Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-13. Disclosure of informationThe Department may compel disclosure of information from any person having knowledge of the financial circumstances of a legally liable relative pursuant to Sec. 17b-137 of the Connecticut General St…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-14. Contribution review conferenceAfter a determination of a legally liable relative's ability to pay has been made and the legally liable relative has been notified of his or her expected contribution, the legally liable relati…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-15. Periodic review of contributionPeriodic review will be made of each determination. Such review will occur not less than once a year, and whenever requested by the legally liable relative if prompted by significant changes af…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-16. Reassessment of contributionWhenever the Department determines upon review that a reassessment is warranted, it shall notify the affected legally liable relative and change its billing accordingly. Reassessments may result i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-17. Administrative feasibility of billingBilling will be established to any individual legally liable relative whose ability to pay has been determined according to the uniform contribution scale to result in a contribution of f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-18. Authority to waive contributionThe Commissioner or his or her designee, upon proper investigation and determination may waive a contribution, or any portion thereof, by a legally liable relative if it is found that the contr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-19. Determination of waiverThe Commissioner or his or her designee, may consider one or more of the following in making a determination of a full or partial waiver of charges to a legally liable relative: Loss of gainful employm…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-2. Contribution scaleThe uniform contribution scale is herein established, wherein the assessment of liability is determined by subtracting the state median income, adjusted for family size, as published in the Federal Register,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-20. Notice of decision on waiverThe Commissioner or his or her designee, will review the materials submitted for a waiver and will notify the legally liable relative in writing of his or her decision. (Adopted effective June 29,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-21. Request for hearingA legally liable relative who has requested a waiver who is aggrieved by the Commissioner's decision on a waiver shall request a hearing in writing within thirty days of the mailing of the notice of the de…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-22. Administrative agency hearingWithin thirty days of the receipt of a request from an aggrieved legally liable relative the commissioner or his or her designee shall hold a hearing and shall, at least ten days prior to the dat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-23. Decision on hearing notice. Right of appealThe Commissioner or his or her designee shall render a final decision within sixty days, after the close of the hearing, based on all the evidence introduced before him or her and a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-3. Exemption scaleThe Department shall periodically make available, but not less than once a year, to anyone who requests it, an exemption scale which shall be the state median income as published in the federal register, adjust…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-4. Per diem or per visit billingThe legally liable relative's contribution shall be billed monthly on a per diem and/or per visit charge, whichever is applicable, from the date aid or care began. (Adopted effective June 29, 1999…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-5. Maximum liabilityThe legally liable relative's liability shall not exceed the per capita cost of care or the actual amount of assistance. (Adopted effective June 29, 1999) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4a-12

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-6. Liability of legally liable relative. InsuranceThe financial liability of legally liable relatives shall be determined in the absence of insurance coverage, or to assess a financial contribution to pay the difference between …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-7. Court ordered liabilityWhenever a legally liable relative is divorced or legally separated, and is under court order for support for the client/patient, then the amount of the court order determines the liability of the legal…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-8. Court order referencing statutory liabilityWhenever a divorce agreement/order of a legally liable relative references C.G.S. 4a-12, a financial review of that legally liable relative's ability shall be made, and billing using…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-12-9. Modification of court orderWhenever a divorce agreement/order does not reference C.G.S. 4a-12 and if a financial determination discloses a greater ability to contribute than the court ordered support, a modification of the su…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-1. DefinitionsAs used in sections 4a-52-1 to 4a-52-22, inclusive:(a) \"Agency\" includes any officer, department, board, council, commission, institution or other agency of the executive department of the state government. (b) \…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-10. Contract guarantyThe contractor shall agree to:(a) Perform the contract in accordance with the specifications and terms and conditions of the bid under which the contract was awarded. (b) Save the State, its agents, or emplo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-11. Delivery(a) All supplies, materials or equipment furnished shall comply fully with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. (b) Any equipment delivered must be standard new equipment, latest model, except as ot…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-12. Inspections and tests(a) The inspection of all supplies, materials or equipment and the making of chemical and physical tests of samples submitted with bids and samples of deliveries to determine whether or not the specifica…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-13. Payment(a) Unless otherwise specified in the invitation to bid, payment for all accepted supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services shall be due within forty-five days after receipt of such supplies, materials, e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-14. Saving clause, rights(a) The contractor shall not be held liable for any losses resulting in the fulfillment of the terms of the contract which shall be delayed or prevented by wars, acts of public