VA HB2458 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Certificate of public need; reports. Makes changes to the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program. The bill (i) removes specialized centers or clinics or that portion of a physician's office developed for the provision of lithotripsy, magnetic source imaging (MSI), or nuclear medicine imaging from the list of reviewable medical care facilities; (ii) provides that establishment of a medical care facility to replace an existing medical care facility with the same primary service area does not constitute a project; (iii) removes introduction into an existing medical care facility of any new lithotripsy, magnetic source imaging, or obstetrical service that the facility has never provided or has not provided in the previous 12 months and addition by an existing medical care facility of any medical equipment for the provision of lithotripsy and MSI from the definition of project; (iv) creates a new process for registration of projects exempted from the definition of project by the bill; (v) establishes an expedited 45-day review process for applicants for projects determined to be uncontested or to present limited health planning impacts; (vi) renames the State Medical Facilities Plan as the State Health Services Plan and establishes a State Health Services Plan Advisory Council to provide recommendations related to the content of the State Health Services Plan; (vii) clarifies the content of the application for a certificate; and (viii) reduces the timeline for a person to be made party to the case for good cause from 80 calendar days to four days following completion of the review and submission of recommendations related to an application.

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Title

Certificate of public need; reports.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-08HouseLeft in Appropriations
2017-01-31HouseAssigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2017-01-31HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-31HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
2017-01-31HouseCommittee substitute printed 17104600D-H1
2017-01-25HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
2017-01-23HouseAssigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
2017-01-20HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2017-01-20HousePresented and ordered printed 17101219D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
224006(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.01(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.1(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.2(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.2:1(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.2:2(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.3(n/a)See Bill Text
321102.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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