CT HB05575

Amends Connecticut general statutes to require a community benefit agreement as a condition for granting a certificate of need license for the purchase of any Connecticut hospital by a for-profit company, private equity fund, or limited liability corporation.

Establishes community standards of health and hospital care to govern private for-profit hospital ownership in Connecticut.

Aims to prioritize best practice patient care over shareholder dividends and unnecessary fee-for-service contracts in for-profit hospital operations.