Vermont H0764 proposes to exempt psychiatric unit construction and renovation from certificate of need requirements and establishes a working group.

Vermont H0764 aims to address the state's inpatient psychiatric bed capacity by exempting expenditures related to the construction or renovation of psychiatric units within a licensed hospital from the certificate of need requirements. The bill also creates the Psychiatric Inpatient Capacity Working Group, tasked with exploring the need for additional inpatient psychiatric beds, identifying barriers to their construction, and recommending a plan to increase bed capacity by 25 percent by July 2028.

Vermont H0764 proposes to exempt psychiatric unit construction and renovation from certificate of need requirements and establishes a working group.

Vermont H0764 aims to address the state's inpatient psychiatric bed capacity by exempting expenditures related to the construction or renovation of psychiatric units within a licensed hospital from the certificate of need requirements. The bill also creates the Psychiatric Inpatient Capacity Working Group, tasked with exploring the need for additional inpatient psychiatric beds, identifying barriers to their construction, and recommending a plan to increase bed capacity by 25 percent by July 2028.