
			 more business firms are contributing to the cost of establishing a child care
			 facility, each business firm shall submit a separate application that indicates
			 its contribution to such cost in the expenditure year.
(b) Any such business firm receiving such
			 allocation shall, within thirty (30) days of the end of the expenditure year,
			 submit a report of its actual expenditures to the Department.
(c) The amount of tax credit allowed under
			 Section 17-613(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes which is not exhausted in
			 the expenditure year must be carried back to the five (5) preceding years
			 (beginning with the earliest of such years) before any unexhausted balance can
			 be carried forward to the five (5) succeeding years (beginning with the
			 earliest of such years).
(d) With
			 respect to credits against the tax imposed under Chapter 212, any credit must
			 be claimed on a quarterly tax return for a quarter ending in the expenditure
			 year. With respect to credits against the tax imposed under Chapter 207, 210 or
			 211, any credit must be claimed on the annual tax return for the expenditure
			 year. With respect to credits against the tax imposed under Chapter 208 or 209,
			 any credit must be claimed on the annual tax return for the business firm's
			 accounting period, for federal income tax purposes, with or within which the
			 expenditure year ends.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
The purpose of the Eviction Prevention Program (EPP), as
				created by Connecticut General Statutes Sections 17-619 et al, is to prevent
				homelessness among families whose income does not exceed 60% of the state
				median income and who are at risk of becoming homeless or in imminent danger of
				eviction or foreclosure.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of Sections
				17-619-1
				through
				17-619-16,
				inclusive, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Applicant" means any person who is
			 eighteen or older or the head of a household who has requested eviction
			 prevention services from a mediation agency under this regulation.
(b) "Arrearage" means money which is overdue
			 and unpaid.
(c) "Desk review" means
			 an informal hearing conducted by a mediation agency in response to a written
			 appeal filed by an applicant.
(d)
			 "Eviction" means the legal process used to terminate a person's right to remain
			 in his or her rental home.
(e)
			 "Family" means any individual or related and unrelated individual(s) who live
			 together and share living expenses, including a family of one.
(f) "Foreclosure" means a legal termination
			 of all rights of the mortgagor or his or her grantee in the property covered by
			 the mortgage.
(g) "Gross family
			 income" means all income, from whatever source derived, including, but not
			 limited to:
(1) Earned income such as
			 compensation paid by an employer to an employee for personal services and
			 includes wages, salaries, tips, commissions, bonuses, and earnings from
			 self-employment or contractual agreements.
(2) Unearned cash income such as pensions,
			 annuities, dividends, interest, rental income, estate or trust income,
			 royalties, social security or supplemental security income, unemployment
			 compensation, workers' compensation, alimony, child support, and cash
			 assistance from federal, state, or municipal assistance programs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-3 - Program description

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Eviction
			 Prevention Program prevents homelessness through the intervention of trained
			 community-based mediators who use assessment, mediation and, when necessary,
			 rent bank resources, including grants and loans, to keep families in their
			 homes.
(b) The Eviction Prevention
			 Program benefits families by preventing homelessness, improving landlord-tenant
			 relationships, establishing a credit record for families who utilize the loan
			 component, and stabilizing potentially homeless families in permanent
			 housing.
(c) No applicant shall be
			 eligible for grants and/or loans from the rent bank without participation in
			 the assessment and mediation program.
(d) No family shall receive grant assistance
			 under the Eviction Prevention Program in excess of one thousand dollars, nor
			 loan assistance in excess of $1,200 more than once in any eighteen (18) month
			 period beginning with the date of the mediated agreement.
(e) The Eviction Prevention Program is not an
			 entitlement program. Assessment and mediation services, as well as rent bank
			 resources, are contingent upon the availability of funds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-4 - Eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
The Eviction Prevention Program is available to an applicant
				who meets the following criteria:
(a)
			 resides in Connecticut;
(b) has a
			 gross family income at or below 60% of the state median income adjusted for
			 family size;
(c) is at risk of
			 becoming homeless or is in imminent danger of eviction or foreclosure;
			 and
(d) is not in default on any
			 Eviction Prevention Program loan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-5 - Referrals for vendor payments

