Formal Opinions

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• Honorable Amalia Vazquez Bzdyra, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 2002-020 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to the letter drafted on your behalf by Commission Counsel Murphy dated May 24, 2002, as amended and supplemented by the letter dated June 14, 2002, in which you request our opinion as to the validity of two recent appointments to vacancies on the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (hereinafter CHRO).

• Honorable Denise L. Nappier, Office of the Treasurer, 2002-024 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You requested an opinion of this Office as to whether former State Treasurer Paul Silvester had the authority to exempt the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (the "Tribe") from the Second Injury Fund ("the Fund") assessment, required of all state employers pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-354, and to bind the Fund to an apparent agreement for this purpose.

• Honorable John Danaher, Commissioner of Public Safety, Formal Opinion 2007-007, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  You have asked for our opinion whether federal and state law permits a municipality to operate a Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Section 8 housing program outside of its geographical area.

• Honorable Louis C. DeLuca, Senate Minority Leader, Honorable Andrew Roraback, State Senator, 30th District, Formal Opinion 2007-006, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  You have requested our opinion as to whether Section 27-76 of the Connecticut General Statutes permits honor guards from bona fide Connecticut State Veteran’s Organizations to accept pay at a rate of less than the fifty dollars per day as set forth in that statute.

• Honorable Michael P. Starkowski, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, Formal Opinion 2007-021, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  I appreciated your September 25, 2007 letter raising additional questions about the Department's responsibilities under the federal Low Income House Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

• Honorable Michael Starkowski, Commissioner Department of Social Services, Formal Opinion 2007-020, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  In response to questions raised by the Auditors of Public Accounts related to a whistleblower complaint, you have asked my opinion on two related questions concerning the Department of Social Services’ (the Department or DSS) administration of the federal Low Income House Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Connecticut, by and through Community Action Agencies

• Honorable Nancy Wyman, Comptroller, State of Connecticut, Formal Opinion 2007-012, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  This letter is in response to your request for a formal legal opinion as to whether, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-259, municipalities may purchase risk-pooled, self-funded health insurance through the Municipal Employees Health Insurance Plan

• The Honorable James T. Fleming, Department of Consumer Protection, 1999-004 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked whether the state, through the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) and the Occupational trade licensing boards within its jurisdiction, is preempted by federal law from imposing its licensing requirements for contract personnel working at a nuclear power plant facility in Connecticut.

• Hon. Donald Williams, Jr. President Pro Tempore, Hon. James A. Amann Speaker of the House, Hon. Martin Looney Senate Maj. Leader, Hon. Christopher G. Donovan House Majority Leader, Formal Opinion 2008-005, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for an opinion regarding the legality of proposed legislation to extend the State’s ban on smoking in public places to the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos (the “Casinos”).

• Daniel B. Horwitch, Deputy Director, Legal Services, Formal Opinion 2008-016, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter is in response to your request for a formal legal opinion concerning the interpretation and application of 2008 Conn. Pub. Acts No. 08-32, “An Act Concerning Teenage Drivers.”

• 2015-02 Formal Opinion, Attorney General, State of Connecticut

  Questions to the State Marshal Commission concerning laws and regulations regarding the categories of Fees/Service, E-Filing and Lis Pendens.

• Senator George Jepsen, State Capitol, 2001-015 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  In response to your request, this is a formal opinion regarding whether advanced practice registered nurses ("APRNs"), licensed nurse-midwives and physician assistants in Connecticut are authorized to dispense, prescribe and administer the drug mifepristone (brand name "Mifeprex", also known as "RU-486") to women in licensed clinics for the purpose of terminating early pregnancies in a non-surgical manner.

• Senator George Jepsen, State Capitol, 2001-003 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  In response to your request, this is a formal opinion regarding whether advanced practice registered nurses ("APRNs"), licensed nurse-midwives and physician assistants in Connecticut are authorized to dispense, prescribe and administer the drug mifepristone (brand name "Mifeprex", also known as "RU-486") to women in licensed clinics for the purpose of terminating early pregnancies in a non-surgical manner.

• Honorable Thomas R. Sullivan, Insurance Commissioner, Formal Opinion 2008-015, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  You have asked for our opinion on whether the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a -816(15) apply to out-of-state health care providers who provide health care to Connecticut residents

• Honorable M. Jodi Rell, Governor, State of Connecticut, Formal Opinion 2008-010, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  You have asked for my legal opinion on whether federal law would bar the state of Connecticut from requiring Connecticut gasoline retailers to offer cash customers a discount. Specifically, you ask whether this issue is solely within the purview of federal authority