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Committee concurs with Senate changes to Office of the Health Care Advocate bill, narrows certificate-of-need questioning
Summary
The House Committee on Health Care on April 11 agreed by straw poll to concur with Senate changes to H.80, narrowing the Office of the Health Care Advocate's role in certificate-of-need proceedings and clarifying consent and consultation language.
The House Committee on Health Care indicated support for Senate amendments to H.80 on April 11, agreeing by straw poll to a package of technical and substantive edits that narrow the Office of the Health Care Advocate's participation in certificate-of-need proceedings and clarify consent and consultation requirements.
Committee staff presented the Senate's edits as a strike-all markup for ease of review and noted the changes to three areas: the certificate-of-need process, the office's authority to obtain provider and insurer records, and the expectation that state agencies seek input from the Office of the Health Care…
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