This bill establishes a public interest review process by the Minnesota Department of Health for hospitals and hospital campuses regarding significant operational changes, including cessations of operations, curtailments, relocations of health services, and the discontinuation of specific health services. Under the new provisions, hospitals are prohibited from making these changes without prior approval from the Department of Health. The bill outlines that a public interest review must be conducted, which will be similar to existing reviews under section 144.552.

Additionally, the bill specifies exceptions to this requirement, allowing hospitals to cease operations without a review if they are insolvent or if the changes are necessary due to disasters such as fires or floods. The commissioner of health is granted the authority to enforce these provisions, ensuring compliance with the new regulations. The bill will take effect the day after it is enacted.