OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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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.