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Committee approves rule change to rely on CMS hospital certification for Idaho licensing
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a rule docket that repeals select Idaho hospital licensing rules and deems hospitals federally certified by CMS as meeting Idaho licensing standards; the department said it will seek statutory changes to move policy decisions to the Legislature.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a rule docket that removes certain state hospital licensing requirements and relies on federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) certification as sufficient for Idaho licensure.
Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the…
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