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Legislative floor approves bill requiring notice when hospitals eliminate services
Summary
The legislative floor passed draft 2.1 of S.1189, which narrows prior language to cover only elimination (not reduction) of certain hospital services and requires preliminary notice to AHS, the Green Mountain Care Board and the Office of the Health Care Advocate.
Jenny Parvyan, host of the Legislative Council, outlined changes to draft 2.1 of S.1189 and members on the floor approved the bill in a brief session.
The bill, as presented by Parvyan, removes language about “reducing or eliminating” services and instead focuses on hospitals that propose eliminating services. "So it is currently ... reducing or eliminating hospital services, but now it will just relate to eliminations," Parvyan said, describing the scope change.
Parvyan said hospitals considering eliminating any of the listed services must provide a preliminary…
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