HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3420        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3956

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Leigh Davis

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act exempting Fairview Hospital from determination of need requirements.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Leigh Davis

3rd Berkshire

1/17/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3420        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3956

By Representative Davis of Great Barrington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3956) of Leigh Davis for legislation to exempt Fairview Hospital from determination of need requirements.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act exempting Fairview Hospital from determination of need requirements.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding section 25C of chapter 111 of the General Laws and any other general or special law or regulation to the contrary, Fairview Hospital located in the town of Great Barrington shall be exempt from determination of need requirements for a substantial capital expenditure, as defined in section 25B of said chapter 111, to replace and expand its existing inpatient and outpatient facilities within its 25-bed complement, including the addition of a magnetic resonance imaging unit.