HCS/HB 2441 - This act requires hospitals operated and licensed by the state, with the exception of Department of Mental Health-operated psychiatric hospitals, to obtain a certificate of need any to comply with statutes relating to certificates of need. However, no certificate of need shall be required for the purchase and operation of medical equipment used by an academic health center operated by the state in furtherance of research or instruction. This act contains an emergency clause for certain provisions. Provisions of this act are identical to provisions in CCS#2/HCS/SS/SB 608 (2016), CCS/HCS/SB 635 (2016), HCS/SB 711 (2016), CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 973 (2016), CCS/SB 988 (2016), SCS/HCS/HB 1912 (2016), and SCS/HCS/HB 2402 (2016). SARAH HASKINS
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