Chapter 368z. Health Systems Planning Unit
Section
19a-610Short title: Office of Health Care Access Act.19a-611Definitions.19a-612Health Systems Planning Unit within Office of Health Strategy.19a-612aOffice within Department of Public Health for administrative purposes only.19a-612bOffice of Health Care Access to be successor agency to the Commission on Hospitals and Health Care.19a-612cTerm “Commission on Hospitals and Health Care” deemed to mean “Office of Health Care Access”.19a-612dHealth Systems Planning Unit overseen by Commissioner of Health Strategy.19a-613Powers and duties. Data collection.19a-614Support staff and consultants.19a-615Health Care Reform Review Board. Reports.19a-616Connecticut Health Care Data Institute. Regulations.19a-617Advisory board.19a-617aDemonstration project converting acute care hospital to provider of other medical services. Certificate of need waiver, property tax abatement.19a-617bDemonstration project for long-term acute care hospitals or satellite facilities. Waiver of licensure requirements. Certificate of need. Report.19a-617cPayments for services provided in long-term acute care hospitals or satellite facilities.19a-618 to 19a-622Definitions. Collection; methodology; reporting requirements. Fee schedule; reports, analyses and studies. Confidentiality of data. Filing of data with institute.19a-623 to 19a-62919a-623 to 19a-62919a-630(Formerly Sec. 19a-145). Definitions.19a-630aAffiliate deemed controlled by another person.19a-631(Formerly Sec. 19a-148a). Assessments of hospitals for expenses of the unit.19a-632(Formerly Sec. 19a-148b). Calculation of assessment and costs.19a-632aPayment of assessment by electronic funds transfer.19a-633(Formerly Sec. 19a-149). Investigative powers. Notice of violation. Hearing. Cease and desist order. Enforcement by Attorney General.19a-634(Formerly Sec. 19a-150). State-wide health care facility utilization study. State-wide health care facilities and services plan. Inventory of health care facilities, equipment and services.19a-635 and 19a-636(Formerly Secs. 19a-151 and 19a-152). Rate-setting powers. Requests for approval of lesser increases.19a-637(Formerly Sec. 19a-153). Office to promote effective health planning in the state.19a-637aShort-term acute care general or children's hospitals to submit budgets for next hospital fiscal year.19a-638(Formerly Sec. 19a-154). Certificate of need. When required and not required. Request for unit determination. Policies, procedures and regulations.19a-639(Formerly Sec. 19a-155). Certificate of need guidelines and principles. Application involving transfer of ownership of a hospital; denial; conditions on approval; hiring of post-transfer compliance reporter.19a-639aCertificate of need application process. Issuance of decision. Public hearings. Retention of independent consultant. Policies, procedures and regulations.19a-639bCertificate of need. Validity, extension, revocation and nontransferability. Policies, procedures and regulations.19a-639cProposed relocation of a health care facility. Policies, procedures and regulations.19a-639dCertificate of need. Waiver for year 2000 computer capability.19a-639eProposed termination of service by a health care facility. Policies, procedures and regulations.19a-639fCertificate of need involving hospital ownership. Cost and market impact review.19a-640(Formerly Sec. 19a-156). Submission and review of proposed budget. Hearing. Guidelines. Revisions.19a-641(Formerly Sec. 19a-158). Appeals.19a-642(Formerly Sec. 19a-159). Judicial enforcement.19a-643(Formerly Sec. 19a-160). Regulations.19a-644(Formerly Sec. 19a-161). Annual reports of short-term acute care general or children's hospitals. Regulations on affiliation or control of health care facilities and institutions. Required reporting of audited financial statements.19a-645(Formerly Sec. 19a-162). Taking of land to enlarge hospitals.19a-646(Formerly Sec. 19a-166). Negotiation of discounts and different rates and methods of payments with hospitals. Filing with the unit.19a-647(Formerly Sec. 19a-166b). Preferred provider network. Definitions. Filing requirements.19a-648(Formerly Sec. 19a-167e). Performance or billing by affiliates after the base year. Adjustments. Civil