General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5575
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2209
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND
HOSPITAL CARE FOR PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL
OWNERSHIP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That the general statutes be amended to establish a community
2 benefit agreement as a requirement for the granting of a certificate of
3 need license for the purchase of any Connecticut hospital by a for-profit
4 company, private equity fund or limited liability corporation.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish community standards of health and hospital care for
private for-profit hospital ownership in Connecticut as a means of
prioritizing best practice patient care over shareholder dividends and
other unnecessary fee for service contracts.
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