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Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities - Exemptions

Sponsor: Bonnie Cullison (District 19)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the exemption from the certificate of need requirement for a change in bed capacity for certain facilities offering substance use disorder treatment services; altering the conditions for which a certificate of need is not required for a change in capacity at a certain facility offering substance use disorder treatment services if written notice is given 45 days before establishment and the Commission finds the facility is consistent with the State health plan and will result in more efficient delivery of services; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 4Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLawson, MoiraMaryland Health Care CommissionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHawk, WyneeMaryland Health Care Commission (MHCC)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Cullison, Delegate CullisonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHall, ShannonlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHall, ShannonRegistered for: Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland