Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-15. Computation of timeComputation of any period of time referred to in these rules begins with the first day following that on which the act which initiates such period of time occurs and ends on the last day of the period so …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-16. Extensions of timeAt the discretion of the commissioner for good cause shown, any time limit prescribed or allowed by these rules may be extended. All requests for extensions shall be made before the expiration of the perio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-160. Maximun allowable charges to self-pay patients(a) Effective July 1, 1980, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Income Maintenance (hereinafter referred to as Commissioner) shall authorize the maximum allowable char…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-161. Self-pay charges for routine servicesSelf-pay charges for routine services shall be established for each facility individually and for each level of care provided by such facility in accordance with the following method: (…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-162. Self-pay charges for ancillary services(a) Ancillary services means those charges to patients which are directly identifiable as customary medical services rendered to individual patients, and furnished at the direction of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-163. Unauthorized charges to self-pay patients(a) Any facility which is found by the commissioner to have overcharged its self-pay patients, is issued a demand by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c), and fails to rectif…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-164. Field audit and other rate adjustments(a) Every facility for which self-pay charges are established may be audited as deemed necessary by the commissioner. Therefore, each facility shall maintain all supporting expenditure…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-165. Hearings(a) Prior to the setting of the self-pay charges on July 1 each year, the Commissioner shall hold public hearings at various locations around the state after first giving notice as provided hereinafter. The Commiss…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-166. Notification and hearings(a) The commissioner shall send a notice by mail to each facility, informing the facility of the commissioner's decision with respect to the self-pay charges approved, and the percentage of increas…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-167. Requests for increases in self-pay charges(a) In the event of any unforeseen or material change in circumstances, a facility may submit an application for an increase in the self-pay charges established by the commissioner…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-168. Requirements for filing annual reports(a) All facilities having 10 or more beds must file the annual report utilized by the commissioner of income maintenance in determining rates pursuant to section 17-314 of the general …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-169. Self-pay charges for newly constructed or acquired facilities(a) Self-pay charges for newly constructed or acquired facilities shall be established in accordance with section 17-311-161 on the basis of the State rates for …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-17. Effect of filing, public records(a) The filing with the commissioner of any application, request for advisory ruling, petition, or request of any nature whatsoever shall not relieve any person of the obligation to comply wi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-170—17-311-199. Reserved

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-18. Consolidation of proceedingsProceedings involving related questions of law or fact may be consolidated by the commissioner. (Effective March 17, 1983)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-19. Rules of conductWhere applicable, the canons of professional ethics and the canons of judicial ethics adopted and approved by the judges of the Superior Court govern the conduct of the Commissioner; the state employees serv…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-2. FunctionsThe commissioner has the duty of establishing annually the cost of services for which payment is to be made to facilities receiving appropriations granted by the General Assembly as set forth in 17-312 G.S. through …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-20. Ex parte communicationUnless required for the disposition of matters ex parte authorized by law, the commissioner shall not communicate directly or indirectly with any party or intervenor concerning any issue of fact or law…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-200. DefinitionsFor purposes of the enforcement of Section 19a-533 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, and as implemented by Sections 17-311-200 through 17-311-209 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the follo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-201. Prohibition of discrimination against indigent applicantsA nursing home which receives payment from the state for rendering care to indigent persons shall be prohibited from discriminating against indigent persons who appl…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-202. Admission in order of application of all applicantsA nursing home which receives payment from the state for rendering care to indigent persons shall admit all applicants for admission to such facility (i.e. indigents, Self…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-203. Provision of receiptsEach nursing home shall provide a receipt to all applicants for admission as defined supra. Nursing homes shall ask all applicants whether they desire to receive a receipt and be placed on the dated li…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-204. Maintenance of dated list of applicationsWhen a person indicates a desire to be admitted into a nursing home, his name shall be placed immediately on the facility's dated list of applications. Such dated list of applicatio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-205. Mailing of written application to persons on dated list of applications(a) Within two (2) business days after such initial contact, the facility shall mail its written application form to such person or his representative.