Sec.17a-126-17. Request for subsidy hearing

(a) A relative caregiver who is the proposed guardian may request a subsidy hearing if a request for subsidy has been denied and the child:

(1) is in the care or custody of the commissioner, and is living with the relative caregivers;

(2) has been in foster care or certified relative care for not less than eighteen (18) months.

(b) A relative caregiver may request a subsidy hearing if a subsidy agreed to under the provisions of subsection (a) of section 17a-126-10 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies has been modified or terminated under the authority of these regulations.

(c) A relative caregiver may request a subsidy hearing if the relative caregiver and the department are unable to come to a subsidy agreement under the provisions of subsection (a) of section 17a-126-9 of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(d) A relative caregiver may request a subsidy hearing by sending a letter or facsimile to the administrative hearings unit, stating his opposition to the department's denial, or proposal to modify or terminate the subsidy. The letter or facsimile shall be received by the hearings unit within fifteen (15) days of the relative's receipt of the notification from the department. The hearing shall be held within thirty days of receipt of the request.

(e) A subsidy shall not be modified or terminated pending the outcome of the subsidy hearing.

(Adopted effective September 1, 1998)