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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101(e) - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect › Section 17a-101(e)-2 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101(e) - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect › Section 17a-101(e)-3 - Reports of child abuse or neglect (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101(e) - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect › Section 17a-101(e)-4 - Investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect by the department (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101(e) - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect › Section 17a-101(e)-5 - Notification of law enforcement agencies-removal of child from the home-child to remain in own home (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101(e) - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect › Section 17a-101(e)-6 - Termination of protective services (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-2 - Notice of substantiation or listing on central registry

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person:
(1) who has been substantiated as an
			 individual responsible for child abuse or neglect pursuant to section
			 17a-101g
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) against whom a registry finding is made
			 that the person's name should be entered in the central registry; or
(3) who is a parent or guardian of a child
			 who has been substantiated as an individual responsible for the abuse or
			 neglect of a child shall be informed of any such substantiation or registry
			 finding by the department not later than five (5) business days after the date
			 of the substantiation or registry finding by first class mail sent to the
			 person's last known address.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-3 - Criteria for registry finding that individual responsible for abuse or neglect of a child poses a risk to the health, safety or well-being of children

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to
			 enter the name of an individual responsible on the central registry, the
			 commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall make a determination that:
(1) child abuse or neglect has occurred;
(2) there is an identifiable
			 individual responsible for abuse or neglect;
(3) the individual responsible poses a risk
			 to the health, safety or well-being of children; and
(4) the name of the individual responsible
			 should be listed on the central registry, provided that the individual's name
			 shall not actually appear on the registry until the exhaustion or waiver of all
			 available administrative appeals, except as provided in subsection (d) of
			 section
			 17a-101g
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-4 - Request for internal review

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person:
(1) who has been substantiated as an
			 individual responsible for child abuse or neglect;
(2) against whom a determination is made that
			 the individual's name should be entered on the central registry; or
(3) who is the parent or guardian of a child
			 who has been substantiated as an individual responsible for child abuse or
			 neglect, and who disagrees with such substantiation or registry finding may
			 request an internal review of the substantiation or registry finding.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-6 - Request for an administrative hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person:
(1) who has been substantiated as an
			 individual responsible for child abuse or neglect;
(2) against whom a registry finding is made;
			 or
(3) who is the parent or
			 guardian of a child who has been substantiated as an individual responsible for
			 child abuse or neglect, and has received notice of the decision reached after
			 an internal review as provided in section
			 17a-101k-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or who has timely requested
			 an internal review and has not received a decision pursuant to subsection (i)
			 of section
			 17a-101k-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, may request an administrative
			 hearing to contest the department's decisions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-7 - Scheduling the administrative hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 administrative hearing shall be scheduled by the department not later than
			 thirty (30) days after the date the request is received by the commissioner.
			 Notice of the hearing date shall be provided in accordance with section
			 4-177
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The administrative hearing shall be held
			 in the office of the department or unit that conducted the investigation or
			 another location designated by the commissioner or designee.
(c) An administrative hearing shall not be
			 continued or postponed except when requested in writing and for good cause
			 shown as determined by the hearing officer.
(d) An administrative hearing may be
			 consolidated with any other reasonably-related department administrative
			 hearings at the discretion of the commissioner or designee.
(e) The hearing officer may dismiss an
			 administrative hearing if the individual responsible, without good cause shown,
			 fails to attend a hearing after receiving notice.
(f) An administrative hearing may be deferred
			 pending disposition of any civil court proceeding arising from or including the
			 incident of abuse or neglect that is the subject of the administrative
			 hearing.
(g) An administrative
			 hearing may be deferred pending disposition of any criminal court proceeding
			 arising from or including the incident of abuse or neglect that is the subject
			 of the administrative hearing unless the individual responsible files a written
			 objection to such deferral.
(h) A
			 request for an administrative hearing shall be denied and the registry finding
			 shall be confirmed in accordance with subsection (b) of section
			 17a-101k-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies by the department when a
			 criminal court proceeding has been finally disposed with a factual
			 determination by the court that the individual responsible committed the act of
			 child abuse or neglect that is the subject of the substantiation.
(i) A request for an administrative hearing
			 shall be denied by the department when a civil court proceeding has been
			 finally disposed with a factual determination by the court that the identified
			 person committed the act of child abuse or neglect that is the subject of the
			 substantiation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the department shall proceed
			 with an administrative hearing for the sole purpose of determining the legal
			 sufficiency of the registry finding in any civil case that does not result in a
			 factual determination that at least one of the circumstances listed in
			 subsection (b) of section
			 17a-101k-3
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies exists.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-9 - The administrative hearing record

