Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-33. Simultaneous applicationsAny agency which administers more than one energy program shall take applications at the time of the initial visit of any applicant for all such energy programs which are administered by the agency …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-34. DefinitionsAs used in Sections 34 through 45 inclusive(a) Administrative overpayment means an overpayment which occurs through the error or fraud of a service provider agency or fraud on part of a recipient and may be attri…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-35. Eligibility(a) Income eligibility exists when the household's included income, based on the total gross annual income, as determined by that household's current income status, excluding assets, and, based on size, does not …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-36. Limits of assistance(a) This is not an entitlement program.(b) Weatherization benefits shall be subject to the availability of funds.(c) Weatherization assistance for applicant households shall not exceed $750.00 for materi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-37. Application process(a) For eligible applicants, the fuel assistance award letter shall include a pread-dressed weatherization card that solicits dwelling unit data. (b) To be eligible for weatherization assistance, applican…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-38. Determination of eligibility and provided services(a) All persons shall be allowed to file an application.(b) Service provider agencies, or their designees, shall use a standard application form for fuel assistance and weat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-39. Allowed materials(a) Caulking and weatherstripping of doors and windows.(b) The replacement of an inoperable furnace system or a system beyond repair in single family owner occupied dwelling units, in cases where DHR has ap…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-40. Standards for procurement(a) General Standards for Procurement of Materials, or Contractor Labor: (1) The service provider agencies must insure that all procurement transactions will be conducted in a manner to provide, to …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-41. Fraud and overpayment(a) Identification and Reporting of Overpayment(s):(1) All overpayment(s) will be referred to the Department of Human Resources; and,(2) Any service provider agency referring any overpayment to the Depa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-42. Appeals(a) Desk Review (1) A desk review is allowed when: (A) An applicant household has been denied assistance;(B) An applicant/service recipient household is aggrieved because the service provider agency failed to notify …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-43. Conflicts of interestNo employee of any service provider agency, or its designee, shall certify to the eligibility of any other employee or board member of said service provider agency. All such certifications shall be made…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-44. Administrative and reporting requirements(a) Service provider agencies will execute administration fund agreements.(b) By the tenth day of the month, each service provider agency will submit a financial statement applicable…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41-45. Payments disregarded as incomeNo payment made under this program shall be considered income for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits or level of benefits under any other program of assistance. (Effective Augu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-1. DefinitionsAs used in Sections 16a-41 (b)-1 through 16a-41 (b)-16 inclusive:(a) \"Applicant\" means any person who is age eighteen or older or the head of a household and who has signed an application for energy assistanc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-10. Application process(a) Service provider agencies and their designees shall use a standard application form provided by the Department. (b) All individuals shall be allowed to file an application.(c) Service provider agen…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-11. Payments disregarded as incomeNo payment under this program shall be considered income for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits or level of benefits under any other program of assistance. (Effective July 3…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-12. Weatherization services(a) Households who refuse weatherization services without good cause shall be ineligible to receive fuel assistance in the program year following their refusal of services. Good cause for refusing …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-13. Fraud early detection, fraud investigation, recoupment of overpayment(s) and vendor fraud(a) Identification and reporting of overpayment(s):(1) All overpayment(s) will be referred to the Department; and(2) Any service pr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-14. Program schedule(a) This program shall operate in accordance with the dates established for the operation of the Energy Assistance Program as outlined in the approved Connecticut Energy Assistance State Plan. (b) The Dep…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-15. Record maintenance and retention(a) Service provider agencies shall maintain books, records, documents, program and individual service records and other evidence of its accounting and billing procedures and practice, whi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-16. Appeals(a) Desk Review(1) The Desk Review shall be the initial step in the grievance resolution process when as a result of an action or decision by the service provider agencies: (A) An applicant household has been deni…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-2. ScopeThese regulations apply to Community Action Agencies or any other qualified non-profit or for profit entities authorized by the Commissioner to provide Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) services or State A…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-3. Income eligibility for CEAPThe Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) provides fuel and rental assistance to households whose gross annual income falls at or below 150% of the federal poverty income guidelines promu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-4. Income eligibility for SAFAThe State Appropriated Fuel Assistance Program (SAFA) provides fuel assistance to households