OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sSB-395 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF MEDICAL DEBT. AMENDMENT LCO No.: 5287 File Copy No.: 264 House Calendar No.: 406 Senate Calendar No.: 190 Primary Analyst: PR 5/2/24 Contributing Analyst(s): (C) OFA Fiscal Note Cost The amendment strikes the underlying bill and associated fiscal impact. The amendment requires the Judicial Department to establish a medical debt mediation program in each judicial district and results in significant cost for additional staff with expertise in the subject area and training for current staff. The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.