penalty.19a-649(Formerly Sec. 19a-167f). Uncompensated care. Annual submission of information.19a-650(Formerly Sec. 19a-167g). Regulations.19a-651(Formerly Sec. 19a-167h). Data requirement. Rate order compliance. Adjustment.19a-652(Formerly Sec. 19a-167i). Termination of prospective payment system. Savings clause.19a-653(Formerly Sec. 19a-167j). Failure to file a certificate of need or data or information or negligent failure to comply with a settlement agreement. Civil penalty. Notice. Extension. Hearing. Appeal. Deduction from Medicaid payments.19a-654(Formerly Sec. 19a-167k). Data submission requirements. Memorandum of understanding. Regulations.19a-655(Formerly Sec. 19a-167l). Hospital budget calculations for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1993.19a-656 to 19a-658(Formerly Secs. 19a-167m to 19a-167o). Compliance assessment calculation for fiscal year commencing October 1, 1991, to be applied in fiscal year commencing fiscal year October 1, 1993. Request for adjustment to authorized net and gross revenue and authorized equivalent discharges for fiscal year commencing October 1, 1993; limitations; filings. Pricemaster adjustment; request procedure; limitations; data requirement; report.19a-659(Formerly Sec. 19a-170). Definitions.19a-660(Formerly Sec. 19a-168g). Adjustments to orders.19a-661(Formerly Sec. 19a-168i). Penalty.19a-662(Formerly Sec. 19a-168j). Cost reduction plan requirement. Regulations.19a-663(Formerly Sec. 19a-168p). Bond authorization.19a-664 and 19a-665(Formerly Secs. 19a-168s and 19a-168t). Assessment factor for the uncompensated care pool adjustments for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1993. Authorized governmental shortfall calculation for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1993.19a-666(Formerly Sec. 19a-168u). Uncompensated care pool expenditures.19a-667 and 19a-668(Formerly Secs. 19a-168v and 19a-168w). Uncompensated care pool termination; final settlement. Assistance for termination of uncompensated care pool.19a-669(Formerly Sec. 19a-169). Determination and information re disproportionate share payments and emergency assistance to families.19a-670(Formerly Sec. 19a-169a). Unit to report on review and financial stability of hospitals.19a-670aApplication for federal approval by the Department of Social Services.19a-670bConstruction with respect to children's general hospitals.19a-671 (Formerly Sec19a-169b) and 19a-671a. Calculation and determination of payments. Adjustment of overpayments for disproportionate share-medical emergency assistance by reducing Medicaid payments.19a-671bProvisions for waiver of certain penalties and interest assessed pertaining to liability for taxes owed under chapter 211a or 219.19a-672 (Formerly Sec19a-169c) and 19a-672a. Use of medical assistance disproportionate share-emergency assistance account funds. Payments when short-term general hospital changes ownership during fiscal year.19a-673(Formerly Sec. 19a-169e). Collections by hospitals and entities owned by or affiliated with a hospital from uninsured patients.19a-673aRegulations re uniform debt collection standards for hospitals.19a-673bInitiation of debt collection activities. Prohibition on reporting of medical debt.19a-673cDebt collection report.19a-673dCessation of collection efforts upon debtor's eligibility for bed funds or other services.19a-674 and 19a-675(Formerly Secs. 19a-170a and 19a-170b). Net revenue limit. Filings for partial or detailed budget review; hearings.19a-676(Formerly Sec. 19a-170c). Compliance with authorized revenue limits.19a-676aTermination of net revenue compliance payments.19a-677(Formerly Sec. 19a-170d). Computation of relative cost of hospitals.19a-678(Formerly Sec. 19a-170e). Inflation factor.19a-679(Formerly Sec. 19a-170f). Computation of equivalent discharges. Inpatient and outpatient gross revenues and units of service.19a-680(Formerly Sec. 19a-170g). Net revenue limit interim adjustment.19a-681Definitions. Filing of current pricemaster. Charges to be in accordance with detailed schedule of charges on file. Penalty.19a-682Additional billing for services rendered from November 1, 1994, through June 1, 1995.19a-683Reconciliation account.19a-684 to 19a-68919a-684 to 19a-689