Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2471 by Delisi (Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to issue a single license for multiple hospitals. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to issue a single license for multiple hospitals if the hospitals are operated by the same entity and meet certain conditions. DSHS indicates that existing staff would revise licensing rules and that these costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.