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2005 SESSION

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HB 2243 Medical care facilities certificate of public need; parties to the case.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; parties to the case.  Revises the designation of the parties to the case if an informal fact-finding conference is determined to be necessary by the Department of Health or is requested by a person seeking good cause standing.  In such cases, the designation of the parties to the case will include the relevant health planning agency.  In present law, the health planning agency is only a party to the case if its recommendation was to deny the application.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Medical care facilities certificate of public need; parties to the case.  Revises the designation of the parties to the case to provide that the relevant health planning agency is a party if the health planning agency's recommendation is to approve the application in whole or in part and such recommendation is not consistent with the Department staff's report on the application. In present law, the health planning agency is only a party to the case if its recommendation was to deny the application.