HOUSE BILL 523

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hammen

Entitled:

Health Care Facilities - Certificate of Need

Synopsis:

Specifying that a hospital may acquire a freestanding ambulatory surgical facility or physician group practice without obtaining a certificate of need under specified circumstances; and providing that a hospital may not build or expand its ambulatory surgical capacity in specified settings without obtaining a certificate of need if the building or expansion would increase the surgical capacity of the State's health care system.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/1

Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/15

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

5/14

Signed by the Governor Chapter 466

Senate Action

3/18

First Reading Finance

3/19

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Favorable Report by Finance

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLINICS

HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS

PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-101 , 19-115 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 409761/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1996 at: 10:49 Status: Adopted