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To Governor
Title
Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption
Sponsored by
Delegates Grammer, Alston, Anderson, Arentz, Arikan, Baker, Beauchamp, Boafo, Chisholm, Ciliberti, Fisher, Ghrist, Griffith, Guyton, Guzzone, Hornberger, Hutchinson, Jacobs, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, Kaufman, Kerr, Lewis, McComas, Metzgar, Miller, M. Morgan, T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Nkongolo, Phillips, Pippy, Reilly, Ross, Schindler, Schmidt, Spiegel, Szeliga, Taylor, Tomlinson, Valentine, Wims, Woods, and Ziegler
Status
In the House - First Reading Health
Analysis
Synopsis
Altering the definition of "medical service" for the purpose of providing an exemption to the certificate of need requirement by removing psychiatry and any subcategory of psychiatry; and providing that a certificate of need is not required to establish or operate a psychiatric health care facility or to offer psychiatric or other mental health services at a health care facility.
Committees
Original:
Health
Details
Introduced in a prior session as: HB0735 Session: 2025 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026
Legislation History
Chamber
House
Calendar Date
1/30/2026
Legislative Date
1/30/2026
Action
First Reading Health
Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Proceedings
House 1/30/2026 1/30/2026 First Reading Health
Text - First - Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption
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Last Updated: 1/30/2026 4:25 PM
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