(a) Duty to conduct.--No later than three years after the effective date of this section, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall conduct a study regarding the impact of this act on certain patient outcomes, including, but not limited to, hospital readmissions.

(b) Input to be solicited.--In conducting the study, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall solicit input from patients, lay caregivers, physicians, nurses, other health care professionals, hospitals and other health care facilities.

(c) Deadline to submit findings.--The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall submit its findings to the General Assembly no later than five years after the effective date of this section.