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-206. Maintenance of a waiting list(a) Each nursing home shall maintain a \"waiting list for admission\" which shall constitute a single, bound volume of the names of persons who have substantially completed and returned to the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-207. Daily logsEach nursing home shall maintain a \"daily log\" in a single bound volume for each calendar year which must be completed on a daily basis by indicating, for each day, the number of applications for admission, the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-208. Enforcement of statute regardless of intervening change in ownershipSince, as per Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-533 (d) statutory rate sanctions apply to the rate year resulting from the cost report for the twelve month fiscal ye…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-209. Admissions(a) Nursing homes may not discriminate against indigent persons and shall admit all applicants for admission in the order in which the names of such applicants appear on the waiting list, except as otherwise prov…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-21. Principal officeThe principal office of the commissioner is located at 110 Bartholomew Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut. The office of the commissioner is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each weekday except Saturdays, Sundays…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-22. Date of filingAll orders, decisions, findings of fact, requests, correspondence, motions, petitions and any other documents governed by these rules shall be deemed to have been issued or received on the date on which they a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-23. SignaturesEvery request, application, notice, motion, petition, brief, and memorandum addressed to the commissioner shall be signed in behalf of the person filing. (Effective March 17, 1983)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-24. Identification of communications to the commissionerCommunications should embrace only one matter and should contain the name and address of the sender and an appropriate file reference to the subject of the communication. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-25. Formal requirements as to copies of documents and other papers filed in proceedingsIn addition to the original, there shall also be filed three (3) copies for the use of the commissioner, unless the filing of a greater or l…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-26. Service(a) General rule. Service of all documents and other papers filed in all proceedings, including but not limited to motions, petitions, applications, notices, briefs, and exhibits shall be by personal delivery or by f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-27. Designation of parties(a) In issuing the notice of hearing, the commissioner will designate as parties any persons known to the commissioner whose legal rights, duties, or privileges are being determined in the contested ca…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-28. Participation by persons other than parties(a) Permission to participate. At any time prior to the commencement of oral testimony in any hearing on a contested case, any person may request that the commissioner permit that …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-29. Representation of parties and intervenorsEach person authorized to participate in a contested case as a party or as an intervenor shall file a written notice of appearance with the commissioner. Such appearance may be filed…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-3. Official addressAll communications should be addressed to the Commissioner of Income Maintenance, 110 Bartholomew Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06115, unless otherwise specified. (Effective March 17, 1983)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-30. Commencement of contested caseWhen a hearing is required by law as to any person, the contested case shall be deemed to commence on the date of issuance of the agency determination which is the subject of the filing of the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-31. Place of hearingsAll hearings of the commissioner shall be held at Hartford at the office of the commissioner, unless a different place is designated by statute or by direction of the commissioner. (Effective March 17, 1983…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-32. Notice of hearings(a) Persons notified. Except when the commissioner shall otherwise direct, the commissioner shall give written notice of a hearing in any pending matter to all persons designated as parties, to all persons…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-33. General provisions(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of any hearing the commissioner conducts under Chapter 54 G.S. shall be to provide to all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues to be con…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-34. Witnesses and testimonyThe commissioner, his designated hearing officer and/or his designated presiding officer may administer oaths, take testimony under oath relative to the case, subpoena witnesses and require the produc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-35. Rules of evidenceThe following rules of evidence shall be followed in the admission of testimony and exhibits in all hearings held under Chapter 54 G.S. (a) General. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received; but the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-36. Filing of added exhibits and testimonyUpon order of the commissioner before, during, or after the hearing any party shall prepare and file added exhibits and written testimony. Such added exhibits and testimony shall be dee…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-37. Uncontested disposition of request, application or petitionUnless precluded by law, any request, application, or petition may be resolved by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent-order or default, subject to the order of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-38. Delegations of powers to hearing officers or presiding officers(a) As provided in 17-2 G.S., the commissioner may delegate the power and authority to any deputy, assistant, investigator or supervisor to serve as hearing off…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-39. Record in a contested caseThe record in a contested case shall include: (1) written notice related to the case; (2) all petitions, pleadings, motions and intermediate rulings; (3) evidence received or considered; (4) questi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-4. Public informationThe public may inspect the regulations, decisions, and public records of the commissioner at his office in Hartford. Requests should be submitted in writing to the commissioner at the above-stated official …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17-311-40. Final decision in a contested caseAll decisions and orders of the commissioner concluding a contested case shall be in writing. The commissioner will serve a copy of his final decision on each party in the manner required b…