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                                            AN ACT

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend, on an emergency basis, the Health Services Planning Program Re-establishment Act

      of 1996 to provide hospitals and health care service providers with a certificate of need

      that expired during or within 30 days prior to the declaration of a public health

      emergency a waiver from the need to renew the certificate of need until 60 days after the

      end of the public health emergency.

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

act may be cited as the Good Faith Waiver of Certificates of Need for Health Care Providers

Emergency Amendment Act of 2021.

        Sec. 2. Section 12 of the Health Services Planning Program Re-establishment Act of

1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-191; D.C. Official Code  44-411), is amended by

adding a new subsection (e) to read as follows:

        (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a certificate of need that expired

during or within 30 days prior to the Mayors declaration of a public health emergency pursuant

to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980, effective October 17,

2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code  7-2304.01), shall continue to remain effective and

valid until 60 days after the end of the public health emergency..

       Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

       The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact

statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved

October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code  1-301.47a).

       Sec. 4. Effective date.

       This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the

Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than

90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section

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412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;

D.C. Official Code  1-204.12(a)).

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              Chairman

              Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor

District of Columbia

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