This week, both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly unanimously approved legislation that will significantly reform Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) program. Among the changes, the legislation:
Removes the following categories entirely from the CON law:
› Modifying, renovating, or adding to a hospital or healthcare institution,
› Acquisition of major medical equipment,
› Discontinuation of obstetrics or maternity service,
› Closing of any hospital that has been designated as a critical access hospital or elimination of regulated services within these hospitals;
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