Current through July 10, 2024
The record shall include:
(1) written notices related to the case;
(2) all petitions, pleadings,
			 motions and intermediate rulings, if any;
(3) evidence received or considered;
(4) questions and offers of proof,
			 objections and rulings thereon;
(5)
			 the official recording of the proceedings; and
(6) the final decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-10 - The administrative hearing decision

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 administrative hearing decision shall be a final decision, pursuant to section
			 4-179
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, unless designated in writing as a proposed
			 decision by the commissioner or designee.
(b) The hearing officer shall be responsible
			 for preparing the memorandum of final decision that shall be mailed not later
			 than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearing to the:
(1) parties or their attorneys;
(2) the department Bureau Chief for Child
			 Welfare;
(3) administrative, legal
			 and casework staff involved in the investigation, internal review and hearing;
			 and
(4) the hearings unit
			 file.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-11 - Reconsideration and appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any request for
			 reconsideration of a final decision is governed by section
			 4-181a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) Any individual found to be responsible
			 for abuse or neglect who is aggrieved by the final decision of the hearing
			 officer may appeal the final decision to the superior court in accordance with
			 section
			 4-183 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes. Such individual may also seek a stay of the
			 adverse decision of the hearing officer's final decision from the commissioner
			 in accordance with subsection (f) of section
			 4-183 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-12 - Substantiations prior to May 1, 2000

Current through July 10, 2024
A person may appeal a substantiation of abuse or neglect made
				by the department prior to May 1, 2000, by sending a written request for an
				internal review to the department, unless such substantiation has already been
				appealed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-13 - Disclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Information about an investigation, a
			 substantiation or the name of a person entered on the central registry may only
			 be disclosed outside the department in accordance with sections
			 17a-28
			 and
			 17a-101a
			 to
			 17a-101k,
			 inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes or as otherwise permitted by
			 law.
(b) The factual allegations
			 underlying an investigation, whether or not there is a substantiation or a
			 registry finding, may be included in a petition filed by the commissioner
			 pursuant to section
			 17a-112,
			 45a-715
			 or
			 46b-129
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or an action to revoke a license issued by
			 a state agency, or as may otherwise be permitted by law, so long as the agency
			 disclosing such factual allegations also discloses whether the person was
			 substantiated or unsubstantiated as a individual responsible for abuse or
			 neglect, or whether the investigation is ongoing.
(c) In response to a lawful request for a
			 background check for purposes of eligibility for employment, licensure, or
			 benefits, the department unit conducting the background check shall disclose
			 only the following information:
(1) whether
			 the person's name is entered on the central registry, and, if so,
(2) the substantiated allegations of abuse or
			 neglect, and
(3) the date(s) of
			 the investigation(s). If the person's name is entered on the central registry,
			 the department unit conducting the background check may also refer the
			 requestor to the department office or unit that conducted the investigation for
			 further information as authorized by law. If the requestor is the Department of
			 Public Health or Department of Social Services, the department shall provide
			 the investigation file, if requested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-14 - Disclosure pending appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the
			 department receives a request for a background check of an individual
			 responsible before the time for requesting an internal review or administrative
			 hearing has expired or while an appeal is pending, the department shall not
			 disclose any information concerning the pending matter, except if the child
			 abuse or neglect resulted in or involves:
(1)
			 the death of a child;
(2) the risk
			 of serious physical injury or emotional harm of a child;
(3) the serious physical harm of a
			 child;
(4) the arrest of the person
			 due to abuse or neglect of a child;
(5) the filing, by the commissioner, of a
			 neglect or termination of parental rights petition; or
(6) sexual abuse of a
			 child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-15 - Access to the central registry

