HF 3288 Summary

• Hospitals must provide at least 90 days' notice to the Minnesota Commissioner of Health and the public before discontinuing or transferring emergency services, maternity/newborn services, or intensive care unit services.

• Cities, counties, towns, and hospital districts may request a public interest review from the commissioner by resolution, choosing from three analysis levels: economic impact analysis (60 days), health care market analysis (90 days), or health impact assessment (12 months).

• The requesting entity pays all costs of the public interest review, with funds deposited to the state treasury and appropriated to the commissioner for administration.

• Hospitals must provide transition plans, patient impact estimates, and plans to facilitate continued access to discontinued or transferred services in their notice.

• If a public interest review is requested, hospitals cannot discontinue or transfer the service until at least 30 days after the commissioner publishes the written review report on the Department of Health website.