Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5377: AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Status: Signed into law, May 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning return of health care provider payments. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 38a-479b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): (c) (1) No contracting health organization shall cancel, deny or demand the return of full or partial payment for an authorized covered service due to administrative or eligibility error, more than [eighteen] twelve months after the date of the receipt of a clean claim, except if: (A) Such organization has a documented basis to believe that such claim was submitted fraudulently by such provider; (B) The provider did not bill appropriately for such claim based on the documentation or evidence of what medical service was actually provided; (C) Such organization has paid the provider for such claim more than once; (D) Such organization paid a claim that should have been or was paid Substitute House Bill No. 5377 by a federal or state program; or (E) The provider received payment for such claim from a different insurer, payor or administrator through coordination of benefits or subrogation, or due to coverage under an automobile insurance or workers' compensation policy. Such provider shall have one year after the date of the cancellation, denial or return of full or partial payment to resubmit an adjusted secondary payor …
Sponsors
- Patrick Callahan (R, 108) · primary sponsor
- Tony Hwang (R, 28)
- Raghib Allie-Brennan (D, 2)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Christopher Poulos (D, 81)
- Michael DiGiovancarlo (D, 74)
- Renee LaMark Muir (D, 36)
- Jill Barry (D, 31)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-56
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : File Number 722
- : Senate Calendar Number 458
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 350 (May 6, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 94 (April 23, 2026): 148 yea, 0 nay, passed
- INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 12, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appeal and review, Claims
Common questions
- What is HB5377?
- HB5377 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
- What does HB5377 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning return of health care provider payments. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5377?
- Signed into law as of May 27, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5377?
- Patrick Callahan (R, 108), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5377?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05377&which_year=2026
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