Section 17b-349e-5 - Application process(a) The application process includes all activity related to a request for a determination of eligibility under the program. The process begins with the receipt of an application by a sponsor agency and continues in effect until there is an official disposition of the eligibility request from that sponsor agency.(b) The sponsor agency servicing the city or town in which the applicant resides shall perform appropriate assessments and make a written determination of eligibility within thirty days after the receipt of an application.(c) When the applicant is incompetent or incapable of filing an application on the applicant's own behalf, the sponsor agency shall recognize any representative as defined in section 17b-349e-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for the purpose of initiating such application.(d) Each sponsor agency has the responsibility to explain to the applicant or the applicant's representative the purposes and eligibility requirements of the program and the applicant's rights and responsibilities. Each sponsor agency shall accept and process applications and maintain files that shall include applications and documents supporting each application.(e) The applicant or the applicant's representative is responsible for completing the application forms truthfully, legibly and accurately. The applicant or the applicant's representative shall provide the sponsor agency with documentation required to support statements made on the application.(f) Each applicant or eligible individual shall notify the sponsor agency whenever a change in his or her circumstances relating to income, assets or address occurs.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-349e-5
Adopted effective March 11, 1999; Amended July 2, 2012