Current through July 10, 2024
Mediation agencies may refer to the appropriate regional office
				of the Department of Income Maintenance (DIM) any applicants for Eviction
				Prevention services who are recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent
				Children (AFDC) or the optional State Supplemental Income program, when the
				risk of eviction is due to nonpayment, for assistance with the vendoring of
				payments toward back rent or current rent.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-6 - Procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each mediation agency shall have and
			 utilize a written intake procedure which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) a procedure for making and accepting
			 referrals; and
(2) a procedure for
			 determining whether or not the family meets the program's admission criteria
			 and is appropriate for the program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-7 - Income verification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All applicants
			 shall be required to document gross family income for the previous four (4)
			 weeks or for the previous six (6) calendar months, if self-employed.
(b) All applicants have the option of having
			 their eligibility determination documented based on gross family income for the
			 previous 52 weeks from the date of application if they believe that it more
			 accurately reflects gross annual family income.
(c) Participating mediation agencies shall
			 require an applicant to substantiate gross family income by furnishing one or
			 more of the following:
(1) self-employment
			 worksheet;
(2) wage
			 stubs;
(3) a letter from an
			 employer, customer, or other source of income;
(4) a Certificate for Disclosure of Gross
			 Wages, Salary or Commission;
(5)
			 federal income tax returns;
(6)
			 state income tax returns;
(7)
			 financial reports or statements;
(8) checks;
(9) a contract or lease;
(10) a payment authorization regarding cash
			 benefits; and
(11) identification
			 and verification of residence.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-8 - Assessment and mediation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All eligible
			 applicants shall participate in assessment and mediation pursuant to Section
			 17-620 of the Connecticut General Statutes as may be amended.
(b) Participation in assessment and mediation
			 is a prerequisite to eligibility for rent bank resources.
(c) Each participating mediation agency shall
			 designate trained staff or contract with individuals or organizations with
			 expertise in landlord-tenant mediation to provide the assessment and mediation
			 services described herein.
(d) All
			 completed applications shall be reviewed and the applicant shall be notified of
			 the disposition of the application and the reasons for the action taken within
			 five (5) working days of receipt of the completed application by the mediation
			 agency. A copy of the notice of disposition shall be provided to any state
			 agency responsible for the referral. The applicant shall be referred to other
			 agencies and social services for assistance, if appropriate.
(e) If the applicant is denied service, he or
			 she shall be advised in writing of the right to a desk review with the
			 mediation agency pursuant to Section
			 17-619-15 and of
			 the right to a fair hearing pursuant to Section
			 17-619-16. This
			 written notification shall also include a statement of the right of the
			 applicant and his or her representative to review all information used in the
			 decision to deny assistance.
(f)
			 The mediation agency shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the eligible
			 family in accordance with this section.
(g) The mediation agency shall determine,
			 within the exercise of professional judgment, the feasibility of mediating a
			 settlement between the family and the landlord or creditors with or without
			 financial assistance.
(h) If the
			 mediation agency determines, within the exercise of professional judgment,
			 through the assessment that mediation is appropriate, a mediation shall be
			 scheduled and conducted.
(i) The
			 mediation agency shall conduct follow-up on all successful mediations at 120
			 and 360 day intervals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-9 - Rent bank

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to receive rent bank resources,
			 a family shall participate in the assessment and mediation program as described
			 in Section
			 17-619-8,
			 and document the existence of a severe hardship which, in accordance with the
			 professional judgment of the mediator(s), is
not likely to
			 recur
, including, but not limited to:
(1) loss of income or increase in
			 expenses;
(2) loss of
			 employment;
(3) medical disability
			 or emergency;
(4) loss or delay in
			 receipt of other benefits;
(5)
			 natural or man-made disaster; or
(6) substantial and permanent change in
			 household composition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-11 - Loans

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Families whose income levels are between
			 30 and 60 per cent of the state median income adjusted for family size may
			 qualify for a loan.
(b)
			 Participating mediation agencies may authorize a loan under this program in an
			 amount not less than $200 and not greater than $1,200 for a term not to exceed
			 twelve (12) months. Loans may be approved for any increment and timeframe
			 within the provisions listed in subsection (b) of Section 17-619-11 in
			 accordance with the professional judgment of the mediator(s).
(c) Families who qualify for a loan under
			 Section 17-619-11 may not have monthly installment debt in excess of 50% of
			 their net monthly income. The amount of installment debt shall include the
			 following:
(1) current rent or mortgage
			 payment;
(2) periodic payments due
			 on any back rent or back-mortgage payment;
(3) periodic payments due on a loan under
			 this program;
(4) any motor vehicle
			 loan payment(s);
(5) credit card
			 loan payments; and
(6) court
			 ordered alimony and/or child support payments.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-12 - Loan/grant

