Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB496: AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning hospital uncompensated care. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section, (1) "hospital" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 of the general statutes, (2) "hospital financial assistance" means any program administered by a hospital or health system, including a bed fund, as defined in section 19a-509b of the general statutes, that reduces, in whole or in part, a patient's liability for the cost of inpatient or outpatient care, and (3) "hospital financial assistance program" means a program in which a participating hospital provides inpatient and outpatient care: (A) At no cost to an uninsured patient with income not exceeding two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; (B) Subsidized by hospital financial assistance for an uninsured patient with income exceeding two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level but not exceeding three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; LCO No. 3074 1 of Raised Bill No. (C) Subsidized with hospital financial assistance for any patient with income not exceeding four hundred per cent of the federal poverty level who is enrolled in (i) the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program, or (ii) the federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children; and (D) For patients with household income under two hundred per …
Sponsors
- Martin Looney (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
- Mary Fortier (D, 79)
- Maryam Khan (D, 5)
Latest actions
- : File Number 485
- : Senate Calendar Number 297
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 03/17
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services
Votes
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 19, 2026): 16 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services, Department of
Common questions
- What is SB496?
- SB496 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL UNCOMPENSATED CARE.
- What does SB496 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning hospital uncompensated care. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB496?
- In committee as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: File Number 485 (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB496?
- Martin Looney (D, 11), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB496?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00496&which_year=2026
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