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• Representative Robert M. Ward, 2005-025, Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have requested a formal legal opinion concerning the protections afforded to members of the General Assembly by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-3a, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace against those who hold the office of state senator or representative.

• Gloria Schaffer, Commissioner, Department of Consumer Protection, 1993-019 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have requested our opinion on two issues raised by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-199 which imposes an athletic tax of five percent of the gross receipts from any boxing exhibition. The first issue is whether the Commissioner of Consumer Protection is responsible for the collection of the tax or whether it is the responsibility of the Commissioner of Revenue Services. The second issue is whether the athletic tax can be waived for United States Amateur Boxing, Inc., due to the fact that it is a non-profit association that is otherwise tax-exempt.

• Hon. Edward C. Krawiecki, Jr., House of Representatives, 1993-027 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This letter is written in response to your May 3, 1993, request for an opinion on Substitute Senate Bill No. 1055, An Act Concerning Medicare Supplement Policies.

• Attorney General Welcomes U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Warning On Bogus Membership Clubs

• Attorney General Will Fight CNG’S 4.4-Percent Rate Hike Request

• Notices of Material Change and Healthcare Filings

  The Antitrust Section reviews the Notices of Material Change filed prior to any material change in physician group practices, per Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-486i(c). Providers are also required to file annual Hospital Affiliation Reports and Annual Group Practice Reports, per Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-486i (g), (h), and (i).

• Robert M. Ward, House Minority Leader, House of Representatives, 2005-007 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked for a formal opinion regarding the possible consequences of enacting Substitute House Bill 6438, An Act Extending Husky Plan, Part A Benefits for Parents and Needy Caretaker Relatives. The proposed Bill would temporarily continue the Medicaid eligibility of individuals whose eligibility for Medicaid under the Transitional Medical Assistance ("TMA") coverage group will end between March 31, 2005 and May 31, 2005. Eligibility for this group of individuals would be extended through June 30, 2005 under the proposed Bill. You inquire whether or not this proposed temporary extension of benefits may "ultimately allow these adults to qualify for any additional extension under federal law?"

• Robert S. Rudewicz, Director of Operations, State Marshal Commission, 2005-001 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have requested our advice regarding the State Marshal Commission's course of action regarding auditing the records of a deceased marshal. You advised us in your letter that the daughter of a deceased marshal inquired of your office as to whether or not she could "continue to collect on wage executions," which collection had apparently been commenced by her deceased father but had not been completed at the time of his death.

• Hon. John B. Larson, President Pro Tempore, 1993-007 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  By letter dated March 5, 1993, you have asked our office for a formal opinion as to whether Gwen B. Weltman, Esq. of Bethany, who has been nominated by Governor Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. as a public member of the Commission on Hospitals and Health Care ("the Commission") qualifies as such pursuant to Conn.Gen.Stat. § 19a-146. Specifically, you question whether Attorney Weltman's previous employment as a social worker by Yale-New Haven Hospital between April 1980 and July 1983 violates § 19a-146's mandate that a public member "shall not ... have any past professional affiliation with any health care facility or institution...."

• Hon. Joseph M. Suggs, Jr. , State Treasurer , 1993-012 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  In your letter of March 26, l993, you requested our opinion concerning perceived conflicts between the requirements of proposed House Bill 7114, "An Act to Assist Connecticut Communities Seeking Economic Stability" (the "Act"), and Article Tenth, Section 1 of the Connecticut Constitution which preserves home rule for Connecticut municipalities.

• Attorney General Will Seek Rehearing In FAA Case; D.C. Circuit Rejects State Fight Against FAA Flight Paths Over Southwestern CT

• Attorney General Wins $50,000 Award Against New York Clothing Bin Company For Deceiving Consumers

• Attorney General Wins Agreement From AT&T To Block All Third Party Charges At Consumer Request

• Susan B. Townsley, Division of Special Revenue, 2002-023 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  This is in response to your recent request for an opinion on whether the Division of Special Revenue (DOSR) must review and approve the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission's Cashless Wagering System (CWS) for slot machines proposed for use at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, in advance of implementation.

• Susan F. Cogswell, Insurance Commissioner, Department of Insurance, 2005-010 Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut

  You have asked whether the exclusion under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-860(f)(2)(D)(iii) of the Connecticut Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act ("Act") applies to an excess loss health insurance policy issued by Legion Insurance Company ("Legion"), an insurance carrier that is in liquidation, to ProFlow, Inc. ("ProFlow"), a Connecticut corporation, which procured the policy as part of its health benefits plan for its employees.