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Sponsor seeks to repeal certificate‑of‑need requirement for psychiatric services amid capacity debate
Summary
Delegate Robin Grammer proposed removing psychiatric services from Maryland’s certificate‑of‑need rules to encourage more psychiatric beds and providers; supporters cited national research that con laws reduce access, while Maryland officials argued staffing and other constraints matter more than the permitting process.
House Bill 7 35 would remove psychiatric services from Maryland’s certificate‑of‑need (CON) regime. Sponsor Delegate Robin Grammer argued CON laws limit competition, increase prices and reduce service availability; he cited national examples of states that have repealed psychiatric CON requirements and said Maryland needs more psychiatric beds to relieve emergency‑department boarding.
Supporters included national policy groups and legal advocates who submitted or gave testimony summarizing decades of empirical…
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