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In accordance with the eligibility
			 criteria listed in Sections
			 17-619-9,
			 17-619-10, and
			 17-619-11, an
			 applicant may be eligible for financial assistance in the form of a combination
			 of a loan and a grant.
(b) A
			 mediation agency may authorize a combination of a grant and a loan, in
			 accordance with the professional judgment of the mediator(s), based on the
			 following criteria:
(1) the amount of the
			 loan is not less than $200 and the total amount of financial assistance in the
			 form of a loan and/or grant does not exceed $1,200; and
(2) the mediation agency is satisfied that
			 the client has the ability to repay the loan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-13 - Payments

Current through July 10, 2024
Payments of rent bank financial assistance for grants, loans or
				a combination thereof, shall be made payable to the creditor or landlord or his
				or her designated agent. For tax purposes, payments for mortgages may be made
				co-payable to the family and the lending institution holding the
				mortgage.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-15 - Appeal process

Current through July 10, 2024
Any applicant who is denied assistance may request a desk
				review in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) The applicant shall file a written
			 request for a desk review within fifteen (15) days from the date of the receipt
			 of the written disposition notice addressed to the executive director of the
			 mediation agency and signed by the applicant.
(b) The written request shall state the
			 reason(s) the applicant believes he or she should receive services and include
			 any additional documentation in support of his or her case.
(c) The executive director of the mediation
			 agency may designate a staff employee to conduct the desk review provided that
			 individual has not participated in the decision which is being
			 appealed.
(d) The executive
			 director, or any individual he or she designates, who has not participated in
			 the original decision regarding the applicant, shall make a finding based on
			 the desk review.
(e) The applicant
			 or service recipient may withdraw the request for a desk review if a
			 satisfactory resolution of the matter has been reached.
(f) Within fifteen (15) days from the date of
			 the receipt of the request, the mediation agency shall make a decision based on
			 an evaluation of the evidence as submitted and shall notify the applicant in
			 writing, of the decision. This written decision shall state the reason(s) for
			 the decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 619 - Eviction Prevention › Section 17-619-16 - Fair hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Any applicant aggrieved by any action or inaction of the
				Department may request a fair hearing in accordance with Connecticut General
				Statutes Sections 17-603 and 17-604 as may be amended. The Department of Human
				Resources' fair hearing procedures are governed by applicable provisions of the
				Uniform Administrative Procedure Act and Sections
				17-603-1
				through
				17-603-13,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Decisions made in
				accordance with the professional judgment of the mediator(s) shall be affirmed
				unless characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of
				discretion.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 6(g) - Administration of Medication in Day Programs and Residential Facilities by Trained Persons › Administration of Medication in Day Programs and Residential Facilities by Trained Persons › Section 17a-6(g)-12 - Scope of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations apply to the administration of medications
				  by trained persons in certain day programs and residential facilities as
				  defined in Section 13 of these regulations. For the purpose of these
				  regulations, it is understood that medicinal preparations being administered
				  have been properly dispensed as prescribed by law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 6(g) - Administration of Medication in Day Programs and Residential Facilities by Trained Persons › Administration of Medication in Day Programs and Residential Facilities by Trained Persons › Section 17a-6(g)-13 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Administration of medication
means the direct application of a medication by means other than injection to
				the body of a person and/or the giving of such medication to a
				person.
(b)
Commissioner
means the Commissioner of the Department of Children
				and Families.
(c) Day programs and
				residential facilities means
(1) Children's
				Homes or Similar Institutions, Residential Treatment Facilities, Group Homes,
				and Temporary Shelters licensed by the Department under Section
				17a-145
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and funded by the Department.
(2)  Department administered day programs and
				residential facilities with limited availability of nursing staff designated by
				the Commissioner to utilize trained persons to administer
				medications.