LCO No. 1167 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5194 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1167 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. TURCO, 27th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LENDING PRACTICES BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 19a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit health 1 care providers from advertising or offering to patients credit card or 2 financing payment options that include deferred interest payments or 3 other predatory practices. 4 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit health care providers from engaging in certain lending practices.