Section 21a-1-10 - Requests for declaratory rulings(a) Any interested person may present a request for a declaratory ruling from the department regarding the applicability of any statute or regulation administered by the department to any practice described in such request. The request must be in writing and submitted by mail or hand-delivered to the office of the commissioner. The facts relating to such request should be in complete and detailed form; the department may demand such additional facts as may be relevant to the requested ruling. The ruling will be made by the department within a reasonable time after the submission of the request and a copy of such ruling will be mailed to the petitioner. In its discretion, the department may hold an informal conference for factfinding purposes relating to such request.(b) Within 30 days following the receipt of a petition, the commissioner shall determine whether to deny or to grant it. If he denies the petition, he shall notify the petitioner of his decision in writing. If the petition is granted, the commissioner shall make a ruling and send it to the petitioner. Any such ruling shall have the same effect as a final decision in a contested case.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-1-10