Bill Text: VA SB365 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Certificate of public need; establishing a new ambulatory surgery center in Hampton Roads.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Incorporated by Education and Health [SB365 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-SB365-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 365 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 9, 2018 A BILL to exempt establishment of a new ambulatory surgery center and the acquisition of certain equipment from the demonstration of need requirement of a certificate of public need. ---------- Patron-- Spruill ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That, notwithstanding the provisions of §32.1-102.3 of the Code of Virginia, the State Health Commissioner shall accept and review an application for and may issue, without a determination that a public need has been demonstrated, a certificate of public need subject to such conditions as the State Health Commissioner may deem appropriate in accordance with the provisions of §32.1-102.4 of the Code of Virginia, for (i) the establishment of a new ambulatory surgery center located in Planning District 23 that will provide orthopedic services and (ii) the acquisition of medical equipment necessary for and the provision of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provided that the applicant has been in business for at least 15 years, employs at least 20 physicians, and operates at least five locations in Planning District 23 that specialize in the provision of orthopedic services.