Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-500

EHS 500

DCF Fair Hearings

Ms. Creem and Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. Eldridge, Rodrigues, DiDomenico and McGee and Ms. Candaras moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4800-0015, by inserting after “recoupment amounts recommended by the state auditor;” the following:

“provided further, that by October 3, 2011, the department shall issue draft revised regulations for public comment which shall ensure that the department maintains an independent, timely and fair administrative hearings system and shall issue final regulations by December 1, 2011; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2011, the department shall; (a) revise its procedures to ensure that newly requested administrative hearings are scheduled and decided upon on a timely basis; and (b) submit to the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities a plan for eliminating its backlog of administrative hearing requests; provided further, that the plan shall identify the number of fair hearing requests that were pending as of July 1, 2011, and shall set quarterly benchmarks for elimination of the backlog; provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the joint committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities on the status of the backlog;”