Georgia Senate lawmakers give final passage to bill to loosen health permit rules

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March 14th, 2024

FILE - Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, Ga., shown here on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, closed in 2020. The Georgia state Senate passed a bill on March 14, 2024, that would let the hospital reopen without a state permit, called a certificate of need. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

This story was updated March 21 at 8:30 p.m.

Georgia lawmakers on Thursday agreed on a plan to loosen some parts of the state’s health care permitting law.

The House and Senate gave final passage to House Bill 1339, sending it to Gov. Brian Kemp for his approval or veto.

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Georgia Senate lawmakers give final passage to bill to loosen health permit rules

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