JUNE 2022 | Volume 39, No. 6 House Panel Hears VanderWall’s Health Facility Expansion Bills A package of four Senate bills hospitals’ “ability to upgrade and that modify the requirements for expand efficiently,” said Jordan health facilities wishing to...
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JUNE 2022 | Volume 39, No. 6 House Panel Hears VanderWall’s Health Facility Expansion Bills A package of four Senate bills hospitals’ “ability to upgrade and that modify the requirements for expand efficiently,” said Jordan health facilities wishing to expand, Jorritsma, VanderWall’s legislative including those increasing psychiatric director, in testimony before the House bed numbers or purchasing an air Health Policy committee. ambulance, received a hearing in the “When we have places that want to House Health Policy Committee. expand current beds or build a new SB 181, sponsored by Sen. Curtis facility, I don’t believe we need this VanderWall (R-Ludington), would allow extra bureaucratic burden,” Jorritsma health facilities to bypass certificates of said, “which slows down the process need in order to expand their number of getting those beds online and of psychiatric beds. It would also operable.” and transfer their available beds. 15 Senators electing not to vote. increase the thr
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