HB0289

Repeals certificate of need requirements for bed expansion at nursing care facilities and hospitals, allowing the Department of Health to review facility alterations and additions only for health care and life safety compliance purposes.

• Requires health care facility licensees to submit plans and specifications to the Department of Health for preliminary inspection and approval before construction, with significant changes also requiring approval. Plans must indicate any increase in bed numbers, and submitted information may be used only for health care and life safety compliance determinations. (W.S. 35-2-906(a), Sec. 1)
• Repeals bed expansion limitations and certificate of need requirements for nursing care facilities and hospitals previously established under W.S. 35-2-901(a)(v) and portions of W.S. 35-2-906. (W.S. 35-2-901(a)(v), W.S. 35-2-906(b), (c), (f) and (g), Sec. 2)
• Requires the Department of Health to report to the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee by September 1, 2029, on the status of nursing care facility construction and whether hospitals and nursing care facilities have been positively or adversely affected by the act. (Sec. 3)

Effective: July 1, 2026

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