Health Equity Impact Assessments

On June 22, NYS instituted new regulations that require health care entities to complete a Health Equity Impact Assessment with Certificate of Need (CON) applications for the establishment, ownership, construction, renovation, and change in service of health care facilities across New York State. This requirement does not apply to diagnostic and treatment centers whose patient population is more than 50% combined patients enrolled in Medicaid or uninsured, unless the application includes a change in controlling person, principal stockholder, or principal member of the applicant. On Tuesday, July 18, the NYS Department of Health walked through those requirements with CHCs. A recording of the meeting is available here and presentation slides are available here.

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