Tennessee SB1369 amends state laws to exempt acute care hospitals from needing a certificate of need to establish or operate.
Tennessee SB1369 amends 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. It defines "acute care hospital" as a hospital with a primary focus on patients with an average length of stay of twenty-five days or less. The bill exempts acute care hospitals from needing a certificate of need to establish or operate. The act takes effect on various dates, with the public welfare requiring it.
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