AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATES OF NEED.
To (1) require a certificate of need for certain private equity investments in health care facilities, (2) require the denial of certificate of need applications involving the closure of labor and delivery units unless an alternate labor and delivery unit is located not more than twenty-five miles away, (3) prohibit intervenors in certificate of need applications involving certain physician group practices, (4) establish an expedited certificate of need review process for increases in the licensed bed capacity of health care facilities, and (5) require the Commissioner of Health Strategy to post notice of any appeal or agreed settlement relating to a certificate of need application.
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| Text of Bill | |
| APP Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| File No. 664 | |
| PH Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| PH Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 664 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/27/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/27/2025 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/23/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/23/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/23/2025 | (APP) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/21/2025 | Rules Suspended and Transmitted | ||
| 5/21/2025 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 4/14/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 664 | |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate Calendar Number 374 | ||
| 4/14/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/14/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/7/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM | |
| 3/27/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/27/2025 | (PH) | Joint Favorable | |
| 3/20/2025 | Public Hearing 03/24 | ||
| 3/19/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health |
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