CMS Rescinds Doctor-Hospital Expansion Exception Under Self-Referral Rules
Published Date: 4/28/2025
Notice
Summary
This notice cancels a previous request asking for an exception to a rule that stops hospitals owned by doctors from expanding their size. It affects hospitals with physician owners and the local communities around them. No changes or expansions will happen now, and the public won’t be asked for comments on this issue anymore.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Rescission Stops Hospital Expansion Request
A Federal Register notice published February 11, 2025, asked for comments on a hospital’s request for an exception to the rule that stops physician-owned hospitals from expanding facility capacity. This document rescinds that notice, so the hospital's requested exception and any expansion will not proceed now.
Public Comment Solicitation Canceled
The rescinded February 11, 2025 notice had sought public comments on the exception request. With this rescission, the public will not be asked to provide comments on that exception request anymore.
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