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2007 SESSION
HB 2155 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies therefrom.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Certificate of Public Need. Eliminates regional health planning agencies from the Certificate of Public Need (COPN) review process; exempts all equipment valued at less than $500,000 from the requirement of a COPN; increases the review threshold for capital expenditures; streamlines the approval process by increasing the number of facilities and services for which the Commissioner may issue COPNs in response to a request for applications only; creates a reporting requirement in § 32.1-102.4, requiring facilities holding a certificate to report specified information related to patient and charity care volumes, expenditures, and revenues and establishes penalties for failure to report; allows the Department to refuse to accept an application that is not complete for a current review cycle; and makes other changes to streamline the COPN review and approval process.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077607440
- 01/09/07 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/30/07 House: Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote