HB2991 - Tennessee - Health Care, Hospitals And Health Care Facilities, State Government

Companion Bill SB3210. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Increases a certain threshold amount requiring a certificate of need under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-1607(a)(6). Fiscal Summary for HB2991 / *SB3210Decrease State Revenue - Not Significant Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2991 / *SB3210 Present law requires a person to obtain a certificate of need prior to acquiring major medical equipment for service to patients, the cost of which, exclusive of renovations or modifications, exceeds $1,500,000. A certificate of need is not required for the replacement of the same or similar equipment or an upgrade of equipment that improves the quality or cost effectiveness of the service. This bill increases the minimum cost of major medical equipment the acquisition of which requires [...]

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