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HB 511                                                                                            
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered CS                                   
FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 511(HES) am "An Act relating to the                                              
certificate of need program for health care facilities; and providing for                           
an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                              
                                                                                                    
                     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                           
          511(HES)                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
and further recommended the adoption of the following                                               
Health, Education and Social Services Committee Letter of                                           
Intent:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
     Letter of Intent                                                                             
                                                                                                    
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Commissioner of the                                  
  Department of Health and Social Services convene a task force to                                  
  review existing Certificate of Need procedures and standards. The                                 
  task force shall identify measures to improve the efficiency and                                  
  effectiveness of the Certificate of Need Program. The task force                                  
  shall include members who represent a broad range of health care                                  
  facilities, providers, and representatives with a background in                                   
  health care policy development. The task force will report its                                    
  findings and recommendations directly to the Commissioner.                                        
                                                                                                    
  It is further the intent of the Legislature that the Commissioner of                              
  the Department of Health and Social Services move expeditiously                                   
  to update Certificate of Need regulations, policies, and procedures                               
  including developing standards including those for concurrent                                     
  review, the public release of documents under the certificate of                                  
  need program, and time lines regarding the certificate of need                                    
  process. In so doing, the Commissioner shall fully consider the                                   
  recommendations of the Certificate of Need task force.                                            

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Signing amend: Senator Dyson, Chair. Signing do pass: Senator Davis.                                
Signing no recommendation: Senators Green, Guess, Wilken.                                           
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                  
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                  
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.