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The department
			 shall provide for use of the central registry on a twenty-four (24) hour daily
			 basis to prevent or discover abuse of children.
(b) Access to the central registry shall be
			 limited to duly authorized persons for purposes of obtaining information for
			 the investigation of child abuse and neglect, background checks, and other uses
			 as permitted by law.
(c) As
			 permitted by law, prospective employers, licensing authorities and other public
			 agencies, may request background checks for any person, provided they submit
			 the request on a form approved by the department for that purpose, signed by
			 the subject of the background check.
(d) As permitted by law, Connecticut state
			 agencies may request background checks under certain circumstances without
			 signed releases pursuant to section
			 17a-28
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 101k - Child Abuse and Neglect Registry › Section 17a-101k-16 - Expunged reports and investigations

Current through July 10, 2024
Reports of neglect and abuse that were not accepted for
				investigation by the Hotline shall be kept for sixty (60) days from the date
				the report is received and then expunged. Reports of neglect and abuse that
				have been investigated and not substantiated shall be kept for five (5) years
				from the completion date of the investigation and then expunged. If the
				department has received more than one report on a person, and they are all
				unsubstantiated, they shall be expunged five (5) years from the completion date
				of the most recent investigation. Unsubstantiated investigations shall not be
				expunged if the person has been substantiated as an individual responsible for
				abuse or neglect in any other investigation. Reports of neglect and abuse that
				have been investigated and substantiated shall be kept in the department's
				computerized database and hard copy record indefinitely, regardless of whether
				or not the person has been determined to pose a risk to the health, safety and
				well-being of children and has been entered on the central
				registry.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-14 - Scope of regulations (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-15 - Definitions. As used in sections 17a-114-14 to 17a-114-25 (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-16 - Placement of a related child in the home of a relative pending certification (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-17 - Physical requirements of home. Food. Water. Clothing. Privacy (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-18 - Waiver of requirements (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-19 - Requirements relating to certified relatives (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-20 - Causes for denying certification (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-21 - Hearing on denial of certification (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-22 - Issuance of certification. Term. Recertification. Not transferable or assignable (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-23 - Access of commissioner or designee to premises (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 114 - Relative Licensing › Certification of Relatives Providing Foster Care to a Related Child › Section 17a-114-24 - Causes for revocation of certification (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11,
					 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-7 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Department means Department of Children
			 and Families.
(b) Commissioner
			 means the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families or
			 designee.
(c) Current cost of
			 foster maintenance care means the rates for foster or other family type homes
			 (excluding group homes) including regular, individualized or special rates as
			 established by the Department.
(d)
			 High risk of physical or mental disability refers to a child who does not have
			 a currently diagnosed physical or mental disability but a recognized authority
			 (licensed physician, psychiatrist or psychologist) determines that the child's
			 past experience and present condition or functioning indicate a probability for
			 developing such disability in the future.
(e) Legal dependent means a child who
			 qualifies as a dependent of the adoptive parent(s) under the Internal Revenue
			 Code or as defined by future amendments to the Internal Revenue Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-8 - Criteria for certification as a special needs child

