Sec. 19a-196. Complaints against emergency medical services councils, hearings and appeals
Sec. 19a-196. Complaints against emergency medical services councils, hearings and appeals (a) For purposes of this section and sections 19a-196a and 19a-196b,
"municipality" means any town, city or borough, whether consolidated or unconsolidated.
(b) For purposes of this section, the Commissioner of Public Health may appoint
hearing officers to investigate complaints filed pursuant to this section.
(c) Any municipality aggrieved by any action of an emergency medical service
council may file a written complaint with the commissioner describing such action and
shall mail a copy of such complaint to the party that is the subject of the complaint. Any
complaint filed pursuant to this section shall be filed not later than one hundred eighty
days after the alleged act. Upon receipt of a properly filed complaint, the commissioner
shall refer such complaint to a hearing officer appointed to investigate such complaints.
The hearing officer shall, after investigation and not later than ninety days after the date
of such referral, either (1) make a report to the commissioner recommending dismissal of
the complaint or (2) issue an official written complaint charging the emergency medical
service council with the appropriate violation. Upon receiving a report from the officer
recommending dismissal of the complaint, the commissioner may issue an order dismissing the complaint or may order a further investigation or a hearing thereon. Upon
receiving a complaint issued by the officer, the commissioner shall set a time and place
for the hearing. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter
54. If no such report or complaint is issued, the commissioner may, in his discretion,
proceed to a hearing upon the party's original complaint in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(d) A final decision shall be in writing and shall include any findings of fact and
conclusions of law necessary to the commissioner's decision. Findings of fact shall be
based exclusively on the evidence in the record. The final decision shall be delivered
promptly to each party or his authorized representative, personally or by United States
mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, return receipt requested. The final decision
shall be effective when personally delivered or mailed.
(e) A municipality aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner pursuant to this
section may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions
of section 4-183.
(P.A. 95-198, S. 1; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 98-195, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 98-195 transferred authority over complaints against
council from the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to the Commissioner of Public Health, and made
technical changes.