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2009 SESSION
HB 1598 Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need and method of filing.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need and method of filing. Replaces existing criteria for determining need for the purposes of a Certificate of Public Need; establishes an expedited application and review process for certificates for projects involving a capital expenditure of $15 million or more that are not otherwise defined as reviewable in the definition of "project"; and establishes a Request for Applications procedure for psychiatric and substance abuse treatment beds and services. This bill establishes a review process in cases in which no regional health planning agency is designated. This bill also provides that in cases in which a provision of the State Medical Facilities Plan that has been previously set aside by the Commissioner and final amendments to the plan have not yet taken effect, the Commissioner's decision shall be consistent with the guiding principals set forth in the plan; establishes a process for satisfying conditions on a certificate by making direct payments to an organization authorized under a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health to receive contributions to satisfy conditions on a certificate, or to a private nonprofit foundation authorized under a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health that funds basic insurance coverage for indigents; requires that any medical care facility that furnishes, conducts, operates, or offers any service which requires a certificate of public need to report data on utilization of certain services; and replaces the term "gamma knife surgery" with the term stereotactic radiosurgery, and adds stereotactic radiotherapy and proton beam therapy to radiation therapy in the list of specialized services provided by medical care facilities subject to COPN. This bill incorporates HB 1981 and HB 2451.
FULL TEXT
- 10/22/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093155528 pdf
- 01/15/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093204528-H1 pdf
- 02/12/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 093285528-S1 pdf
- 02/24/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1598ER) pdf
- 03/25/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 10/22/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093155528
- 10/22/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/09 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/09 House: Committee substitute printed 093204528-H1
- 01/16/09 House: Read first time
- 01/19/09 House: Read second time
- 01/19/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 093204528-H1
- 01/19/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1598H1
- 01/20/09 House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/20/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (88-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/21/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/21/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/09 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
- 02/12/09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 093285528-S1
- 02/13/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 093285528-S1
- 02/17/09 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 02/17/09 Senate: Amendments set # 1 by Senator Houck withdrawn
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/17/09 Senate: Amendments set # 2 by Senator Houck agreed to
- 02/17/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1598S1
- 02/17/09 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/09 House: Senate substitute with amendments agreed to by House 093285528-S1 (96-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/19/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/24/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1598ER)
- 02/25/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (effective 3/25/09)
- 03/25/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)