Health Care - As enacted, revises law relative to the operation of acute care hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024.

Summary

The bill defines an "acute care hospital" as a facility where patients stay an average of 25 days or less and adds that such hospitals no longer need a certificate of need to open or operate. It changes the state’s health‑care licensing rules, affecting existing and future acute‑care hospitals and the patients they serve. The change is intended to streamline hospital development and reduce regulatory hurdles.

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