Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption

Summary

The bill removes psychiatry and its subcategories from the definition of “medical service” and states that a certificate of need is not required to open or run a psychiatric health‑care facility or to provide psychiatric or other mental‑health services in any health‑care setting. It affects hospitals, clinics, and other providers that offer mental‑health care by eliminating a regulatory hurdle. The change aims to simplify the process for expanding psychiatric services in the state.

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