Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H96: An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need. (H.96) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the chaptered text, May 13, 2025:
An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need. (H.96) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 9434 is amended to GENERAL RULES (a) A health care facility other than a hospital shall not develop or have developed on its behalf a new health care project without issuance of a certificate of need by the Board. For purposes of this subsection, a "new health care project" includes means any of the following: (1) The construction, development, purchase, renovation, or other establishment of a health care facility, or any capital expenditure by or on behalf of a health care facility, for which the capital cost exceeds $1,500,000.00 $10,000,000.00. (2) A change from one licensing period to the next in the number of licensed beds of a health care facility through addition or conversion, or through relocation from one physical facility or site to another. (3) The offering of any home health service, or the transfer or conveyance of more than a 50 percent ownership interest in a health care facility other than a hospital or nursing home. (4) The purchase, lease, or other comparable arrangement of a single piece of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for which the cost, or in the case of a donation the value, …
Sponsors
- Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
- Alyssa Black (D, Chittenden-24)
- Elanor Chapin (D, Washington-5)
- Brian Cina (D, Chittenden-15)
- Leslie Goldman (D, Windham-3)
- James Harrison (R, Rutland-11)
- Kate Logan (D, Chittenden-16)
- Michael Marcotte (R, Orleans-Lamoille)
- Francis McFaun (R, Washington-Orange)
- Herb Olson (D, Addison-4)
Latest actions
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [May 13, 2025]
- : Signed by Governor on [May 13, 2025]
- : Delivered to Governor on [May 7, 2025]
- : House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
- : Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- : Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
- : Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- : Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
- : New Business/Third Reading
Common questions
- What is H96?
- H96 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need.
- What does H96 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need. (H.96) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
- What is the status of H96?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: House message: Governor approved bill on [May 13, 2025] (May 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored H96?
- Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H96?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.96
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