SB 239 — AN ACT CONCERNING NUTRITION AND FOOD-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

23931 February Session, 2026 LCOSubstitute Senate Bill No.

1589239 ReferredSenate, toMarch 16, 2026 The Committee on PUBLICPublic HEALTHHealth Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING NUTRITION AND FOOD-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

(NEW) (j) When conducting a community health needs assessment, each hospital shall examineidentify the nutrition needs of community members with diabetes and congestive heart failure and, to the extent permissible under federal law, (1) include such nutrition needs in the hospital's community health needs assessment, and (2) prioritizeinclude medically tailored and food-based interventions for community members with diabetes or congestive heart failure in the hospital's implementation strategy.

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23931 Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

ToIn requireSubsec. hospitals to (1) examine the nutrition needs of community members with diabetes and congestive heart failure when conducting a community health needs assessment, and (2) prioritize medically tailored and food-based interventions for such community members in the hospital's community benefits implementation strategy.

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31 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill has no fiscal impact to the state because it adjusts requirements for community needs assessments, which UConn Health is not required to complete.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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31 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 239 AN ACT CONCERNING NUTRITION AND FOOD-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

SUMMARY This bill requires hospitals, when conducting a community health needs assessment, to examine the nutritional needs of community memberswithdiabetes andcongestive heart failure.

Specifically, thebill requires hospitals, to the extent federal law allows, to include these community members’ (1) nutrition needs in their assessment and (2) medically tailored and food-based interventions in their implementation strategy.

Tomaintaintax-exemptstatusunderfederallaw,anonprofithospital must, among other things, (1) conduct a community health needs assessment at least once every three years and (2) adopt an implementation strategy to meet the needs identified in the assessment.

Federal regulations set various steps that hospitals must take in completing these requirements (26 C.F.R.

§ 1.501(r)-3).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2026 COMMITTEE ACTION Public Health Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 30 Nay 1 (03/02/2026) sSB239 / File No.

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