OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sHB-6678 AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME TRANSPARENCY. Primary Analyst: ES 3/14/23 Contributing Analyst(s): LD Reviewer: LD OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $ Social Services, Dept. GF - Potential Revenue Gain/Cost Savings See Below See Below Note: GF=General Fund Municipal Impact: None Explanation The bill could result in a revenue gain or cost savings to the Department of Social Services (DSS) associated with fines for nursing homes due to noncompliance with documentation requirements established by the bill. The bill requires nursing homes to provide narrative summaries of expenditures in addition to their currently required cost reports. Failure to comply with the provisions of the bill could result in a fine of not more than $10,000 for each incident of noncompliance. The fine may be paid to the General Fund and credited to the Medicaid account, or DSS may collect the fine through reduced Medicaid payments due to such facilities. The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the rate of noncompliance and the amount of fines levied.