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Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

OHS Issues 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has released the 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, along with a biennial inventory of all Connecticut health care facilities and services (the Plan)....more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 196: Regulation Trends in Healthcare and Certificate of...

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This week, Heather and Matthew welcome the Maynard Nexsen health care team’s newest addition, Rebecca Thornhill, an experienced health care attorney who guides clients through regulatory, transactional, and litigation...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Proposed Bills Spell Big Changes for CON Law in Connecticut

UPDATED MAY 14, 2024 NOTE: The legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly ended on May 8, 2024. The bills discussed in this blog did not pass. We will be monitoring new developments in the law regarding...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - January 2024

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. Project Modification Request - AL2021-003, Crimson Village, LLC, Tuscaloosa County, AL: The project modification request is for the approval to relocate the specialty care assisted...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

North Carolina Health Planning Update for 2024: Summer Petitions Have Been Filed

As we reported last month, the draft 2024 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) was released on July 3, 2023. The SMFP is North Carolina’s key health planning document in which the State publishes need determinations for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Connecticut Governor Signs Health Care Legislation to Reduce Costs and Increase Competition

On June 21, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law HB6669, “An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (“the Act”), which seeks to reduce the costs of health care services for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - June 2023

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2023-011, Metro Treatment of Alabama, L.P. d/b/a Birmingham Metro Treatment Center, Birmingham, AL: Proposes to relocate Birmingham Metro Treatment Center, an existing outpatient...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Governor’s Health Care Bill Makes Important Changes to the Certificate of Need Process

On June 7, 2023, the Connecticut Legislature passed HB6669, “An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (“the Act”). The Act implements legislative initiatives announced earlier this week that...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

South Carolina Sunsets Certificate of Need Law

On May 3, 2023, the South Carolina General Assembly passed S.164 which overhauled the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) law. The bill was signed by Governor McMaster on May 16, 2023 and is now in effect....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

North Carolina Session Law 2023-7 Results in Major Reforms to Certificate of Need

On March 27, 2023, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 76, now known as Session Law 2023-7,  into law. Also called “Access to Healthcare Options,” Session Law 2023-7 primarily aims to expand Medicaid....more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

New York Proposes Regulatory Overhaul for HealthCare Transactions with a Focus on Investor-Backed Healthcare Transactions

Proposed legislation from the New York State Executive Budget for 2024 includes significant changes to the state’s regulatory approach and authority over healthcare transactions.  New York is following a trend on the state...more

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Tennessee Reforms Certificate of Need Process and Coverage

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The Tennessee General Assembly enacted legislation in 2021 to update and reform the certificate of need (“CON”) process. The legislative effort to change Tennessee CON law began in the General Assembly’s 2020 session. With...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tennessee Makes Major Changes to CON Law

Tennessee healthcare providers will soon have a very different certificate of need (CON) law to consider as they plan new facilities and services. Tennessee’s legislature and governor recently enacted Public Chapter 557,...more

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2022 N.C. CON Filing Opportunities & the All-Important Petition Process

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North Carolina planners have given providers their first looks at the health care capabilities the State will likely identify as needed in the 2022 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP). As expected in the wake of COVID-19,...more

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Coronavirus Related Legal Considerations for the Senior Housing and Skilled Nursing Industries

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The Senior Housing Industry has been uniquely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the various logistical, practical, and educational measures senior housing communities should be taking to monitor, respond to...more

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Tennessee Government Update – January 2020

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Tennessee lawmakers reconvened Tuesday in Nashville for the second session of the 111th General Assembly. While 2019 was notable for the number of new faces in the Capitol — a new governor in Bill Lee and over 30 legislators...more

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Healthcare Law Review: Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System

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The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Ohio budget bill provides significant changes to Certificate of Need laws

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On July 18, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s general operating budget for state fiscal years 2020-21. Provisions within this bill make a number of substantive changes to the Certificate of Need (CON) laws. Most of...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Multiple States Considering Possible Modification to Their “Certificate of Need” Laws

In December, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a report – “Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition” – expressly calling upon the states to repeal their “Certificate of Need”...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor Call to Eliminate Certificate of Need Laws

In a 119-page report titled “Reforming America’s Healthcare System through Choice and Competition,” issued on December 3, 2018, Secretaries Alex Azar (Health and Human Services), Steve Mnuchin (Treasury), and Alexander Acosta...more

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COPN Reform Efforts Delayed

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Few legislative issues during the 2016 General Assembly have garnered more attention in the health care community than the efforts to reform Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need (“COPN”) process. Despite considerable effort...more

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