CT SB01539

Private equity companies acquiring controlling interest in health care facilities, either directly or indirectly, must obtain a certificate of need effective October 1, 2025

Hospitals seeking to terminate labor and delivery services must be denied unless another hospital offering those services is located within 25 miles

Certificate of need applications involving group practices of five or fewer physicians with investments not exceeding $2 million cannot have intervenors granted status in public hearings

An expedited 30-day certificate of need review process is established for applications involving increases in licensed bed capacity of health care facilities

The Commissioner of Health Strategy must post notice of any agreed settlements or settlement negotiations with applicants, as well as appeals of final decisions, on the Office of Health Strategy's website