By David Beard for The Inter-Mountain
MORGANTOWN — While the governor’s bill to repeal the Certificate of Need process died in February, some delegates are making a stab at doing away with CON for what they term micro-hospitals.
And as with the prior bill, the West Virginia Hospital Association and Mon Health oppose this one.
The House Health Committee held its informational hearing on HB 3487 on Tuesday.
It would eliminate from CON requirements construction or acquisition of a small format or micro-hospital owned by a system with one or more existing licensed hospitals in the state.
The new facility would have to be located to increase care capacity without jeopardizing any nearby critical access hospitals.
