Kemp signs measure to reform Georgia’s certificate of need law

(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed several health care-related bills during a Friday ceremony in Athens, including a measure to relax state requirements regulating health care facilities.

The centerpiece of the bills the Republican governor signed was House Bill 1339, which reforms Georgia’s decades-old certificate of needs requirement. The measure, in part, shortens the time for hospital application reviews and expands the rural hospital tax credit program.

“Today is a momentous day for Georgians across our state who will soon have greater access to health care and personalized treatment,” Americans for Prosperity-GA State Director Tony West said in a statement. He added that the day “will be remembered for years to come as the first step leading to the full repeal of Certificate

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