Bill Text: VA HB832 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Certificate of public need; open heart services in Northern Virginia.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions [HB832 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB832-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. Notwithstanding Article 1.1 (§32.1-102.1 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia and any applicable regulations, the State Health Commissioner (the Commissioner) shall accept and review applications and may issue a certificate of public need for open heart services located in Planning District 8, provided that the following criteria are met:
1. The applicant is designated a Level II trauma center as of January 1, 2018;
2. The applicant has performed at least 1,200 diagnostic equivalent procedures as defined by 12VAC5-230-10 in each of the last three calendar years immediately preceding the application; and
3. The applicant agrees to comply with the standard charity care provisions imposed by the Commissioner applicable to the health planning region in which the proposed project is located.
§2. In determining whether to issue a certificate of public need to an applicant that meets the criteria of § 1, the Commissioner shall not deny the application for a certificate on the basis of the economic or service volumes impact on an existing provider of open heart services pursuant to §32.1-102.3 of the Code of Virginia and applicable regulations unless the proposed project would reduce utilization or volume of services delivered by an existing open heart services provider, located within a 10 mile radius of the proposed new service, to below minimum levels necessary for clinical proficiency.
