Whip Place: 2026 H7392 - Caps Healthcare Certificate of Need Fees - House Finance (51226)

House Minority Whip David Place (R District 47 - Burrillville, Glocester) speaks in support of 2026 H 7392, "An Act Relating to Health & Safety -- Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment & New Institutional Health Services."

Whip Place explains that this legislation would cap the application fee for a "certificate of need" at $25,000. Under the current system, the fee is a percentage of the total capital expenditure for a given project, which can force facilities to pay exorbitant fees just for the chance to ask permission to expand services or purchase vital new medical equipment. By instituting a flat cap, this bill aims to remove a significant financial barrier that deters healthcare providers from investing in their facilities, particularly when final approval is never guaranteed.

House Bill No. 7392
BY Place, Hopkins, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Fascia, Santucci, Chippendale, Paplauskas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000))
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House Minority Whip David J. Place
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