CT HB05199

Hospitals seeking to terminate inpatient or outpatient services must demonstrate with clear and convincing evidence to the Office of Health Strategy that the termination would not decrease health care accessibility or affordability in the affected area

Office of Health Strategy must notify the General Assembly's Public Health Committee when a hospital appeals a denied certificate of need application for service termination

Decisions by the Office of Health Strategy denying a hospital's certificate of need application for service termination cannot be overturned unless new information is presented that was unavailable at the time of the original decision

Amends chapter 638z of Connecticut general statutes governing certificate of need requirements for hospitals