House Select Committee on Certificate of Need Process and Related Hospital Issues Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENT S
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ..................................................................................... 4
COMMITTEE AUTHORIZATION ............................................................................. 5
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP .................................................................................... 7
PREFACE ........................................................................................................................ 8
COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS .................................................................................. 9
FINDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 11
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................... 16
Legislative Proposals
2013-MGz-16
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE MONETARY THRESHOLD FOR EXPEDITED
CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW; TO INCREASE THE MONETARY THRESHOLDS
TRIGGERING CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
AND THE PURCHASE OF MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; TO EXEMPT
REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FROM CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW
REGARDLESS OF COST; TO REQUIRE AFFECTED PERSONS SEEKING TO FILE A
PETITION FOR A CONTESTED CASE OR AN APPEAL CHALLENGING
CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPROVAL TO DEPOSIT A SEPARATE BOND FOR EACH
APPROVED APPLICATION THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE PETITION OR APPEAL,
TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE MAXIMUM BOND REQUIREMENT, AND TO
GIVE THE COURT OF APPEALS GREATER DISCRETION IN IMPOSING A HIGHER
BOND AMOUNT; AND TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO AWARD COSTS AND A
REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEE TO ANY CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICANT
WHOSE APPROVED NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IS THE SUBJECT OF
A CONTESTED CASE PETITION DETERMINED TO BE FRIVOLOUS OR FILED TO
DELAY THE APPLICANT, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS AND RELATED HOSPITAL
ISSUES.
2013-MG-11D
AN ACT TO EXEMPT DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS FROM CERTIFICATE OF NEED
REVIEW AND TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAWS PERTAINING TO
SINGLE-SPECIALTY AMBULATORY SURGERY OPERATING ROOMS.