enemies, strikes, floods, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-15. Sole source procurement(a) Sole source procurement is not permissible unless a requirement is available from only a single supplier. A requirement for a particular proprietary item does not justify a sole source procurement …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-16. Competitive negotiation(a) Proposals shall be evaluated only on the basis of evaluation factors stated in the request for proposals. The following factors may be appropriate to use in conducting the evaluation. The relative …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-17. Proposal discussions with individual proposers(a) Discussions may be held to: (1) promote understanding of the State's requirements and the content of the proposals;(2) determine in greater detail the proposer's qualificatio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-18. Objective criteria for determining the lowest responsible qualified bidder or best proposer(a) For the purpose of indicating the types of objective criteria in determining the lowest responsible qualified bidder, as defined …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-19. Minor irregularities(a) The Commissioner may waive any minor irregularities as defined in Section 4a-52-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or allow the bidder to correct them depending on which is in the best…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-2. Delegation of purchasing authority(a) The Commissioner may delegate direct purchase authority to the head of any purchasing agency or may revoke any such authority. Factors to consider in making the decision to delegate inclu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-20. Emergency purchases(a) For purposes of this section \"emergency condition\" means a situation which creates a threat to public health, welfare, safety, or a critical governmental service, such as may arise by reason of flood…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-21. Surplus property, transfer(a) All transfers or disposals are the responsibility of the State Surplus Center. No agency may effect any transfer without first notifying the Surplus Center and obtaining the necessary approval. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-22. Central warehouse(a) Requisitioning procedure. Central warehouse stock items should be requisitioned on a form provided by the Commissioner. This form shall contain the catalog stock number, unit of issue, and the unit price…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-3. Requisition procedure(a) The initiation of the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services not specifically covered by one of the direct purchase authorities or a Bureau of Purchases term contract shall…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-4. Public notice of bidsThe Commissioner shall invite responses from bidders by advertisements inserted in newspapers in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 4a-57 of the Connecticut General Statutes and by such other means…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-5. Submission of bids(a) Bids must be submitted on and in accordance with forms supplied by the Commissioner. Telegraphic bids, telephone bids or bids transmitted by facsimile equipment will not be accepted. (b) The time and dat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-6. Guaranty or surety(a) A guaranty that the bidder will execute a contract and furnish performance surety, when requested and within ten days after the execution date of contract, shall, if required, be submitted with the bid. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-7. Specifications, samples(a) All specifications are minimum standards. Accepted bid samples do not supersede specifications for quality. However, if any accepted bid sample is superior in quality to the specifications, all deli…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-8. Award(a) Award will be made to the lowest responsible qualified bidder as defined in Section 4a-59 of the Connecticut General Statutes and in accordance with the criteria set forth in said section which bidder's bid meets the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-52-9. Contract, rights of the state(a) Each bid will be received with the understanding that the acceptance in writing by the Commissioner of the offer to furnish any or all of the supplies, materials, equipment or contractual serv…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-60h-1. DefinitionsAs used in sections 4a-60h-1 to 4a-60h-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Applicant\" means any person or entity applying for certification as a \"small business enterprise\" or …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-60h-2. Application of program to individuals with a disabilityAn applicant seeking certification as a minority business enterprise pursuant to subsection (k) of section 4a-60g of the Connecticut General Statutes based on a disabili…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-60h-3. Letters of credit(a) A letter of credit submitted pursuant to subsection (i) of section 4a-60g of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be clean, irrevocable, unconditional and issued or confirmed by a qualified United Stat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-60h-4. Random site visits(a) At the Commissioner's discretion, he or she may conduct on-site visits during the initial application or re-certification process or at any time while the certification is valid. (b) An automated random…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-60h-5. Time limits for approval or disapproval of applicationsThe Commissioner shall notify the applicant if he or she has approved or disapproved its application for certification not later than 30 days after the Commissioner begi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-60h-6. Access to competitive contracts outside of the set-aside programThe Commissioner shall notify all applicants, small business enterprises and minority business enterprises of the existence of the State Contracting Portal and …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-63-1. DefinitionsThe following definitions apply to sections 4a-63-1 to 4a-63-5, inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies: (a) \"Agency\" includes any officer, department, board, council, commission, institution …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-63-2. ApplicationThese regulations are adopted under section 4a-52 (13) of the Connecticut General Statutes and apply to all disqualifications or suspensions of certain persons, firms or corporations by the Commissioner. (Effective…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4a-63-3. Suspension(a) Initiation. After consulting with the purchasing agency, if any, and the Attorney General, the Commissioner may suspend a person, firm or corporation from being considered for a contract award for supplies, mate…