ConnecticutState account can fund patient lifts at medical offices
Starting July 1, 2026, the health commissioner must use money in a state account to help eligible medical offices and facilities buy patient lifts.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2026, the health commissioner must use account money to make grants to eligible medical offices and facilities for patient lifts. Grants cannot exceed the money available.
Argument forAvailable grants could help eligible sites buy lifts to move older adults and people with disabilities, injuries, or chronic health conditions.
Argument againstBecause grants cannot exceed the money in the account, some eligible sites might not receive help buying lifts.
More detail
The law directs the health commissioner to use account money for grants to buy patient lifts. Grants may go to physician practice offices, radiology facilities, imaging centers, and health care facilities. Lifts must help move older adults and people with disabilities, injuries, or chronic health conditions from beds to wheelchairs or other equipment. The account may receive state money, money required by law, and gifts, grants, donations, or bequests. Investment earnings stay in the account. The commissioner may keep up to 2% of the account balance in a fiscal year to cover the department’s costs of running the program. No grant may exceed the money available for grants in the account. The account takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 19SIGNED BY Governor Ned LamontBecame Law
- May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- May 14PUBLIC ACT 26-36
- May 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 277. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. APassed Senate
- May 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- Apr 30FILE NO. 753
- Apr 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 489
- Apr 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Minor
- Apr 29IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote 134. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. APassed House
- Apr 29HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- Apr 15FILE NO. 638
- Apr 15HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 429
- Apr 15FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARMinor
- Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- Apr 9REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/26Minor
- Apr 2FILED WITH LCOMinor
- Apr 1Joint Favorable SubstituteMinor
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARING 0312
- Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON AppropriationsIntroduced
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