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Senator Stutz reintroduces bill to exempt rural counties from Certificate of Need to speed use of $203M in federal rural health funds
Summary
SB 82 would exempt qualifying rural counties (about 46 by the bill's use of the federal rural definition) from Certificate of Need review so providers can use $203,000,000 in federal rural health dollars more quickly; sponsor asked colleagues to form a subcommittee and carried the bill over for revisions.
Senator Stutz introduced SB 82, saying the state is due to receive $203,000,000 in federal rural health funding and that Certificate of Need (CON) rules are an unnecessary barrier for rural providers seeking to expand services. "We have, this $203,000,000 of federal money coming to save our rural health care system," he said, adding that the CON process can take "1 to 2 years" and cost applicants tens of thousands of dollars.
The bill would exempt certain projects in counties that meet the federal definition of rural — Stutz estimated about 46 counties —…
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