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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5199
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1480
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. NUCCIO, 53rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF INPATIENT OR
OUTPATIENT SERVICES OFFERED BY A HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 638z of the general statutes be amended to (1) require a 1
hospital to demonstrate, with clear and convincing evidence, to the 2
Office of Health Strategy in conjunction with an application for a 3
certificate of need for the termination of any inpatient or outpatient 4
services that such termination would not decrease health care 5
accessibility or affordability in the affected area, (2) require the Office of 6
Health Strategy to notify the joint standing committee of the General 7
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health 8
regarding a hospital's appeal of a decision of said office denying an 9
application for a certificate of need for the termination of any inpatient 10
or outpatient services, and (3) prohibit the overturning of a decision by 11
the Office of Health Strategy denying a hospital's application for a 12
certificate of need for the termination of inpatient or outpatient services 13
absent any new information that was otherwise unavailable at the time 14
said office rendered its decision denying such application. 15 Proposed Bill No. 5199
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Statement of Purpose:
To (1) prohibit the termination of inpatient or outpatient services
provided by a hospital without clear and convincing evidence that such
termination would not decrease health care accessibility or affordability
in the affected area, (2) require the notification of the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to public health regarding the need for termination of any
inpatient or outpatient services offered by a hospital, and (3) prohibit
the overturning of a decision made by the Office of Health Strategy
denying an application for a certificate of need for termination of
inpatient or outpatient services offered by a hospital absent new
evidence.