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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6570
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3202
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. ROCHELLE, 104th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING A PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM FROM ACQUIRING,
OWNING OR CONTROLLING A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER'S
PRACTICE OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY AND REQUIRING THE
DISCLOSURE OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF SUCH A PRACTICE
OR FACILITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit a private equity 1
firm from acquiring ownership or control of a health care provider's 2
practice or a health care facility, (2) require the administrator of each 3
health care provider practice and health care facility to disclose the 4
ownership structure of such provider's practice or facility and disclose 5
any significant changes in such ownership structure to the Health 6
Systems Planning Unit, and (3) authorize the Attorney General to 7
enforce the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent the consolidation of health care services by nonmedical
entities and safeguard patient access to quality health care.