SB 1423 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AMENDING SECTION 323D-54, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO EXEMPT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIREMENTS.

Summary

Exempts health care facilities operated or services provided by the Department of Health, chronic renal dialysis centers, and psychiatric behavioral health services from the State Health Planning and Development Agency's certificate of need requirements. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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SB1423 → SB1423_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to exempt the Department of Health, chronic renal dialysis centers, and psychiatric behavioral health services from certificate of need requirements. Previously, only the Department of Health was exempted; this version expands the exemption to include dialysis centers and mental health services, allowing these providers to operate without prior approval for facility construction or expansion.

Scope change

Expanded from exempting only the Department of Health to also include chronic renal dialysis centers and psychiatric behavioral health services.

SCOPE

Added chronic renal dialysis centers to the list of facilities exempt from certificate of need requirements.

Added psychiatric behavioral health services to the list of services exempt from certificate of need requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Broadened the exemption criteria to cover additional types of health care facilities and services beyond the Department of Health.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 325) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors