HB0819

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to certificates of need.

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HB0819 removes the certificate of need requirement for establishing or operating an acute care hospital in Tennessee.

HB0819 amends Tennessee Code Annotated to exempt acute care hospitals from the certificate of need requirement. An acute care hospital is defined as a facility with a primary focus on patients with an average length of stay of 25 days or less. The changes take effect at various dates from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2028, depending on the section.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

23 Yea

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2 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 1, 2025

1:30 PM

House Health Committee Hearing

Mar 26, 2025

10:30 AM

House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Hearing

History

May 18

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 887

Apr 13

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 13

House

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