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 child is a ward of the Commissioner or is to be placed in adoption by a
			 licensed child-placing agency.
(b)
			 The adopting family is approved for adoption placement by the Department or a
			 licensed child-placing agency.
(c)
			 The Commissioner or a licensed child-placing agency determines that a child
			 appropriate for adoption is difficult to place (based on all reasonable efforts
			 consistent with the best interests of the child) because of one or more
			 conditions including, but not limited to:
(1)
			 Physical disability (or high risk of such disability) which presents a barrier
			 to adoption. A written diagnosis and recommendation for treatment must be made
			 by a licensed physician.
(2) Mental
			 disability (or high risk of such disability) which presents a barrier to
			 adoption. A written diagnosis and recommendation for treatment must be made by
			 a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist.
(3) Serious emotional maladjustment (or a
			 high risk for such maladjustment) as indicated by a written diagnosis made by a
			 licensed psychiatrist or psychologist. The written statement must include
			 recommendation for treatment and prognosis.
(4) Age when considered with other factors in
			 the child's functioning and circumstances present a barrier to
			 adoption.
(5) Racial or ethnic
			 factors when considered with other factors in the child's functioning and
			 circumstances present a barrier to adoption.
(6) Member of a sibling group which should be
			 placed together.
(7) The child has
			 established significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while
			 in their care as a foster child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-9 - Types and duration of subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A written
			 certification of the need for a subsidy shall be made by the Commissioner. The
			 type, amount, and duration of the subsidy shall be mutually agreed to by the
			 Commissioner and the adopting parents prior to the entry of the adoption
			 decree. If the parties fail to agree, the adoptive parents may appeal to the
			 Adoption Subsidy Review Board under Section
			 17a-116-14
			 of these regulations.
(b) Upon
			 finalization of the adoption by the Probate Court, the Department will provide
			 one or more of the following subsidies:
(1) a
			 special needs subsidy in the form of a lump sum payment paid directly to the
			 person, institution, or facility providing the required service to meet
			 anticipated costs resulting from the adoption to the extent such costs are not
			 covered by other state and federal programs, health or medical insurance, or
			 other third-party payments.
(2) a
			 periodic subsidy in the form of recurring periodic payment to the adoptive
			 parents. Such payments may continue only until the child reaches the age of
			 18.
(3) In addition to the subsidy
			 granted as outlined above, any medical benefits which are being provided prior
			 to final approval of the adoption by the Probate Court in accordance with the
			 fee schedule and payment procedures under the State Medicaid program as
			 administered by the Department of Social Services shall continue as long as the
			 child qualifies as a legal dependent of the adoptive parents. However, such
			 medical subsidy may continue only until the child reaches age 21.
(4) In order to avoid duplication of medical
			 coverage, the child determined to be eligible for medical subsidy under 17a-117
			 (a) shall not be eligible for such subsidy under 17a-120.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-10 - Amount of periodic subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The amount of
			 periodic subsidy payment shall not exceed the current cost of foster
			 maintenance care as determined by the Department. Such payments shall be
			 adjusted to reflect any changes in the Department's foster maintenance care
			 rates.
(b) Payments of less than
			 the full cost of foster maintenance care may be made if the adoptive parents
			 indicate that a lesser amount would be adequate to facilitate the adoption
			 placement of the child.
(c) The
			 Department will take into consideration any other income available to the child
			 and will reduce the amount of subsidy payment to reflect the child's own income
			 from other sources such as Social Security, Veteran's Administration,
			 etc.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-11 - When subsidy is granted

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The subsidy may
			 be granted only for the child certified as a special needs child prior to
			 adoption (except as provided for below).
(b) A request by the adoptive parent(s) for
			 subsidy after a final approval by the Probate Court may be considered at the
			 discretion of the Commissioner for conditions resulting from or directly
			 related to the totality of circumstances surrounding the child which existed
			 prior to adoption. Such requests will be considered in those cases where a
			 review of all the circumstances surrounding the child prior to placement in
			 adoption indicates that, had those circumstances been made known to the
			 Department, at the time, the child would have met the criteria for
			 certification as a special needs child. Upon certification by the Commissioner
			 that the child meets the special needs criteria, the child shall be eligible
			 for inclusion in the subsidized adoption program no later than 30 days after
			 the date of receipt of the request by the Department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-12 - Annual review of the subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
			 will conduct a biennial review of the continued need for subsidy.
(1) The adoptive parents shall submit a sworn
			 statement indicating that the condition which caused the child to be certified
			 as special needs or a related condition continues to exist or has reoccurred
			 since the time of the last review.
(2) The adoptive parents shall submit a sworn
			 statement indicating that the child continues to qualify as a legal
			 dependent.
(3) If the Department
			 determines that the subsidy should be reduced or terminated, the adoptive
			 parents shall be notified in writing of their right to request a hearing before
			 the Adoption Subsidy Review Board. The notification shall state that adoptive
			 parents disagreeing with such planned action will be given a hearing provided a
			 written request for a hearing is received by the Department (505 Hudson Street,
			 Hartford, CT 06106) within 15 days from the date the Department mails the
			 notification.
(4) If such a hearing
			 is requested, the adoptive parents shall be given a hearing at least 30 days
			 prior to the anticipated effective date of such action.
(5) The subsidy shall continue without
			 modifications until the final decision of the Adoption Subsidy Review
			 Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-13 - Reapplication for subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Subsequent to
			 termination of a subsidy, adoptive parents of a child, who was previously
			 certified and received a subsidy as a special needs child, may
			 reapply.
(b) Upon determination by
			 the Commissioner that the condition which caused the child to be certified as
			 special needs or a related condition continues to exist or has reoccurred, the
			 Commissioner shall recertify the child as a special needs child.
(c) The child shall be eligible for inclusion
			 in the subsidized adoption program as of the date of recertification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 116 - Subsidized Adoption of Special Needs Children › Section 17a-116-14 - Adoption subsidy review board

