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# HB289
Certificate of need repeal
Certificate of need repeal
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Summary

Bill Description

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing the department of health to approve alterations or additions to health care facilities for purposes of health care and life safety compliance determinations only; repealing bed expansion limitations for nursing care facilities and hospitals as specified; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

 

Notes

HB289 is an important step to improving Wyoming's health care capabilities.  Specifically, this bill repeals limitations in place that currently obstruct certain health care facilities from increasing the number of beds (bed occupancy) based on the demand they have for critical care services. 




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Votes

House

3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0
Yea: Allemand; Andrew; Angelos; Banks; Bear; Brady; Bratten; Brown; Brown, G.; Byron; Campbell, E.; Campbell, K.; Chestek; Clouston; Connolly; Davis; Eklund; Erickson; Filer; Geringer; Guggenmos; Haroldson; Harshman; Heiner; Hoeft; Jarvis; Johnson; Kelly; Knapp; Larsen; Larson; Lawley; Lien; Locke; Lucas; McCann; Neiman; Nicholas; Ottman; Pendergraft; Posey; Provenza; Rodriguez-Williams; Schmid; Sherwood; Singh; Strock; Styvar; Tarver; Thayer; Washut; Wasserburger; Webb; Webber; Wharff; Williams; Winter; Wylie

Absent: Riggins; Smith

Nay: Storer; Yin

Senate

3rd Reading:Passed 24-5-2-0-0
Yea: Anderson; Biteman; Boner; Brennan; Cooper; Crago; Crum; Driskill; French; Hicks; Ide; Jones; Kolb; Landen; Laursen; McKeown; Nethercott; Olsen; Pappas; Rothfuss; Salazar; Smith; Steinmetz; Taliaferro Pearson

Absent: Barlow; Dockstader

Nay: Case; Gierau; Hutchings; Schuler; Scott
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