General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5202
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 529
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5202
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 529
*00529*
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 the appropriation for interim disproportionate share payments under section 17b-239c of the general statutes be increased to provide adequate compensation to short-term general hospitals providing care at no cost to indigent patients.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide adequate compensation to hospitals providing care at no cost to indigent persons who have not enrolled for health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.