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Senate committee backs repeal of certificate-of-need for nursing homes
Summary
The Wyoming Senate Committee of the Whole voted to recommend House Bill 289, which would repeal the state's certificate-of-need requirement for long-term care beds, after extended debate about potential budget and market impacts.
The Wyoming Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 21 voted to recommend House Bill 289, a bill to repeal the state's certificate-of-need requirement for long-term care facilities, sending the bill forward after debate about competition, Medicaid financing and budget risk.
Sponsor Senator Crump, speaking in favor, said the certificate-of-need requirement prevented new long-term care beds from being built and that repeal would "allow competition within the long term care industry." He argued higher-quality facilities would be rewarded and marginal providers would either…
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