Bill > HB05195

This bill proposes to modify existing healthcare regulations by eliminating the requirement for healthcare providers to obtain a "certificate of need" (CON) when establishing new healthcare facilities or services and when transferring ownership of existing healthcare facilities. Currently, healthcare providers must go through a regulatory approval process called a certificate of need to ensure that new healthcare services or facility changes are necessary and do not duplicate existing services. The bill would remove these approval requirements for new facilities, service expansions, and ownership transfers, while maintaining the CON requirement only for the termination of existing healthcare facilities and services. The purpose of this legislative change is to promote greater flexibility and potential expansion of healthcare services in the state by reducing administrative barriers that might otherwise slow down the development and transfer of healthcare infrastructure.

Health and Social Services

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