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any subsidy
			 decision by the Commissioner may be appealed by a licensed child-placing agency
			 or the adopting parent(s) to the Adoption Subsidy Review Board.
(b) The Adoption Subsidy Review Board shall
			 consist of the Commissioner or designee, a representative from a licensed
			 child-placing agency and an adoptive parent appointed by the
			 Governor.
(c) Adoption Subsidy
			 Review Board procedures will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of
			 Chapter 54 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(d) All decisions of the Adoption Subsidy
			 Review Board shall be based on the best interest of the child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 120 - Medical Expense Subsidy for Adoptive Parents › Section 17a-120-4 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Department means Department of Children
			 and Families.
(b) Commissioner
			 means the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families or
			 designee.
(c) High risk of physical
			 or mental disability refers to a child who does not have a currently diagnosed
			 physical or mental disability, but a recognized authority (licensed physician,
			 psychiatrist or psychologist) determines that the child's past experience and
			 present condition or functioning indicate a probability for developing such
			 disability in the future.
(d) Legal
			 dependent means that the child qualifies as a dependent of the adoptive
			 parent(s) under the Internal Revenue Code or as defined by future amendments to
			 the Internal Revenue Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 120 - Medical Expense Subsidy for Adoptive Parents › Section 17a-120-5 - Eligibility for medical expense subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any child who
			 is blind or physically disabled (as defined by Section
			 1-1f
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes), mentally disabled, seriously emotionally
			 maladjusted or has a recognized high risk of physical or mental disability who
			 is to be given or has been given in adoption by a statutory parent (as defined
			 in Section
			 45a-707(a)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes) shall be eligible for a medical expense
			 subsidy if such condition existed prior to adoption.
(b) In order to avoid duplication of medical
			 coverage, the child determined to be eligible for medical subsidy under 17a-117
			 (a) shall not be eligible for such subsidy under 17a-120.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 120 - Medical Expense Subsidy for Adoptive Parents › Section 17a-120-6 - Application and determination of eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 adoptive parent(s) of a handicapped child must apply in writing to the regional
			 office serving their town of residence for a medical expense subsidy for the
			 care and treatment of the handicapped child.
(b) The application shall include statements
			 signed by a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or such others as
			 may be appropriate, documenting:
(1) The
			 nature of the condition, infirmity or impairment.
(2) Evidence that the condition existed prior
			 to the adoption.
(3) The prescribed
			 medical care and treatment such condition requires.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 120 - Medical Expense Subsidy for Adoptive Parents › Section 17a-120-7 - Annual review of the subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Department
			 will conduct an annual review of the continued need for subsidy.
(1) The adoptive parent(s) shall submit a
			 sworn statement indicating that the condition which caused the child to be
			 certified as handicapped or a related condition continues to exist or has
			 reoccurred since the time of the last review.
(2) The adoptive parent(s) shall submit a
			 sworn statement indicating that the child continues to qualify as a legal
			 dependent.
(3) If the Department
			 determines that the subsidy should be reduced or terminated, the adoptive
			 parents shall be notified in writing of their right to request a hearing before
			 the Adoption Subsidy Review Board. The notification shall state that adoptive
			 parents disagreeing with such planned action will be given a hearing provided a
			 written request for a hearing is received by the Department (505 Hudson Street,
			 Hartford, CT 06106) within 15 days from the date the Department mails the
			 notification.
(4) If such a hearing
			 is requested, the adopting parents shall be given a hearing at least 30 days
			 prior to the anticipated effective date of such action.
(5) The subsidy shall continue without
			 modifications until the final decision of the Adoption Subsidy Review
			 Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 120 - Medical Expense Subsidy for Adoptive Parents › Section 17a-120-8 - Reapplication for subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If subsequent
			 to the termination of the subsidy, the condition for which subsidy was granted
			 or a related condition reoccurs, the adoptive parent(s) may reapply and shall
			 be granted the medical expense subsidy for the child.
(b) The effective date of subsidy shall be
			 the date of eligibility determination by the Department, but no later than 30
			 days after the date of receipt of the reapplication by the
			 Department.
(c) In no case shall
			 eligibility for the subsidy continue beyond the child's twenty-first
			 birthday.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 120 - Medical Expense Subsidy for Adoptive Parents › Section 17a-120-9 - Adoption subsidy review board

