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SB 777 Certificate of public need; establishes program to address cost containment.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Certificate of public need program. Clarifies that the Certificate of Public Need program is established to address cost containment in the delivery of health care services, indigent care, and the health care needs of underserved populations; quality of care and patient safety; access to care; distribution of essential health care services; and support for the unique research, training, and clinical mission of teaching hospitals in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Board of Health (the Board) to adopt regulations establishing concise procedures for evaluating emerging technologies and health care delivery models, equipment, and facility types to determine whether such technologies, models, equipment, or facility types should be subject to the requirement of a certificate of public need and provides that the Commissioner of Health (the Commissioner) may condition certificates on the agreement of the applicant to (i) participate in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance and provide access to medical care services to individuals receiving medical assistance under the state plan for medical assistance services and (ii) establish and maintain a charity care policy to provide free and discounted care to indigent individuals. The bill requires the Commissioner to develop recommendations for guidelines for the uniform implementation of such conditions and report his recommendations to the Board by November 1, 2016.

The bill also requires the Commissioner to develop recommendations related to establishment of concise procedures for evaluating emerging technologies and health care delivery models, equipment, and facility types to determine whether such technologies, models, equipment, or facility types should be subject to the requirement of a certificate of public need and report such recommendations to the Board no later than November 1, 2016; requires the Board to adopt regulations establishing concise procedures for evaluating emerging technologies and health care delivery models, equipment, and facility types to determine whether such technologies, models, equipment, or facility types should be subject to the requirement of a certificate of public need by November 1, 2017; and requires the Commissioner to establish an advisory group composed of stakeholders to develop recommendations related to the role of regional health planning agencies in the certificate of public need process, and barriers to the continued role of regional health planning agencies in the certificate of public need process, and report such recommendations to the Board by October 1, 2016.


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