SB 1051 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MEDICAL PRACTICE OWNERSHIP MODELS.

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1051374 January Session, 2021 ANSubstitute ACTSenate ESTABLISHINGBill ANo. TASK FORCE TO STUDY MEDICAL PRACTICE OWNERSHIP MODELS.

1051 Senate, April 8, 2021 The Committee on Insurance and Real Estate reported through SEN.

LESSER of the 9th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MEDICAL PRACTICE OWNERSHIP MODELS.

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and (3)sSB1051 Methods/ availableFile toNo. address the adverse impacts of certain medical practice ownership models, including, but not limited to, codifying the corporate practice of medicine doctrine in this state.

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(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the task force shall consist of the following members:

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1051374 (10)(9) The executiveHealthcare directorAdvocate, of the Office of Health Strategy, or the executiveHealthcare director'sAdvocate's designee.designee;

and (10) The executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, or the executive director's designee.

(e)The speaker oftheHouseof theHouse ofRepresentativesandthepresident pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force.

(g) Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services, insurance and public health in accordance with the provisionssSB1051 of/ sectionFile 11-4aNo. of the general statutes.

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The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2022, whichever is later.

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374 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 establishes a sixteen-member task force to study the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, health carrier ownership of medical practices located in this state, and medical practice ownership models that ensure the integrity of medical judgments, optimize patient outcomes and minimize corporate influence and interests.

Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of human services, insurance, and public health.

The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2022, whichever is later.

This bill has no fiscal impact for members of task forces as PA 17-236 prohibits transportation allowances.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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374 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1051 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MEDICAL PRACTICE OWNERSHIP MODELS.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.