An Act Concerning Registration Fees For Diagnostic And Therapeutic X-ray Devices .
Summary
HB 5139 would amend section 22a-150 of the general statutes to eliminate the registration fee charged for diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray devices. The bill is narrowly focused on a single regulatory cost imposed on owners or operators of these devices, which are used in medical and dental settings.
The stated purpose is to reduce operating costs for medical and dental providers in Connecticut. By repealing the fee, the bill would lower the cost of registering x-ray equipment and remove that specific state charge from the regulatory framework governing these devices.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would directly amend Connecticut General Statutes section 22a-150 by repealing the registration fee for diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray devices. The practical effect would be to reduce compliance costs for hospitals, clinics, dental offices, and other providers that use x-ray equipment, while also reducing fee revenue collected by the state for this registration program.
Sentiment
No committee transcripts or recorded votes are available for this bill, so there is no documented debate or formal legislative sentiment in the provided materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears pro-provider and cost-reduction oriented, with a straightforward regulatory relief purpose rather than a controversial policy change.
Contention
The bill text itself does not identify any opponents or competing viewpoints, and there are no transcripts or votes showing disagreement. Any potential contention would likely center on the tradeoff between lowering costs for medical and dental providers and the state’s loss of fee revenue or administrative support for regulating x-ray devices, but that issue is not documented in the available record.