Health Facilities Commission notes PC 557 change to written-explanation requirement for CON decisions
Meeting minutes record that Public Chapter 557 removed the requirement that every Health Facilities Commission decision include a written factual and legal explanation (TCA § 68-11-1616); the record states written explanations remain required for denials and that approvals may be handled by a simple motion for applications filed on/after Oct. 1, 2021.
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The meeting record for Sept. 25, 2024 notes a statutory change affecting how the Health Facilities Commission documents Certificate of Need (CON) decisions. Public Chapter 557 eliminated the obligation in Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-11-1616 that each HFC decision include a written factual and legal explanation.
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