Mississippi lawmakers are aiming to simplify the process for medical facilities to add new services by proposing changes to the state's Certificate of Need law. The proposed changes focus on removing state approval requirements for specific health services and raising the capital expenditure threshold for hospital projects.
Lawmakers want to make it easier for medical facilities to add in-demand health care services by loosening provisions in a law that requires health facilities to seek state approval first. The time-consuming and sometimes costly application process, which requires facilities to seek a “ certificate of need ” for health care planning purposes, can stifle needed services, especially in rural areas, according to health officials.
House Public Health and Human Services Chair Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, said he plans to author a bill that would eliminate state approval requirements for hospital dialysis programs, substance abuse treatment centers and psychiatric care facilities in Mississippi. It would raise the capital expenditure threshold, or the maximum amount hospitals can spend on capital improvements without approval, by 50%. “That’s a common sense bill that would help Mississippians,” he said. Certificate of need law is a familiar target for legislative reform in Mississippi, but few substantial changes have been made to the law since 2016. A select committee convened by Speaker of the House Jason White and co-chaired by Creekmore met twice since August to explore possibilities for tweaking the law. Certificate of need laws aim to lower costs and improve the quality and accessibility of health care by preventing duplication of services, but stakeholders are divided on whether or not the law accomplishes its goals. Critics argue the law stifles competition and fails to decrease costs. Advocates say it ensures that communities have access to a range of health services, not only those that are profitable. “Opponents of CON say, ‘We need more competition to bring health care costs down,’” said Creekmore. “Well, that’s clearly not the case. We’re already the lowes
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