Bill Text: CT HB05172 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Providing Compensation For Hospitals That Provide Free Care To Uninsured Persons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-10 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05172 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-HB05172-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5172
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 504
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING COMPENSATION FOR HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE FREE CARE TO UNINSURED PERSONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to (1) pay hospitals that provide free care to indigent persons who do not have health-care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, or do not qualify for such coverage, and (2) require the Commissioner of Social Services to seek federal approval for matching funds for such payments.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide financial relief to hospitals that provide uncompensated care for persons who have not enrolled in or are not eligible for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148.