If the agency determines that the evidence is sufficient to issue a statement of charges or to hold a hearing on a request for a declaratory ruling, or if the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are required by statute to be determined by the commissioner or an agency after an opportunity for hearing, the adjudicating agency may designate a hearing officer, a member of the agency or a hearing panel to conduct a hearing, unless otherwise provided by statute.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19a-9-17