CT SB01120

Reorganizes existing antitrust law prohibitions by renumbering them from lettered subsections (a-d) to numbered subsections (1-4), covering price-fixing, production control, market allocation, and refusal to deal.

Creates new requirement that hospital mergers, acquisitions, or combinations must be approved by demonstrating to the Office of Healthcare Access and Attorney General that the transaction will not lessen competition or increase prices for inpatient and outpatient services.

Applies to all hospitals as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes.

Takes effect October 1, 2015.

Purpose is to ensure consumer access to healthcare is not adversely impacted by hospital consolidation.