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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/22/2025
02/22/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Certificate of public need; hospitals licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; psychiatric beds. Excludes from the list of medical care facilities for which a certificate of public need is required hospitals licensed as a provider by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill excludes the following from the list of projects for which a certificate of public need is required for certain medical care facilities: (i) an increase or relocation of psychiatric beds licensed by the Department, (ii) the introduction of any psychiatric service when such medical care facility has not provided such service in the previous 12 months, and (iii) the conversion of beds to psychiatric beds. The bill also modifies the list of projects for which a certificate of public need is required for certain medical care facilities by requiring a certificate for the conversion of any psychiatric inpatient beds to nonpsychiatric inpatient beds. Under current law, a certificate is required for the conversion of a psychiatric bed to a nonpsychiatric bed only when the psychiatric bed was approved pursuant to a Request for Applications (RFA).
AI Summary
This bill modifies Virginia's regulations regarding Certificates of Public Need (COPN) for medical care facilities, specifically focusing on psychiatric beds licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). The bill removes DBHDS-licensed hospitals from the list of medical care facilities requiring a COPN and exempts several types of psychiatric bed-related projects from COPN requirements, including increasing, relocating, or introducing psychiatric beds, and establishing psychiatric services where none existed in the previous 12 months. Conversely, the bill now mandates that converting psychiatric inpatient beds to nonpsychiatric beds requires a COPN, regardless of how the psychiatric beds were originally approved. This change aims to provide more flexibility for facilities licensed by DBHDS to expand or modify their psychiatric bed capacity while maintaining oversight for the reduction of psychiatric bed availability. The bill also makes some technical corrections to the numbering of existing sections in the law and updates definitions related to medical care facilities.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Left in Health and Human Services (on 11/18/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+sum+HB628 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB628/text/HB628 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104610D | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/legacy/1000806.PDF |
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