State Sen. Stutts wants rural Alabama exempted from certificate of…

MONTGOMERY — State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) filed legislation on Tuesday exempting rural Alabama hospitals and health care facilities from certificate of need (CON). In Alabama, any hospital or medical clinic that wants to open, add beds or relocate must first be approved by the Certificate of Need Board. The governor appoints members to the CON Board. by Stutts would eliminate the certificate of need requirement for any proposed new or expanded medical facility or health care service that is to be located in a rural area. “It eliminates one...