New Hampshire SB613 regulates health care facilities within 15 miles of critical access hospitals and transfers from freestanding emergency.
New Hampshire SB613, known as the "Rural Health Care System Stabilization Act," mandates that any entity planning to establish certain health care facilities within 15 miles of a critical access hospital must notify the hospital. This includes ambulatory surgical centers, emergency medical care centers, hospitals, and more. The bill also addresses transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities, ensuring they are based on clinical appropriateness, patient needs, and regional access to hospital services.
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