Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-616-25 - Overpayment recovery procedure

(a) Program recipients and former recipients are obligated to reimburse the Department for any overpayment received.

(b) The Commissioner may waive recoupment of an overpayment if in his/her judgment the imposition of recoupment measures would result in unnecessary hardship for the recipient's family.

(c) Prior to the Department initiating any recoupment process, the recipient shall be notified of the amount of the overpayment, the reason the overpayment occurred, the time period covered by the overpayment, the proposed method for recovering the overpayment and the process for appealing the recoupment action in accordance with Section 17b-616-26.

(d) Method of Recoupment:

(1) The Department shall attempt to recover overpayments from recipients and former recipients by the lump-sum recoupment method.

(2) If the recipient or former recipient who owes the overpayment is unable to make a lump sum repayment, the Department will attempt to recover the money through the installment recoupment method. Recipients may agree to the grant reduction recoupment method in lieu of installment recoupment.

(3) In cases where the recipient who owes the overpayment fails or refuses to make a lump sum payment, sign an installment agreement, or comply with the provisions of an installment agreement, the Department may utilize the grant reduction recoupment method by reducing each subsequent payment made to the recipient by up to 25% of the total amount owed until such overpayment is recovered.

(4) When there is failure to agree to an appropriate repayment plan, the Commissioner shall take whatever action he/she deems appropriate to recover such overpayment including referral to the office of the Attorney General.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-616-25

Effective November 30, 1995