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any subsidy
			 decision by the Department may be appealed by the adoptive parent(s) or by a
			 licensed child placing agency on behalf of the child or such parent(s) to the
			 Adoption Subsidy Review Board.
(b)
			 The Adoption Subsidy Review Board shall consist of the Commissioner or
			 designee, a representative from a licensed child-placing agency and an adoptive
			 parent appointed by the Governor.
(c) Adoption Subsidy Review Board procedures
			 will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 54 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(d)
			 All decisions of the Adoption Subsidy Review Board shall be based on the best
			 interest of the child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-1 - Scope of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 17a-126-1 through
				17a-126-23,
				inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies apply to a program
				of subsidized guardianship for the benefit of children who:
(1) are in the care or custody of the
			 department;
(2) are living with
			 relative caregivers; and,
(3) have
			 been in foster care for not less than eighteen (18) months; pursuant to section
			 7 of Public Act 97-272 as amended by Public Act 98-1 of the June Special
			 Session.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				17a-126-1
				through
				17a-126-23,
				inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				definitions apply:
(1) "Care or
			 Custody of the Department" means committed to or placed with the department
			 under a court order of the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters, excluding
			 delinquency and Family With Service Needs orders.
(2) "Certified Relative Care" means care
			 provided for a foster child by a person certified to provide such care pursuant
			 to sections
			 17a-114-14
			 to
			 17a-114-25, inclusive,
			 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(3) "Child" means a person under the age of
			 eighteen.
(4) "Commissioner" means
			 the Commissioner of Children and Families.
(5) "Department" means the department of
			 children and families.
(6) "Foster
			 Care" means care provided for a foster child by a person licensed, approved or
			 certified to provide such care pursuant to sections
			 17a-145-130 through
			 17a-145-160,
			 inclusive, or sections
			 17a-150-51 through
			 17a-150-123,
			 inclusive, or sections
			 17a-114-14
			 through
			 17a-114-25, inclusive,
			 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(7) "Guardian" means one who has the
			 authority and obligations of "guardianship" as defined in subdivision (8) of
			 this section.
(8) "Guardianship"
			 means guardianship of the person of a minor, and includes:
(A) the obligation of care or control;
			 and
(B) the authority to make major
			 decisions, affecting the child's welfare, which the child cannot make on his
			 own, including, but not limited to, consent determinations regarding marriage,
			 enlistment in the armed forces and major medical, psychiatric or surgical
			 treatment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-3 - Request for subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A relative
			 caregiver may request a guardianship subsidy from the Department for a child in
			 the care or custody of the commissioner for not less than eighteen (18) months.
			 A relative caregiver shall initiate a request for a guardianship subsidy by
			 applying to the child's department caseworker. The initiation of a request for
			 guardianship subsidy may not be made before the child has been in the care or
			 custody of the commissioner for at least seventeen (17) months. The caseworker
			 shall provide the relative caregiver with the application form prescribed by
			 the department and shall assist the relative caregiver in the completion of
			 such form and application within thirty (30) days of such request.
(b) The commissioner, or designee may
			 classify a child and the child's relative caregiver as qualified for the
			 subsidized guardianship program if it is determined that such child is in the
			 care or custody of the commissioner, is living with the relative caregiver and
			 has been in foster care or certified relative care for not less than eighteen
			 (18) months, the relative caregiver is the proposed guardian for the child and
			 reunification with the parent is not a viable option within the foreseeable
			 future because of one or more conditions including, but not limited to:
(1) Death of the parent;
(2) Abandonment of the child by the
			 parent;
(3) Physical disability of
			 the parent;
(4) Mental disability
			 of the parent;
(5) Serious
			 emotional maladjustment of the parent;
(6) Failure of the parent to achieve
			 rehabilitation adequate to provide for the child;
(7) Age of the child when considered with
			 other factors in the child's functioning and circumstances that present a
			 barrier to reunification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-4 - Guardian counseling

