House
File
546
H-1186
Amend
House
File
546
as
follows:
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Page
2,
after
line
35
by
inserting:
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DIVISION
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CERTIFICATE
OF
NEED
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Sec.
___.
Section
135.63,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
5
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
The
construction
or
development
7
of
a
hospital
that
is
established
and
maintained
8
exclusively
for
the
care
and
treatment
of
persons
with
9
a
primary
diagnosis
of
mental
illness
as
defined
in
10
section
229.1.
This
paragraph
shall
not
apply
to
a
11
skilled
nursing
facility
or
to
a
nursing
facility,
12
residential
care
facility,
or
intermediate
care
13
facility
for
persons
with
an
intellectual
disability
as
14
defined
in
section
135C.1.
>
15
2.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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