{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-903","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-903","heading":"Prohibited billing practices re hospital-acquired conditions.","body":"(a) As used in this section:\n(1) “Hospital” means an acute care hospital that is subject to the federal inpatient prospective payment system described in 42 CFR 412; and\n(2) “Outpatient surgical facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-493b.\n(b) No hospital or outpatient surgical facility shall seek payment for any increased costs that are incurred as the direct result of a hospital-acquired condition, identified as nonpayable by Medicare pursuant to Section 5001(c) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. Except as otherwise provided by federal law or section 17b-278e, the provisions of this section shall apply irrespective of the patient's insurance status or source of payment, including self-pay status.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368ll. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368ll.htm#sec_19a-903","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"0ca22d6c13c3e29a52d3178748035db7e71c8dc286c4c32949bba1b921583a2d","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-902","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-903a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}