OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa
April 5, 2023
CORRECTION
To Fiscal Note on
sSB-986, File No. 425
AN ACT PROTECTING MATERNAL HEALTH.
Primary Analyst: RDP 4/5/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
The fiscal note on sSB 986 stated that Section 6 directs DPH to not
grant or renew Maternity Hospital licensure on and after 1/1/24, which
results in a General Fund revenue loss of $985 in FY 24.
1
This provision
is not included in Section 6. It is included in Section 5.
Section 6 adds Birth Centers
2
to Certificate of Need exemptions and
is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact to the State or
municipalities.
1
CGS Sec. 19a-491 sets the biennial licensure fee for Maternity Hospitals at of $940 per
site and $7.5 per bed.
2
There is currently one Maternity Hospital licensed by the Department of Public
Health in Danbury: the Connecticut Childbirth & Women's Center. It is the only facility
in Connecticut to hold accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth
Centers.