A Connecticut bill on ownership and closures, signed into law. Takes effect October 1, 2026.
Official title An Act Requiring Nursing Homes To Annually Report Certain Ownership Information Regarding Investment Entities, Acquire, If Feasible, A Surety Bond Or A Similar Form Of Security In An Amount Equal To Ninety Days Of Operating Costs, Maintain Full Governance Control And Authority Over Nursing Home Assets And Activities And Annually Attest That No Investment Entity Has Control Over Nursing Home Resident Health, Safety Or Care.
To restrict private equity ownership of nursing homes.
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Buyers, sellers and lenders. Who may own a building in Connecticut, and what a transfer or closure must disclose.
- Which buildings
- 191 facilities holding 22,696 licensed beds in Connecticut.
- The dollars, or the rule
- Applies to Medicaid-enrolled nursing homes with investment-entity owners (5%+ beneficial interest). Starting October 1, 2026, homes must annually disclose investor ownership, financing and purchase agreements to the state, with a $1,000/day penalty for late filing; by July 1, 2028 homes with such owners must secure a…
- Effective
- October 1, 2026.
- Status
- Signed into law, as of June 4, 2026.
Transactions, receiverships and closures reset who owns the market in a county.
Latest action, June 4, 2026: Signed by the Governor
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Bill text and status: cga.ct.gov · retrieved August 25, 2026