Nonprofit Hospitals Collaborative Agreements

In 2023, the general assembly authorized certain Current law authorizes public hospitals with fewer than 50 beds to enter into collaborative agreements with other hospitals or hospital affiliates to engage in activities to increase access to health care. The bill authorizes private, nonprofit hospitals with fewer than 50 beds to also changes the law to allow public, private, and nonprofit hospitals that are not owned by or affiliated with a health system that is comprised of 3 or more hospitals to enter into collaborative agreements.

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(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)