OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUPERSEDING SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT IN ROBERT BARFIELD, ET AL. V. ANGEL QUIROS,
IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER, CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.
Primary Analyst: ME 4/20/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Comptroller - Adjudicated
Claims Account
GF - Cost 112,500 None
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The settlement requires the state to pay the fees and costs of the
plaintiff's counsel resulting in a cost of $112,500 in FY 23.
The settlement also requires the Department of Correction (DOC) to
provide hepatitis C (HCV) screening and treatment to all inmates until
August 1, 2022 resulting in no fiscal impact because the DOC already
provides these services.
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The Out Years
None.
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In FY 21 the DOC spent $7.7 million on HCV testing and treatment and are estimated
to spend $9.0 million in FY 22.