Current through July 10, 2024
If adoption of the child by the relative caregiver is an
				option, the commissioner, or designee shall counsel the relative caregiver
				about the advantages and disadvantages of adoption and subsidized guardianship.
				The goal of such counseling shall be to ensure that the decision by the
				relative caregiver to request a subsidized guardianship is a fully informed
				decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-5 - Program components

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The subsidized
			 guardianship program shall provide:
(1) a
			 monthly subsidy on behalf of the child payable to the subsidized guardian equal
			 to the prevailing foster care rate;
(2) a medical subsidy comparable to the
			 medical subsidy to children in the subsidized adoption program if the child
			 lacks private health insurance; and,
(3) a special-need subsidy, which shall be a
			 lump sum payment for one-time expenses resulting from the assumption of care of
			 the child when no other resource is available to pay for such expense, if such
			 payment is required. The assumption of care shall be deemed to be at the time
			 of the transfer of guardianship.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-6 - Asset test and household income exemption

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 commissioner may establish an asset test for eligibility under the program.
			 Such asset test shall consider any other assets of and income available to the
			 child and will reduce the amount of the subsidy payment to reflect the child's
			 own income from other sources including but not limited to: social security
			 benefits; TANF; child support; life insurance or other death benefits from or
			 through a parent; interest income; and, all other federal and state assistance
			 and benefit programs. The asset test employed by the commissioner may be
			 designed to benefit the state with regard to potential federal
			 reimbursement.
(b) A guardianship
			 subsidy shall not be included in the calculation of household income in
			 determining eligibility for benefits of the relative caregiver of the
			 subsidized child or other persons living within the household of the relative
			 caregiver.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-7 - Monthly payment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The monthly
			 subsidy payment on behalf of the child payable to the subsidized guardian shall
			 be equal to the prevailing foster care rate as adjusted based on the asset test
			 of the child as prescribed in section
			 17a-126-6
			 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) Payments of less than the full cost of
			 foster maintenance care may be made if the relative caregiver indicates that a
			 lesser amount would be adequate to provide for the care of the child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-8 - Medical benefits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any medical
			 benefits which are being provided prior to the granting of a subsidized
			 guardianship in accordance with the fee schedule and payment procedures under
			 the State Medicaid program as administered by the Department of Social Services
			 shall continue as long as the child qualifies under the subsidized guardianship
			 program, unless the child is otherwise covered under private health
			 insurance.
(b) No child shall be
			 eligible for medical benefits provided by sections
			 17a-126-1
			 through
			 17a-126-23,
			 inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if the child has
			 private health insurance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-9 - Special-need subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
A special-need subsidy is a lump sum payment for one-time
				expenses resulting from the assumption of care of the child when no other
				resource is available to pay for such expense from other state and federal
				programs, health or medical insurance, or other legally enforceable third-party
				payments. Such special-need subsidy payment shall be agreed to prior to the
				transfer of guardianship and made part of the guardianship transfer
				record.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-10 - Types of subsidy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A written
			 certification of the need for a subsidy shall be made by the department. The
			 type and amount of the subsidy shall be mutually agreed to by the department
			 and the relative caregiver prior to the granting of a subsidy and transfer of
			 guardianship. The subsidy agreement shall be entered on the court record by the
			 department as part of the motion or petition to transfer guardianship. If the
			 parties fail to agree, the relative caregiver may appeal to the administrative
			 hearings unit pursuant to section
			 17a-126-18
			 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) A child, who is a resident of the state
			 of Connecticut when eligibility for a subsidy is certified, shall remain
			 eligible and continue to receive the subsidy regardless of the domicile or
			 residence of the relative caregiver at the time of application for the subsidy
			 or thereafter.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 126 - Subsidized Guardianship › Section 17a-126-11 - Homestudy requirements and exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
As a prerequisite to payment of a guardianship subsidy for the
				benefit of a minor child, a home study report shall be filed with the court
				having jurisdiction of the case of the minor within fifteen (15) days of the
				request for a subsidy provided that no such report shall be required to be
				filed if a report has previously been provided to the court or if the caregiver
				has been determined to be a certified relative caregiver by the commissioner.
				Such home study report shall be substantively equivalent to the home study
				report used by the department in the case of a foster family or prospective
				adoptive family placement.