SB 975 Summary

• Repeals Certificate of Need (CON) program: Eliminates Part 222 of the Public Health Code, removing the requirement for health facilities to obtain certificates of need before undertaking capital projects or service expansions.

• Removes CON-related licensing requirements: Deletes provisions requiring the department to deny construction permits for health facilities without valid certificates of need, streamlining the permitting process for capital projects.

• Modifies construction permit requirements: Establishes a simplified one-page information submission process (instead of full CON applications) for health facilities undertaking major construction projects costing $1 million or more.

• Eliminates quality assurance assessments tied to CON: Ends the collection of quality assurance assessments that were previously used to fund Medicaid reimbursement increases under the now-repealed CON program.

• Effective 90 days after enactment: The bill takes effect 90 days following its enactment into law.