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HB 651 Certificate of public need; increase of beds at certain facilities.

Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Certificate of public need process. Eliminates the requirement for a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds or operating rooms at existing medical care facilities, addition of certain neonatal special care services and open heart surgery services at existing medical care facilities, and addition of new equipment for the provision of open heart surgery at existing medical care facilities under certain conditions; requires registration of introduction of new intermediate or specialty-level neonatal special care services, increases in the total number of beds at certain hospitals, and introduction of new open heart surgery services or addition of new equipment for the provision of open heart surgery for which no certificate is required; and eliminates regional health planning agencies.


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