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TN HB0970
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Hawk
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AI Summary
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Narrows Tennessee's Certificate of Need (CON) requirements to apply only to nursing homes, eliminating CON requirements for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and other healthcare facilities effective June 30, 2025
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Renames the law the "Tennessee Healthcare Quality and Access Act of 2025" and redefines "healthcare institution" to mean only nursing homes for CON purposes
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Allows nursing homes to add up to 10 beds or 10% of licensed capacity (whichever is less) once every 3 years without obtaining a CON
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Exempts counties designated as economically distressed with no actively licensed hospital from CON requirements entirely
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Permits hospitals in tier 2-4 enhancement counties or counties under 49,000 population to renew licenses without CON if the facility closed within 15 years, with 60-day commission review timeline
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 34; Title 42; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to certificates of need.
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
Last Action
Sponsor(s) Added.
2/26/2025