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Bills to change Georgia's CON law fail to pass
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, April 3, 2007
Bills that would have altered Georgia's certificate of need (CON) law failed to pass through the House of Representatives, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The House of Representatives in Atlanta was amidst a long reform debate concerning the way Georgia regulates its hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), according to the Macon Telegraph.
The debate involved the CON law, an issue hotly disputed by hospital members and doctors.
Numerous doctors wanted to open ASCs without the need to acquire a CON that required Georgia to complete a review and agree that the service is needed in a particular location. Hospital officials, however, felt that new ASCs would take business from local hospitals.
Originally, a legislative committee passed several bills containing new regulations in early March. Bill 249 would have allowed the setup of a for-profit specialty cancer hospital. Bills 568 and 337 dealt particularly with the rights of ASCs that would accommodate people coming from other states for treatment, according to the Macon, GA Telegraph.
For the Telegraph article on the original proposal, click here.
For the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution update, click here.
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