SSB 3084: Relating to the certificate of need process

What it does

This bill relates to the certificate of need (CON) process. _____ health services as described in the application. The bill also removes payers and third-party payers for health services from the definition of “affected persons”, and “a community mental health facility” from the definition of “institutional health facility”. The bill limits the circumstances that require a health care provider to submit a CON application to the following: construction, development, or other establishment of a new facility if completion requires more than a monetary amount as specified in the bill; relocation of a facility; a capital expenditure or lease by a facility in excess of a monetary amount as specified in the bill; a permanent change in the bed capacity of a facility; and a mobile health service with a value in excess of $4 million.

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2026

• Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 2 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowans for Tax Relief; Pacific Legal Foundation

Against: Iowa Hospital Association; MercyOne

In plain words

1. January 27, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 28, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Warme, Pike and Zimmer
3. February 5, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2459