General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6938
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4399
*04399_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6938
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 4399
*04399_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND MODERNIZATION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The chairperson of the board of directors of the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, established pursuant to section 10-179 of the general statutes, and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall consider financing options to enable hospitals to acquire medical equipment, update information technology, renovate health care facilities and build new health care facilities.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2016, said chairperson and said commissioner shall jointly report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and commerce concerning such study. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, recommendations on (1) alternative methods to finance capital improvements currently needed by hospitals in the state, (2) the use of bond funds to be directed to hospitals for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section, (3) establishment of a program to provide low-interest or no-interest loans to hospitals in exchange for a hospital's agreement to retain or create jobs, (4) other state programs that may be utilized to support hospital improvements, and (5) legislative or regulatory changes that may be needed to accomplish the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 2. (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) The Comptroller and the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall conduct a study concerning the feasibility of allowing hospitals to purchase prescription drugs under subsection (m) of section 5-259 of the general statutes and to take part in other group purchasing contracts that are currently available only to state agencies and municipalities.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Comptroller and said commissioner shall jointly report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, concerning the study described in subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and government administration.
Sec. 3. (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) The Healthcare Advocate shall conduct a study concerning the feasibility of using currently available federal funds or seeking federal funds for the state healthcare innovation plan developed pursuant to the State Innovation Model Initiative by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center to establish a model program in the city of Waterbury for the delivery of a robust and economically sustainable continuum of value-based high-quality health care services.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Healthcare Advocate shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, concerning the results of the study described in subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Sec. 2
October 1, 2015
New section
Sec. 3
October 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require studies to facilitate the delivery of quality health care and to modernize health care in the state.
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