Section 17a-248-14 - Adjustment to parent contributions and insurance co-payments(a) A parent may request in writing an adjustment of the family's adjusted gross income if there are one or more extraordinary expenditures that should be taken into account when calculating the contribution and, if applicable, insurance co- payment. Adjustments may be requested through the director or the director's designee as prescribed in this section. If such an adjustment is denied, the parent may request an administrative proceeding pursuant to section 17a-248-9 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(b) The lead agency may reduce a family's adjusted gross income from which the contribution and, if applicable, insurance co-payment is calculated, upon the written request of the parent and with the submission of appropriate documentation.(c) The lead agency shall review requests submitted and, upon determination, a parent shall be notified of the decision.(d) A parent who is aggrieved by such a decision may request in writing through the director or the director's designee an administrative proceeding not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the notice of the lead agency's decision.(e) The lead agency shall hold such proceeding not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of a request for an administrative proceeding. The lead agency shall mail a notice, giving the time and place of the proceeding to the aggrieved parent, not later than ten (10) days prior to the date of the proceeding. A period of continuance, not to exceed twenty (20) days, may be granted.(f) The aggrieved parent shall appear personally at the administrative proceeding and may have representation.(g) A record shall be made of each administrative proceeding, but shall only be transcribed upon request.(h) The administrative proceeding shall be conducted by the commissioner of the lead agency or the commissioner's designee.(i) The lead agency shall render a final decision not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the administrative proceeding. Written notice of the final decision shall be sent to the aggrieved parent by the lead agency by certified mail.(j) A parent shall continue to be billed at the original contribution and, if applicable, insurance co-payment amount until a request for adjustment of the contribution and, if applicable, insurance co-payment amount is approved either by the director or the director's designee or through the administrative proceeding.(k) The lead agency, upon approval of an adjustment of the contribution and, if applicable, insurance co-payment amount, shall adjust a parent's contribution and, if applicable, insurance co-payment to reflect any overpayment or underpayment of contributions and, if applicable, insurance co-payments during the approval process and the administrative proceeding.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-248-14
Effective June 29, 1998; Amended August 30, 2004; Amended April 19, 2010; Amended July 2, 2014