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HB 502 Certificate of public need; introduce institutional competition into a health planning region.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Certificate of public need; fostering competition.  Provides that, when determining whether a public need for a project involving proposed health services or facilities has been demonstrated, the State Health Commissioner shall consider the extent to which the proposed service or facility will increase citizen accessibility, demonstrate documented community support and introduce institutional competition into a health planning region.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Certificate of public need; fostering competition.  Creates a preference for proposed services or facilities to be established in health planning regions in which a single health care provider system controls an aggregate of 40 percent of the existing acute care beds and earns more than $1 billion in aggregate annual net patient revenues when determining whether a public need for a project has been demonstrated.