Connecticut CON law overhaul: Top 10 changes healthcare providers must know

JDSupra– Thursday, May 28, 2026

Connecticut hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and compliance professionals assisting other health care facilities and physician groups should prepare now for sweeping changes to the state’s certificate of need (CON) process. Governor Lamont has signed into law the 2026 Budget Implementer Bill (PA 26-68, the Act). Sections 226 through 237 of the Act comprise the bulk of the changes and represent a major overhaul of Connecticut’s CON regulatory framework in the way CON applications are submitted, reviewed, and decided. The Act also transfers oversight from the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) (Section 152), which will be dissolved, to a new three-person CON Panel.

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