if one or more of the members of the household is disabled and/or elderly and the gross annual income…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-5. Eligibility certification(a) The Department will require all household members to document their income for the previous four (4) weeks or for the previous six (6) calendar months, if self-employed, which will be extrapol…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-6. Limits of assistance(a) Energy Assistance is not an entitlement program. For the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) and the State Appropriated Fuel Assistance Program (SAFA), benefits are limited to the amounts …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-7. Crisis assistance for CEAP and SAFASubject to the availability of funds, crisis assistance will be provided within the following restrictions. (a) Type I Crisis Assistance—To receive a one-time crisis assistance payment, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-8. Rental assistanceRental assistance is available only under the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) and if all of the following conditions are met: (1) the household is income eligible;(2) the household pays for i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-41(b)-9. Safety-net(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Department will implement a Safety-Net Program to address the needs of service recipient households who have exhausted their heat and Type II Crisis Assistance benef…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-1. Definitions\"Applicant\" means any business concern that applies for a loan under these regulations.\"Authority\" means the Connecticut Development Authority.\"Borrower\" means any business concern to whom a loan has been ap…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-2. Loan application and agreement for small home heating oil dealer loans(a) Application for a small home heating oil dealer loan shall be submitted on Department small home heating oil dealer loan application forms. No applica…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-3. Loan amounts and terms for small home heating oil dealer loans(a) The term for repayment of any small home heating oil dealer loan or extension of credit shall end not later than the first day of October next following the d…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-4. Promissory note for small home heating oil dealer loans(a) Each small home heating oil dealer loan shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in the maximum amount of the loan set forth in the small home heating oil dealer Loan…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-5. Eligibility(a) In order to be eligible for a small home heating oil dealer loan, the applicant must: (1) be a small home heating oil dealer as defined in subsection (a) of Section 16a-43 of the General Statutes; (2) represen…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-6. Loan application and agreement for business emergency relief loans(a) Application for a business emergency relief loan shall be submitted on Department business emergency relief loan application forms. No application shall b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-7. Loan amounts and terms for business emergency relief loans(a) The business emergency relief loan may be secured or unsecured, as the Authority determines to be appropriate in the particular circumstances. If the loan is to b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-43-8. Promissory note for business emergency relief loans(a) Each business emergency relief loan shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in the maximum amount of the loan set forth in the Business Emergency Relief Loan Agreement a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-48-1. DefinitionsAs used in section 16a-48-1 to section 16a-48-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Annual fuel utilization efficiency\" means a measure of the fuel converted to heat supplied to a …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-48-2. ScopeThese provisions apply to the following types of new products that are sold, offered for sale or installed in Connecticut: commercial clothes washers; commercial refrigerators and freezers; illuminated exit signs; large…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-48-3. ApplicabilityThe appliance efficiency standards set forth in section 16a-48-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, where in conflict with the State Building Code section 29-252 of the Connecticut General Statute…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-48-4. Appliance energy efficiency standards(a) Commercial clothes washers sold, offered for sale, or installed for the first time on or after July 1, 2007 shall meet or exceed the following energy efficiency standards: Washer Type…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-48-5. Test methods(a) General Testing Requirements. The manufacturer shall cause the testing of units of each basic model of appliance or covered product using the applicable test method listed. If the manufacturer of the basic mo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-48-6. Certification of product compliance(a) Using the test methods outlined in Section 16a-48-5, manufacturers must provide data in such form as to allow the secretary to make a determination as to whether the product meets the s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-49-1. Definitions, pertaining to gas public service companies(a) \"Authority\" and \"Department\" as used in these regulations shall be as defined in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (b) \"Gas Public Service Compa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-49-2. Conservation and load management plan filing requirements for gas public service companies(a) Consistent with the filing date required in Section 16-32f of the Connecticut General Statutes, as may be amended from time to tim…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 16a-49-3. Department review and action on gas conservation and load management investments(a) The Department shall conduct a public hearing to review the conservation and load management plans filed pursuant to Section 16a-49-2 (a) an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-109a-1. DefinitionsFor the purposes of Regulations Section 17-109a-2, the following definitions apply:(a) \"Home\" shall mean a licensed home for the aged, and the person or persons authorized by the home to handle residents' perso…