Rules of Practice

As used in sections 19a-9-2 through 19a-9-29 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

1. (1) "Adjudicating agency" means the agency with the responsibility of issuing the final decision or declaratory ruling in a given case.
2. (2) "Agency" means the Department of Public Health, or any board or officer within said department authorized by law to make regulations or to determine contested cases.
3. (3) "Applicant" means a person who has applied for licensure by the department.
4. (4) "Board" means any professional board of examiners or commission created by statute within the department.
5. (5) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health or the Commissioner's designee.
6. (6) "Complaint" means a formal statement of charges issued by the department.
7. (7) "Contested case" has the meaning provided in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
8. (8) "Day" means a calendar day.
9. (9) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
10. (10) "Hearing officer" has the meaning provided in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
11. (11) "Hearing panel" means a panel consisting of board members, designated by the board to conduct a hearing.
12. (12) "Institution" means what is specified in subsection (a) of section 19a-490 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
13. (13) "Intervenor" means a person, other than a party, who is allowed to participate in either a contested case or a hearing on a request for declaratory ruling, as set forth in section 4-177a of the Connecticut General Statutes, and section 19a-9-27 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
14. (14) "License" has the meaning provided in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
15. (15) "Licensee" means a person who holds a license issued by the department.
16. (16) "Notice of hearing" means the notice required to be provided to the parties pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 4-177 and section 4-182(c), if applicable, of the Connecticut General Statutes.
17. (17) "Party" has the meaning provided in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
18. (18) "Person" has the meaning provided in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
19. (19) "Petition" means a claim of violation of a statute or regulation committed by a health professional or institution or other entity under the jurisdiction of the agency or department, including an appeal filed with the commissioner pursuant to section 19a-535 or l9a-535a of the Connecticut General Statutes.
20. (20) "Petitioner" means a person bringing a petition before the commissioner or department.
21. (21) "Presiding officer" has the meaning provided in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
22. (22) "Respondent" means any person who is the subject of a petition or against whom a statement of charges has been issued by the department.
23. (23) "Request for a declaratory ruling" means a request made by any person for a ruling on the validity of any regulation or the applicability to specified circumstances of a provision of the general statutes, a regulation, or a final decision on a matter within the jurisdiction of the agency.
24. (24) "Request for regulation making" means a request made by any person for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a regulation of the department.
25. (25) "Statement of charges" means a formal complaint issued by the agency either after an investigation of a petition or at the department's own initiative.

(Adopted effective September 4, 1997)