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IA SSB3084
SB
Status
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Health And Human Services
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AI Summary
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Amends Iowa Code Section 135.61 to modify dollar thresholds that trigger certificate of need (CON) requirements for new or changed institutional health services.
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Establishes phased increases for CON thresholds on new health facility construction: $4 million (2027-2031), $4.5 million (2032-2036), and $5 million (beginning 2037).
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Applies the same phased dollar thresholds to capital expenditures, leases, or donations by institutional health facilities within a consecutive 12-month period.
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Removes certain paragraphs from existing CON law (Section 135.61, subsection 1, paragraphs d and f, and subsection 12, paragraph e).
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Maintains CON requirements for facility relocations, permanent bed capacity changes, health service deletions or relocations, and equipment acquisitions exceeding $1.5 million.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the certificate of need process.(See SF 2459.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2459.
2/19/2026