CT HB05398

Extends notification period for health care entity transactions from 30 to 60 days before effective date, requiring parties to submit written notice and market analysis documents to the Attorney General for mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations involving group practices, hospitals, or hospital systems

Creates new 60-day advance notification requirement for material change transactions involving health care entities with at least $10 million in assets or revenues, or any transaction involving private equity entities, covering mergers, acquisitions of 20% or more of assets, joint ventures, and real estate transactions

Expands definitions to include advanced practice registered nurses, nurse-midwives, physician assistants, management services organizations, and private equity entities under health care transaction review requirements

Strengthens Connecticut Antitrust Act enforcement by explicitly authorizing equitable relief including restitution and disgorgement, permitting courts to order corporate divestiture, and allowing the Attorney General to accept voluntary compliance assurances with restitution

Requires hospitals to include the actual cost of each good or service in their pricemaster filings alongside the listed charges, with $500 civil penalties per occurrence for billing discrepancies