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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 976
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 976
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY
15	20		REIMBURSEMENT RATES PAID BY HEALTH CARRIERS TO
16	21		HOSPITALS.
17	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	23		Assembly convened:
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20	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
21	26		to study reimbursement rates paid by health carriers to hospitals. 2
22	27		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 3
23	28		(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 4
24	29		(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 5
25	30		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 6
26	31		Representatives; 7
27	32		(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 8
28	33		(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 9
29		-	Representatives; 10
	34	+	Representatives; 10 Raised Bill No. 976
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30	40		(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 11
31	41		(7) The Insurance Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 12
32		-	(8) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's 13 Substitute Bill No. 976
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	42	+	(8) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's 13
39	43		designee; 14
40	44		(9) The executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, or the 15
41	45		executive director's designee; and 16
42		-	(10) Two persons appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be 17
43		-	selected by the Connecticut Hospital Association. 18
44		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 19
45		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 20
46		-	of the General Assembly. 21
47		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 22
48		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 23
49		-	filled by the appointing authority. 24
50		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 25
51		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 26
52		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 27
53		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 28
54		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 29
55		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 30
56		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance 31
57		-	shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 32
58		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 33
59		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 34
60		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 35
61		-	relating to insurance, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-36
62		-	4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 37
63		-	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 38
	46	+	(10) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 17
	47	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 18
	48	+	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 19
	49	+	of the General Assembly. 20
	50	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 21
	51	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 22
	52	+	filled by the appointing authority. 23
	53	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 24
	54	+	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 25
	55	+	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 26
	56	+	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 27
	57	+	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 28
	58	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 29
	59	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance 30
	60	+	shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 31
	61	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 32
	62	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 33
	63	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 34
	64	+	relating to insurance, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-35
	65	+	4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 36
	66	+	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 37 Raised Bill No. 976
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64	72		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
65	73		sections:
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67	75		Section 1 from passage New section
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	77	+	Statement of Purpose:
	78	+	To establish a task force to study reimbursement rates paid by health
	79	+	carriers to hospitals.
	80	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	81	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	82	+	not underlined.]
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