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Committee hears testimony to allow elective coronary interventions at ambulatory surgical centers
Summary
Supporters told the House Health Care Committee HB 2,545 would expand access and lower costs by letting selected ambulatory surgical facilities perform elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs); opponents urged study of systemwide volume, hospital capacity and patient-safety implications.
Supporters and clinicians urged the House Health Care and Wellness Committee on Friday to let some ambulatory surgical facilities (ASCs) perform elective percutaneous coronary interventions, or PCIs, arguing the move would expand access and lower costs.
Lisonbee Ryan, staff to the committee, summarized House Bill 2,545 and said it would direct the Department of Health to adopt rules by July 1, 2027, to allow a certificate of need for elective PCIs at ASCs. The staff summary noted existing rules govern CON issuance for hospital-based PCIs and that elective PCIs are nonemergency tertiary outpatient procedures.
Roman Daniels Brown of the Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association testified in favor, saying the…
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