R.C.S.A. § 19-570-8
Definition
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-570-8
As used in these rules, except as otherwise required by the context:
(a) "Department" means the state department of mental retardation as defined in Sec. 19-570
of the General Statutes;
(b) "commissioner" means the commissioner of mental retardation as defined in Sec. 19-570
of the General Statutes;
(c) "presiding officer" means any person duly designated by the commissioner to preside
at a hearing;
(d) "hearing" means a procedure in the disposition of matters delegated to the department
wherein a presentation of evidence and argument occurs, which is preceded by due notice
and which includes both an opportunity to present such written and oral testimony
and argument as a presiding officer deems appropriate and an opportunity to examine
and cross examine any witness giving testimony therein;
(e) "license" includes all forms of licenses, permits or certification required of the
department under the General Statutes, and any other form of permits, certificate,
approval, or registration whose administration has been delegated to the department
by law;
(f) "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental
subdivision municipality, or public or private organization of any character which
appears before the department or commissioner, for any purpose:
(g) "complainant" means any person claiming to be aggrieved by any alleged illegal action
coming under the jurisdiction of the state department of mental retardation or any
person claiming a right to a hearing under a specific statute. A complainant may by
himself or his attorney make, sign and file with the department a complaint. The commissioner
may make, sign or file a complaint whenever he has just cause to believe that any
person has been engaged or is engaging in any practice construed as being a violation
of a statute or regulation coming under the jurisdiction of the department;
(h) "respondent" means any person alleged in a complaint to be a violator of a statute
or regulation properly coming under the jurisdiction of the department.