Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 17b - Social Services
34 - Electronic Health Records Incentive Program
Section 17b-34-8 - Initial Review and Right to Request an Administrative Hearing

(a) A provider aggrieved by a decision concerning only the issues set forth in 42 CFR 495.370(a) or section 17b-34(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes may request an initial review of the department's determination, and such review shall occur only if the department receives the provider's written request for an initial review, together with any supporting documents or data, not more than thirty days after the provider received the department's determination.

(b) An individual other than the person who made the department's determination shall conduct the initial review. The individual who conducts the initial review shall issue a written decision to the provider not more than thirty days after the department receives the request for initial review.

(c) If the provider is aggrieved by the outcome of the initial review, the provider may request an administrative hearing in writing to the commissioner, together with a detailed written description of all items of aggrievement, not more than fourteen days after the date the written initial review decision was issued.

(d) The department shall conduct an administrative hearing requested pursuant to subsection (c) of this section in accordance with chapter 54 of the Connecticut General Statutes.