SB293:

Certificate of public need; conditions related to inpatient psychiatric services and facilities.

Bill Summary:

Certificate of public need; inpatient psychiatric
services and facilities. Requires the Commissioner of Health
(the Commissioner) to impose conditions related to the provision
of care to individuals who are the subject of a temporary detention
order on certificates of public need for projects involving inpatient
psychiatric services and facilities and provides that when determining
the public need for a proposed project involving an inpatient psychiatric
service or facility, the Commissioner shall not take into consideration
existing inpatient psychiatric services or facilities or the impact
of approving the application and issuing the certificate of public
need for the proposed project on an existing inpatient psychiatric
service or facility if the existing inpatient psychiatric service
or facility does not provide an adequate amount of service to individuals
who are subject to a temporary detention order, as determined by
the Commissioner in accordance with regulations of the Board of Health
(the Board). The bill directs the Board to adopt regulations establishing
a process by which the Commissioner shall annually establish the
amount of services for individuals who are subject to a temporary
detention order that an existing inpatient psychiatric service or
facility must provide.