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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 358 of 739

shall identify, not later than May first of such calendar year, each payer or provider entity that exceeded the health care quality benchmark for the performance year. (3) Not later than thirty days after the executive director identifies each payer or provider entity pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the executive director shall send a notice to each such payer or provider entity. Such notice shall be in a form and manner prescribed by the executive director, and shall disclose to each such payer or provider entity: (A) That the executive director has identified such payer or provider entity pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection; and (B) The factual basis for the executive director's identification of such payer or provider entity pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. (b) (1) For each calendar year beginning on and after January 1, 2023, if the executive director determines that the annual percentage change in total health care expenditures for the performance year exceeded the health care cost growth benchmark for such year, the executive director shall identify, not later than May first of such calendar year, any other entity that significantly contributed to exceeding such benchmark. Each identification shall be based on: (A) The report prepared by the executive director pursuant to subsection (b) of section 220 of this act for such calendar year; (B) The report filed pursuant to section 38a-479ppp of the general statutes for such calendar year; (C) The information and data reported to the office pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19a-754b of the general statutes for such calendar year;