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State hearing paused after dispute over which agency can hear Masonicare discharge appeal
Summary
A Connecticut Department of Public Health hearing on a discharge notice for a Masonicare resident was put on hold after the hearing officer questioned whether the department had jurisdiction, saying appeals for nursing-home discharges should go to the Department of Social Services.
A Connecticut Department of Public Health hearing on a discharge notice for a resident at Masonicare was paused after the hearing officer said he may not have authority to decide the appeal because the resident appears to be in a nursing home rather than a residential care home. The dispute about which state agency has jurisdiction prompted attorneys to confer and a 10-minute off-the-record recess.
The hearing officer, Mr. Hempstead, representing the Connecticut Department of Public Health, told attorneys he believed the department’s appeals panel handles matters under Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-535(a), which pertains to residential care homes, and that an appeal arising…
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