Relating to rural emergency hospitals, including licensing requirements and fees, making penalties applicable, providing emergency rulemaking authority, and including applicability and effective date provisions

Amendments · 13

4 adopted · 4 failed · 4 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-3062 · filed March 7, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment requires rural emergency hospitals to get a certificate of need if they change their license, organizational structure, or facility type. It also adds a rule that ambulatory surgical centers cannot perform cosmetic, reconstructive, or plastic surgery and requires the state to automatically grant initial licenses to surgical centers already certified by Medicare or an approved accrediting organization. Additionally, it changes the timeline for adopting emergency rules and adjusts some wording regarding how the law is applied. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-1044 · filed March 3, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the Medicaid program must pay the actual cost of transporting a patient from a rural emergency hospital to a different hospital if the patient needs a higher level of care. Its wording →
  Failed
  34–64
  March 7, 2023
• H-1043 · filed March 3, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the state must set Medicaid reimbursement rates for rural emergency hospitals. These rates must be the higher of the amount paid for outpatient services at a critical access hospital or the standard Medicaid upper payment limit for non-state-owned hospitals. Its wording →
  Failed
  34–64
  March 7, 2023
• H-1029 · filed March 1, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment requires rural emergency hospitals to get a certificate of need if they change their license, organization, or facility type. It also adds a rule that ambulatory surgical centers cannot perform cosmetic, reconstructive, or plastic surgery, and requires the state to automatically grant initial licenses to surgical centers already certified by Medicare or an approved accrediting organization. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 7, 2023
• S-3028 · filed February 15, 2023 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that Medicaid will pay for the actual cost of transporting a patient from a rural emergency hospital to a different hospital if the patient needs a higher level of care. Its wording →
  Failed
  February 15, 2023
• S-3027 · filed February 15, 2023 by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the state must set Medicaid payment rates for rural emergency hospitals. These rates must be equal to the higher of the amount paid for outpatient services at a critical access hospital or the standard Medicaid limit for outpatient services at a non-state-owned hospital. Its wording →
  Failed
  February 15, 2023
• S-3026 · filed February 15, 2023 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R), Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)

  AI summary This amendment adds new requirements for ambulatory surgical centers, including mandatory licensing, application fees, and inspections. It also establishes rules for reporting quality data and sets a serious misdemeanor penalty for operating a center without a license. Its wording →
  Adopted
  February 15, 2023
• S-3024 · filed February 14, 2023 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R), Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)

  AI summary This amendment adds new requirements for ambulatory surgical centers, including mandatory state licensing, application fees, and inspections. It also establishes rules for reporting quality data, defines penalties for operating without a license, and sets the effective date for the rural emergency hospital portion of the bill. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  February 15, 2023
• S-3023 · filed February 14, 2023 by Sen. Mark Costello (R)

  AI summary This amendment adds language to include successor facilities that result from a change in ownership. It also clarifies that when a successor facility reopens a general hospital and later converts to a rural emergency hospital, it does not need to follow certificate of need requirements. Its wording →
  Adopted
  February 15, 2023
• H-1021 · filed February 14, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the staffing rule to say a hospital is considered staffed if a physician, advanced nurse practitioner, or physician assistant is available. It also requires the state to adopt emergency rules within six months and clarifies that certain successor facilities are included in the law. Additionally, it removes the requirement for a certificate of need when a general hospital reopens as a successor facility and then converts to a rural emergency hospital. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-1010 · filed February 7, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the deadline for the state to create emergency rules, requiring them to be adopted within six months of the law taking effect. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• S-3013 · filed February 6, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the staffing requirement to state that a facility is considered staffed if a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant is available. It also clarifies that converting a critical access or general hospital to a rural emergency hospital does not require a certificate of need and requires the state to adopt emergency rules within six months. Its wording →
  Adopted
  February 15, 2023
• H-1006 · filed February 1, 2023 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the rule for what counts as being staffed by requiring that a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant be available. Its wording →
  Never voted on