Section 17-603-2 - Time limits(a) In all programs administered by the Department, the aggrieved person shall mail his request for a fair hearing within sixty (60) days of the date that the Department or its duly authorized agent renders its decision. The date that the notice of action is mailed shall be deemed the date the decision was rendered.(b) In benefit programs where the Department has provided for a pre-termination hearing, the aggrieved person must request a fair hearing within ten (10) days of the mailing date of the Department's notice of action in order to prevent termination or reduction of benefits.(c) Within ninety (90) days following the close of evidence, or the due date for the filing of briefs, whichever is later, the Commissioner or duly authorized hearing officer shall render a final decision based on all the evidence on the record and apply all pertinent provisions of law, regulations, and departmental policy. Such final decision shall supersede the decision made without a hearing, and shall be implemented within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the request of such hearing; however, the one hundred and twenty (120) day time period shall be extended by any period of continuance granted. The Department shall mail the aggrieved person a copy of the decision within one business day of its rendition.(d) Where federal law or regulations govern the Department's programs and establish different time limits than this section, the time limits in the federal law or regulations shall prevail.(e) In all other cases, the time limits described in Section 17-603-2 of these regulations shall take precedence over any conflicting or inconsistent state regulations pertaining to fair hearings conducted by the Department.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17-603-2
Effective October 2, 1991