Section 19a-903 - Prohibited billing practices re hospital-acquired conditions(a) As used in this section: (1) "Hospital" means an acute care hospital that is subject to the federal inpatient prospective payment system described in 42 CFR 412; and(2) "Outpatient surgical facility" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-493b.(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.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-903
Added by P.A. 09-0206, S. 2 of the the 2009 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2010.