Sec. 17b-77. (Formerly Sec. 17-82b). Application for aid.
Sec. 17b-77. (Formerly Sec. 17-82b). Application for aid. Application for aid
under the state supplement program, medical assistance program, temporary family
assistance program and food stamps program, shall be made to the Commissioner of
Social Services. The name and address of each such applicant shall be recorded with
the commissioner. Such application, in the case of temporary family assistance, shall
be made by the supervising relative, his authorized representative, or, in the case of an
individual who is incapacitated, someone acting responsibly for him and shall contain
the name and the exact residence of such applicant, the name, place and date of birth
of each dependent child, the Social Security number of the supervising relative and of
each dependent child, and such other information as is required by the commissioner.
If such supervising relative or any such child does not have a Social Security number,
the commissioner shall assist in obtaining a Social Security number for each such person
seeking public assistance and during the time required to obtain such Social Security
numbers the supervising relative and children shall not be precluded from eligibility
under this section. By such application, the applicant shall assign to the commissioner
the right of support, present, past and future, due all persons seeking assistance and
shall assist the commissioner in pursuing support obligations due from the noncustodial
parent. On and after October 1, 2008, such assignment under the temporary family
assistance program shall apply only to such support rights as accrue during the period
of assistance, not to exceed the total amount of assistance provided to the family under
said program. Notice of such assignment shall be conspicuously placed on said application and shall be explained to the applicant at the time of application. All information
required to be provided to the commissioner as a condition of such eligibility under
federal law shall be so provided by the applicant, provided, no person shall be determined
to be ineligible if the applicant has good cause for the refusal to provide information
concerning the noncustodial parent or if the provision of such information would be
against the best interests of the dependent child or children, or any of them. The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt by regulation, in accordance with chapter 54, standards as to good cause and best interests of the child. Any person aggrieved by a decision
of the commissioner as to the determination of good cause or the best interests of such
child or children may request a fair hearing in accordance with the provisions of sections
17b-60 and 17b-61. All statements made by the applicant concerning income, resources
and any other matters pertaining to eligibility shall be certified to by the applicant as
true and correct under penalty of false statement, and for any such certified statement
which is untrue or incorrect such applicant shall be subject to the penalties provided for
false statement under section 17b-97.
(1969, P.A. 730, S. 16; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 93; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 76-334, S. 3, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610;
P.A. 80-55; P.A. 87-171, S. 1; 87-589, S. 25, 87; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 27, 165; P.A. 07-247, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced perjury penalty with false statement penalty and deleted reference to Sec. 53-143; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 76-334 required application to contain
applicable social security numbers, added provisions re assistance until numbers can be obtained, clarified responsibilities
of commissioner and supervising relative and added provisions setting forth circumstances under which required information need not be given, giving commissioner power to make regulations and granting persons aggrieved by decision a fair
hearing; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner with commissioner of income maintenance, effective January
1, 1979; P.A. 80-55 required notice of assignment to be conspicuous part of application and required its explanation to
supervising relative; P.A. 87-171 removed language providing for application to the local officer of the town the applicant
resides in, added provision for application by an authorized representative of the supervising relative and in the case of an
incapacitated individual, someone acting responsibly for him and made technical changes; P.A. 87-589 replaced reference
to Sec. 4-168(b) with reference to chapter 54; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of
social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-82b transferred
to Sec. 17b-77 in 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 replaced a reference to aid to dependent children with temporary family
assistance and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 07-247 replaced "absent parent" with "noncustodial
parent" and provided that on and after October 1, 2008, assignment under temporary family assistance program shall apply
only to support rights that accrue during period of assistance, not to exceed the total amount of assistance provided to
family under the program, effective October 1, 2008.
Annotations to former section 17-82b:
Cited. 196 C. 403. Cited. 200 C. 656.
Cited. 11 CA 548. Cited. 31 CA 114.
Annotation to present section:
Notice provisions in section are directory; failure to follow them precisely does not invalidate the assignment. 37 CA 105.