OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6550
AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY'S
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO
COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY
HOSPITALS.
Primary Analyst: RDP 3/30/21
Contributing Analyst(s): MP, ES, JS
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which requires that the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) set
thresholds for certain hospital community benefits programs’
spending, is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact to the agency as
it has the necessary expertise to fulfill this task. The shifting of the
responsibility for the gathering and publishing of reports on these
programs from the Office of the Healthcare Advocate (OHA) to OHS
codifies current practice. OHS has already assumed these
responsibilities pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement with OHA.
There is also no fiscal impact to the University of Connecticut Health
Center anticipated because, as a state entity and a nonprofit hospital,
the bill’s requirements do not apply to it.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None