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Policy
Manual
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
License Hearings
22-5-5
Notification to Participants
| Policy |
The Administrative Hearings Unit shall send written notice of
a scheduled License Hearing at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing date
to the following:
•the facility, agency or permanent family residence
•the attorney or advocate
•DCF staff who will represent the Department
•other appropriate parties.
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| Content of Notice |
The notice of a License Hearing must include the following
information:
•the date, time and place of the hearing
•the statutory and regulatory basis for the hearing
•the right of the applicant or licensee to be represented by an attorney at its
own expense
•the nature and purpose of the hearing.
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| Persons Who Must Attend |
The following persons must attend the License Hearing:
•the Hearing Officer
•the foster parent, adoptive parent, director, administrator or person with
authority to represent the facility, agency or permanent family residence
•the Department staff member(s) with primary responsibility for the licensing
decision
•any person granted intervenor status by the Hearing Officer.
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| Persons Who May Attend |
The following persons may attend a License Hearing:
•the attorney for the facility, agency or permanent family residence
•expert witnesses in the areas of treatment programming, adoption, placement, or
child care
•witnesses brought by the facility, agency, or permanent family residence
•administrative and supervisory staff
•an interpreter
•observers to be allowed at the discretion of the Hearing Officer.
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Connecticut Department of Children and Families Issued:
March 1, 1994
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