HB1538 - Tennessee - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities

Companion Bill SB1149. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Limits the time period that a nursing home application for certificate of need may be deferred to obtain clarification of information to 80 days instead of 90 days for other applications. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for HB1538 / *SB1149MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1538 / *SB1149 Under present law, a person must obtain a certificate of need before performing certain actions with respect to a health care institution, such as construction or renovation. The health services and development agency may defer decisions on such applications for up to 90 days in order to obtain a clarification of information concerning the application. This bill reduces the period for which the agency may defer decisions on applications involving nursing homes. For these applications only, [...]

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