House Bill 1174 - Summary

• Removes end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities and ambulatory surgical facilities from Mississippi's Certificate of Need (CON) requirements, allowing these facilities to operate without CON approval.

• Eliminates CON requirements for most health care services while maintaining CON review only for construction, relocation, and bed changes at hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and certain other specific facilities.

• Removes detailed definitions and review processes for major medical equipment and various health services from CON law, streamlining regulatory requirements for healthcare providers.

• Deletes language requiring "institutional health services" and "health services" from CON review while keeping facility construction and bed capacity changes subject to review.

• Amends related licensing statutes (Sections 41-73-5, 41-75-1, 41-75-5, 41-75-9, and 41-75-25) to remove references to CON requirements and conform definitions for ambulatory surgical facilities and other healthcare entities.