The "Rural Health Care Accessibility Act" aims to streamline the establishment of certain health care facilities near critical access hospitals by exempting specific types of centers from existing notice and consent requirements. The bill specifically exempts ambulatory surgical centers, emergency medical care centers, birthing centers, drop-in or walk-in care centers, dialysis centers, and special health care services from the obligation to provide written notice to the chief executive officer of a critical access hospital when establishing a facility within a 15-mile radius.

To implement this change, the bill amends RSA 151:4-a, II(a) by removing the requirement for notice regarding the establishment of ambulatory surgical centers, emergency medical care centers, birthing centers, drop-in or walk-in care centers, dialysis centers, or special health care services. The new legal language replaces the previous requirement with a more streamlined process, allowing for greater accessibility to health care services in rural areas without the burden of additional regulatory hurdles. The act will take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 151:4-a