Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6088: AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDING TO ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: Introduced, January 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act REQUIRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDING TO ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that health care providers who receive any state funding (1) accept cash payment for health care services and related fees, including, but not limited to, parking fees, and (2) provide change up to fifty dollars. Statement of Purpose: To mitigate the effects on persons without a credit card of prohibiting the use of cash to pay for treatment and related services by health care providers who receive any state funding. LCO No.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDING TO ACCEPT CASH PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that health care providers who receive any state funding (1) accept cash payment for health care services and related fees, including, but not limited to, parking fees, and (2) provide change up to fifty dollars. Statement of Purpose: To mitigate the effects on persons without a credit card of prohibiting the use of cash to pay for treatment and related services by health care providers who receive any state funding. LCO No. 3061 1 of
Sponsors
- Melissa Osborne (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing 02/20
- : Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services