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GA SB459
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2018
Primary Sponsor
Matt Brass
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AI Summary
- Converts any destination cancer hospital that received a certificate of need (CON) prior to June 30, 2018, into a standard hospital facility, removing previous restrictions including the 50-bed cap and the requirement that 65% of patients reside outside Georgia
- Repeals the definition of "destination cancer hospital" and eliminates associated CON provisions, including fines for failing to meet out-of-state patient base requirements and the prohibition on new destination cancer hospital applications
- Requires converted hospitals to provide uncompensated indigent or charity care meeting or exceeding 3% of adjusted gross revenue, serve Medicaid patients, and pay 1% of adjusted gross revenue or $1 million (whichever is lower) per fiscal year for five consecutive years into the Indigent Care Trust Fund
- Authorizes the Indigent Care Trust Fund to be used for supporting hospitals participating in the rural hospital stabilization program conducted by the State Office of Rural Health under the Department of Community Health
- Sponsored by Senators Brass (28th), Albers (56th), and Watson (1st), and cited as the "Rural Hospital Infusion Plan (RHIP) Act"
Legislative Description
"Rural Hospital Infusion Plan (RHIP) Act"
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/21/2018
Full Bill Text
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