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House declines to advance bill removing certificate-of-need for major psychiatric hospital projects
Summary
Lawmakers debated removing the certificate-of-need requirement for large psychiatric and behavioral health hospital projects but the House accepted the committee—s majority recommendation "ought not to pass," 74-67, halting the repeal.
The Maine House on a roll call accepted the committee—s majority "ought not to pass" recommendation on a bill that would have exempted psychiatric and behavioral health hospitals from certificate-of-need (CON) review for projects over $14 million. The motion prevailed 74-67.
Supporters argued the CON requirement is a barrier to expanding mental-health and substance-use-treatment capacity. Representative Morris…
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