2021 House Bill 4502

Exempt outpatient cardiac catheterization from medical services rationing (“certificate of need”)

Introduced in the House

March 11, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Luke Meerman (R-88)

To exempt outpatient cardiac catheterization services from a state Certificate of Need law that requires medical service providers get permission from a panel of existing providers before investing in a new or expanded service. The exemption would apply to an outpatient service approved for government benefit payments by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy