Sec.17b-10-1. Uniform policy manual

Pursuant to section 17b-10 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Department of Social Services has prepared, and routinely updates, a state eligibility Policy Manual containing all departmental policy regulations and substantive procedures which affect the rights or procedures available to the public. In particular, the Policy Manual outlines the policies and procedures used by the department to implement and enforce federal and state laws for all of the programs which it administers.

The Policy Manual was adopted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act and any amendment to, or repeal of, the regulatory provisions contained therein would also be subject to UAPA procedural requirements. However, in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. 4-173 (c), the full text will not be published herein. Instead, the following list of sections from the Table of Contents for the Policy Manual has been reproduced in order to assist persons interested in seeking further information with respect to the regulations:

	Rights and Responsibilities	1000
	The Eligibility Process	1500
	Assistance Unit Composition	2000
	Categorical Eligibility Requirements	2500
	Technical Eligibility Requirements	3000
	Procedural Eligibility Requirements	3500
	Treatment of Assets	4000
	Standards of Assistance	4500
	Treatment of Income	5000
	Income Eligibility	5500
	Calculation of Benefits	6000
	Benefits Issuance	6500
	Benefit Error	7000
	Recovery	7500
	Special Programs	8000
	Special Benefits	9000

A copy of the Policy Manual is available at the Connecticut Department of Social Services, Office of Legal Affairs, 25 Sigourney Street, Hartford, CT 06106.

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