2020 House Bill 6325

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

Introduced in the House

Nov. 10, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Triston Cole (R-105)

To exempt outpatient cardiac catheterization services from a state Certificate of Need law that requires medical service providers to 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