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Subcommittee advances expedited CON review for residential substance-use facilities, keeps oversight on bed increases
Summary
The Insurance and Pharmaceutical Subcommittee gave House Bill 15 15 a favorable report, creating an expedited Certificate of Need review for intermediate care facilities that provide medically managed residential substance use disorder services while requiring 45 days' notice and review for changes in bed capacity; the bill passed unanimously.
The Insurance and Pharmaceutical Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee voted unanimously to give House Bill 15 15 a favorable report, creating an expedited Certificate of Need (CON) pathway for intermediate care facilities that offer medically managed residential substance use disorder services while adding a notice and oversight requirement for changes in bed capacity.
Erin, speaking to the subcommittee, said the bill "provide[s] that a certificate of need is not required for the establishment or operation of an intermediate care facility that offers medically managed residential substance use disorder services if written notice of the attempt to establish or operate the intermediate care facility is filed with the Maryland Health Care Commission at least 45 days before the establishment…
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