{"id":2225866,"date":"2024-04-20T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-signs-measure-to-reform-georgias-certificate-of-need-law\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T14:54:07","slug":"kemp-signs-measure-to-reform-georgias-certificate-of-need-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-signs-measure-to-reform-georgias-certificate-of-need-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp approves reform of Georgia&#8217;s certificate of need law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkemp-signs-measure-to-reform-georgias-certificate-of-need-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">health care<\/a>-related bills \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/addicted-to-funding-from-china-stanford-rakes-in-chinese-cash\/\" title=\"\"Stanford's Love Affair with Chinese Funding: A Lucrative Addiction\"\">relax regulations<\/a> on \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-homeland-security-department-illegal-immigrants-should-get-vaccine\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Homeland Security Department: Illegal Immigrants Should Get Vaccine\">health care facilities<\/a>, including House Bill 1339. The bill aims to reform Georgia\u2019s dated \u200bcertificate of needs requirement, reducing hospital application\u200b review times and expanding the rural hospital tax credit program. The move has been praised for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-announces-144-million-to-increase-health-care-access-for-low-income-californians\/\" title=\"Newsom allocates 4M to enhance healthcare access for low-income Californians.\">improving health care access<\/a>. Stakeholders call for understanding the\u200b legislation&#8217;s impact before further changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed several health care-related bills during a Friday ceremony in Athens, including a measure to relax state requirements regulating health care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The centerpiece of the bills the Republican governor signed was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/67221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>House Bill 1339<\/strong><\/a>, which reforms Georgia\u2019s decades-old certificate of needs requirement. The measure, in part, shortens the time for hospital application reviews and expands the rural hospital tax credit program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a momentous day for Georgians across our state who will soon have greater access to health care and personalized treatment,\u201d Americans for Prosperity-GA State Director Tony West said in a statement. He added that the day \u201cwill be remembered for years to come as the first step leading to the full repeal of Certificate of Need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West called out Augusta resident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/georgia\/article_98e38960-9b6e-11ed-a2d7-832f294a465b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Katie Chubb<\/strong><\/a>, whose effort to open a birth center in the Garden City was stymied by CON, saying her \u201cpassion, knowledge, and commitment\u201d helped lead to a CON exemption for freestanding birth centers.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, state Rep. Butch Parrish, R-Swainsboro, called the legislation \u201ca bold step in the right direction\u201d while recognizing \u201cthere is no one-size-fits-all solution to health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monty Veazey, president and CEO of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, similarly lauded the governor for signing the legislation. However, he called on policymakers to wait to make additional changes until they understand the bill\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to see Governor Kemp sign House Bill 1339, which will streamline Certificate of Need processes for hospitals, especially in the areas of new equipment, infrastructure improvements, and behavioral health,\u201d Veazey said in a statement. \u201cWe hope this bill will be allowed to take effect for several years before being revisited, to see how it affects health care and patient outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful especially for the leadership of House Rules Committee Chair Butch Parrish, who worked on the bill for the better part of the last year, incorporated many suggestions for improvement from stakeholders, and shepherded it to passage,\u201d Veazey added. \u201cWe are excited about the creation of the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission to explore Medicaid expansion and how best to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-proposes-ultra-millionaire-wealth-tax\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Proposes \u2018Ultra-Millionaire\u2019 Wealth Tax\">expand health coverage<\/a> to the many uninsured Georgians. This could herald a new era for Georgia health care and help hospitals \u2013 especially rural hospitals \u2013 continue to serve their patients and improve their outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp also signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/63666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HB 82<\/strong><\/a>, which amends the rural physician tax credit; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/65943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HB 872<\/strong><\/a>, which expands a cancelable loan program for health care providers to include dental students; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/66883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Senate Bill 480<\/strong><\/a>, which establishes a student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/65177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SB 293<\/strong><\/a>, which revises the selection and qualifications of district health directors; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/66206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SB 377<\/strong><\/a>, which updates the definition of qualified residential treatment programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reforms in this bill are critical first steps to removing barriers to quality health care created by Georgia\u2019s antiquated CON laws,\u201d Lt. Governor Burt Jones, a Republican, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed multiple health care bills in Athens, including one to ease regulations on health care facilities. House Bill 1339, a key focus of the legislation, overhauls the state&#8217;s long-standing certificate of need mandate. The reform aims to modernize Georgia&#8217;s health care system and improve access to essential services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2225867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23012600244212-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23012600244212-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}