Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-101k-10 - The administrative hearing decision
(a) The
administrative hearing decision shall be a final decision, pursuant to section
4-179
of the Connecticut General Statutes, unless designated in writing as a proposed
decision by the commissioner or designee.
(b) The hearing officer shall be responsible
for preparing the memorandum of final decision that shall be mailed not later
than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearing to the:
(1) parties or their attorneys;
(2) the department Bureau Chief for Child
Welfare;
(3) administrative, legal
and casework staff involved in the investigation, internal review and hearing;
and
(4) the hearings unit
file.
(c) The memorandum
of final decision shall contain:
(1) the
names of the persons present, except that the name of an individual
responsible, a victim and any nonprofessional witnesses, shall be represented
by first name and last initial or other pseudonym;
(2) the provisions of law, regulation and
policy applicable to the case;
(3)
findings of fact; and
(4)
conclusions of law on which the decision is based. Other information that tends
to identify persons whose names are represented by pseudonym shall, wherever
possible, be edited in such a manner as to protect the confidentiality of those
persons .
(d) If the
hearing officer reverses the substantiation decision or the registry finding,
the hearing officer shall direct that the department 's records be amended with
reasonable immediacy.
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