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Certificates of Need (CON)
For more on CON legislation, refer to Legislative Topics: Certificates of Need overview in the Source Blog
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Key:
- Active CON Program
Most Favored Nation Bans (MFN)
For more on MFN legislation, check out our Legislative Topics: Most Favored Nation overview in the Source Blog.
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Key:
- Ban currently in effect
- Pending legislative ban
Recent Action in Healthcare Markets
SCR 602 – South Dakota
Introduced: 2024 Status: Enacted
To analyze and report information on the healthcare workforce in South Dakota.
HB 1339 – Georgia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill proposes amendments to health-related laws in Georgia. It includes changes to the “certificate of need” program, which refers to a regulatory process that requires certain health care providers to obtain state approval before …
HB 1490 – Georgia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill amends a Georgian law relating to restrictive covenants in contracts, specifying that any contractual restriction on a physician’s right to practice medicine in the state is unenforceable. Here, “restrictive covenants” are legal clauses …
HB 204 – Kentucky
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill pertains to amendments in the existing regulations related to the Certificate of Need (CON) in the healthcare sector in the state of Kentucky. The CON is a legal document required in many states, …
AB 3129 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill would require a private equity group or a hedge fund, as defined, to provide written notice to, and obtain the written consent of, the Attorney General prior to a change of control or …
SB 499 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Permitting care of patient by telemedicine across state lines
HB 5564 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review
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Introduced: 2024 Status: Enacted
To analyze and report information on the healthcare workforce in South Dakota.
HB 1339 – Georgia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill proposes amendments to health-related laws in Georgia. It includes changes to the “certificate of need” program, which refers to a regulatory process that requires certain health care providers to obtain state approval before …
HB 1490 – Georgia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill amends a Georgian law relating to restrictive covenants in contracts, specifying that any contractual restriction on a physician’s right to practice medicine in the state is unenforceable. Here, “restrictive covenants” are legal clauses …
HB 204 – Kentucky
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill pertains to amendments in the existing regulations related to the Certificate of Need (CON) in the healthcare sector in the state of Kentucky. The CON is a legal document required in many states, …
AB 3129 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill would require a private equity group or a hedge fund, as defined, to provide written notice to, and obtain the written consent of, the Attorney General prior to a change of control or …
SB 499 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Permitting care of patient by telemedicine across state lines
HB 5564 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review
Previous | Next | See all Legislation Records
Novant Health, Inc. and Community Health Systems, Inc., In the Matter of – North Carolina
District Court: Status: Pending
On January 25th, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had authorized a suit to block Novant Health’s proposed acquisition of two hospitals …
Ross v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pennsylvania
District Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
On January 18, 2024, Victoria Ross, a former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) nurse, filed an antitrust class action suit in the US District …
Shaw v. Advocate Aurora Health Inc et al – Wisconsin
District Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Status: Pending
On February 5, 2024, Plaintiffs brought suit on behalf of the class of Commercial Health Plan Members against Aurora Health Care and Advocate Aurora Health …
Emanate Health et al v. Optum Health et al – California
District Court: California Central District Court Status: Pending
On November 20, 2023, Emanate Health filed an antitrust suit against Optum Health with the US District Court for the Central District of California. Specific …
FTC and California v. John Muir Health and Tenet Healthcare – California
District Court: Northern District of California Status: Decided
In November 2023, the FTC and the California AG challenged John Muir Health’s proposed acquisition of San Ramon Regional Medical Center from Tenet Healthcare. Both …
Louisiana Children’s Medical Center v. Attorney General of the United States et al. – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Status: Pending
This suit is the combination of multiple separate actions. First, Louisiana Children’s Medical Center sued the United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Federal Trade …
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems v. State of Oregon and Oregon Health Authority – Oregon
District Court: Oregon U.S. District Court, Portland Division Status: Pending
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, the trade group for hospitals in Oregon, filed a suit in district court on October 3, 2022 against …
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District Court: Status: Pending
On January 25th, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had authorized a suit to block Novant Health’s proposed acquisition of two hospitals …
Ross v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pennsylvania
District Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
On January 18, 2024, Victoria Ross, a former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) nurse, filed an antitrust class action suit in the US District …
Shaw v. Advocate Aurora Health Inc et al – Wisconsin
District Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Status: Pending
On February 5, 2024, Plaintiffs brought suit on behalf of the class of Commercial Health Plan Members against Aurora Health Care and Advocate Aurora Health …
Emanate Health et al v. Optum Health et al – California
District Court: California Central District Court Status: Pending
On November 20, 2023, Emanate Health filed an antitrust suit against Optum Health with the US District Court for the Central District of California. Specific …
FTC and California v. John Muir Health and Tenet Healthcare – California
District Court: Northern District of California Status: Decided
In November 2023, the FTC and the California AG challenged John Muir Health’s proposed acquisition of San Ramon Regional Medical Center from Tenet Healthcare. Both …
Louisiana Children’s Medical Center v. Attorney General of the United States et al. – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Status: Pending
This suit is the combination of multiple separate actions. First, Louisiana Children’s Medical Center sued the United States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Federal Trade …
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems v. State of Oregon and Oregon Health Authority – Oregon
District Court: Oregon U.S. District Court, Portland Division Status: Pending
Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, the trade group for hospitals in Oregon, filed a suit in district court on October 3, 2022 against …
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