Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00275 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 275
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1714
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44 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
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88 General Assembly
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 275
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 1714
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1818 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
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2424 SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
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2626 AN ACT ENSURING TIMELY PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.
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2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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3030 That sections 17b-239e and 12-263b of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services to make quarterly payments to eligible hospitals equal to one-quarter of their allocated annual share of the supplemental inpatient payment pool. Such payments shall (1) be made not later than the last day of the second month of each quarter, (2) not be diverted to any other use, and (3) be recoverable by the hospitals via an offset of their quarterly taxes due upon failure of the commissioner to make payment.
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3434 To ensure adequate hospital funding by requiring timely and complete payment to the hospitals of supplemental inpatient payment pool funds and allowing them to deduct and withhold payments from their hospital taxes due if payments are not made.