Sec.17a-126-16. Subsidy hearing procedures

(a) The department shall notify the subsidized guardian in writing at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the modification or termination of a guardianship subsidy of its decision to modify or terminate such subsidy and the person's right to a subsidy hearing. In the case of a denial of a guardianship subsidy such notification shall be provided in writing not more than fourteen (14) calendar days after such determination.

(b) The written notice sent pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include:

(1) a copy of sections 17a-126-1 through 17a-126-23, inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(2) the department's reason for the denial, modification or termination;

(3) the subsidized guardian's right to a subsidy hearing;

(4) how the subsidized guardian shall apply for a subsidy hearing;

(5) the time within which a request for a subsidy hearing shall be made.

(c) A copy of the notice provided to the subsidized guardian shall be maintained in the case record, and furnished to the hearings unit by the social worker, upon request of a hearing.

(d) If the person denied a subsidy or the subsidized guardian decides to request a subsidy hearing, the social worker shall refer the subsidized guardian to the manager of the hearings unit for technical assistance. The hearing officer assigned to the hearing shall not provide technical assistance on the hearing. However, nothing in this section shall require the Department to provide legal assistance to the subsidized guardian.

(Adopted effective September 1, 1998)