Overview
STATE BUDGET
The state operates on a biennial budget cycle, with the fiscal year beginning July 1. State agencies submit their budget requests to the governor in September, and the Governor submits the proposed budget to the state legislature in February. The legislature adopts a budget in May or June. A simple majority is required to pass a budget. The Governor is required to submit a balanced budget and the legislature must adopt a balanced budget.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The 36 members of the Senate serve two-year terms, and the 151 members of the House of Representatives also have two-year terms. During even-numbered years, the General Assembly is in session from February to May. In odd-numbered years, the session lasts from January to June. Bills do not carry over from year to year.
KEY RESOURCES
- Connecticut General Assembly
- Office of the Attorney General
- Connecticut Governor
- Information on Healthcare Policy in Connecticut
- Connecticut All-Payer Claims Database
Connecticut Laws
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-486a. Sale of nonprofit hospitals: Certificate of need determination letter. Hearing. Application for approval: Health Care Institutions – Connecticut
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Requires Certificate of Need determination for sale of non-profit hospitals.
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-238. State payments to hospitals: Medical Assistance – Connecticut
Introduced: Status: Enacted
States that the commissioner of social services establish annually the cost of services for which payment is to be made, requiring hospitals receiving state aid to submit cost data under oath by forms approved by […]
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239. Payments to hospitals, emergency department physicians. Regulations: Medical Assistance – Connecticut
Introduced: Status: Enacted
States that Medicaid rates paid to acute care hospitals, including children’s hospitals, shall be based on diagnosis-related groups established and periodically rebased by the Commissioner of Social Services. Within available appropriations, the commissioner shall annually […]
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239a. Payments to short-term general hospitals located in certain distressed municipalities and targeted investment communities with enterprise zones: Medical Assistance – Connecticut
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The Department of Social Services may, within available funds, make payments to all short-term general hospitals located in distressed municipalities. The payment amount for each hospital shall be determined by the Commissioner of Social Services […]
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239b. Chronic disease hospitals. Prior authorization procedures. Regulations: Medical Assistance – Connecticut
Introduced: Status: Enacted
States that the Commissioner of Social Services shall establish prior authorization procedures under the Medicaid program for admissions and lengths of stay in chronic disease hospitals.
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