Bill Text: CT HB05203 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Compensating Hospitals For Free Care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-11 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05203 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-HB05203-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5203
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 542
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.

AN ACT COMPENSATING HOSPITALS FOR FREE CARE.

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) provide payments to hospitals that provide free care to indigent persons who do not have health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, and (2) require the Commissioner of Social Services to seek federal approval for matching funds for such payments.

Statement of Purpose:

To reimburse hospitals for uncompensated care provided to uninsured people.