Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01066 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1066
2		-	January Session, 2013 _____SB01066PH____040313____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1066
	2	+	January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4137
	3	+	04137_______PH_
	4	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(PH)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1066
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 1066
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8	12		January Session, 2013
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10		-	~~_____SB01066PH____040313____~~
	14	+	LCO No. 4137
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12		-	AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION GUIDELINES.
	16	+	04137_______PH_
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(PH)
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	24	+	AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND THE ISSUANCE OF DECISIONS.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Section 19a-639 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
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18	30		(a) In any deliberations involving a certificate of need application filed pursuant to section 19a-638, the office shall take into consideration and make written findings concerning each of the following guidelines and principles:
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20	32		(1) Whether the proposed project is consistent with any applicable policies and standards adopted in regulations by the Department of Public Health;
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22	34		(2) The relationship of the proposed project to the state-wide health care facilities and services plan;
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24	36		(3) Whether there is a clear public need for the health care facility or services proposed by the applicant;
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26	38		(4) Whether the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated how the proposal will impact the financial strength of the health care system in the state or that the proposal is financially feasible for the applicant;
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28	40		(5) Whether the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated how the proposal will improve quality, accessibility and cost effectiveness of health care delivery in the region;
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30	42		(6) The applicant's past and proposed provision of health care services to relevant patient populations and payer mix;
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32	44		(7) Whether the applicant has satisfactorily identified the population to be served by the proposed project and satisfactorily demonstrated that the identified population has a need for the proposed services;
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34	46		(8) The utilization of existing health care facilities and health care services in the service area of the applicant; [and]
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36		-	(9) Whether the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed project shall not result in an unnecessary duplication of existing or approved health care services or facilities; ~~[.]~~ and
	48	+	(9) Whether the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed project shall not result in an unnecessary duplication of existing or approved health care services or facilities; and
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38		-	(10) Whether ~~the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that~~ the proposed project is consistent with the ~~overall~~ goals of ~~federal health~~ care ~~reform~~.
	50	+	(10) Whether the proposed project is consistent with the goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148.
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40	52		(b) The office, as it deems necessary, may revise or supplement the guidelines and principles through regulation prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.
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	54	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 19a-639a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
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	56	+	(d) Upon determining that an application is complete, the office shall provide notice of this determination to the applicant and to the public in accordance with regulations adopted by the department. In addition, the office shall post such notice on its web site. The date on which the office posts such notice on its web site shall begin the review period. Except as provided in this subsection, (1) the review period for a completed application shall be ninety days from the date on which the office posts such notice on its web site; and (2) the office shall issue a decision on a completed application prior to the expiration of the ninety-day review period. Upon request or for good cause shown, the office may extend the review period for a period of time not to exceed sixty days. If the review period is extended, the office shall issue a decision on the completed application prior to the expiration of the extended review period. If the office holds a public hearing concerning a completed application in accordance with subsection (e) or (f) of this section, the office shall issue a decision on the completed application not later than sixty days after the date the office closes the public hearing record. If the office fails to issue a decision on any completed application prior to the expiration of the applicable review period, such application shall be deemed approved on the day after the expiration of such review period and the office shall issue a certificate of need for the proposed project described in the application.
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45	61		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
46	62		Section 1 July 1, 2013 19a-639
	63	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2013 19a-639a(d)
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48	65		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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50	67		Section 1
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52	69		July 1, 2013
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54	71		19a-639
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	73	+	Sec. 2
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	75	+	July 1, 2013
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58		-	~~PH Joint Favorable Subst.~~
	77	+	19a-639a(d)
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60		-	PH
	79	+	Statement of Purpose:
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62		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	81	+	To require the Office of Health Care Access, when deliberating on a certificate of need application, to consider and make written findings concerning whether the proposed project described in the application is consistent with the goals of federal health care reform and to provide that an application for which the office has not issued a decision within the applicable review period is deemed approved.
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	83	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]