CT legislators OK bill to restrict closures of labor and delivery units

CT Mirror – Thursday, March 27, 2025
By Katy Golvala

Legislators in the Public Health Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent the closure of certain labor and delivery units in response to cuts in recent years to maternal care in rural areas of the state.

House Bill 1539 would require the state to deny permission to any hospital seeking to close its labor and delivery unit if there isn’t an alternative unit within 25 miles. The bill would also make other changes to the state’s approval process for major health care transactions, known as the “certificate of need,” including requiring approval for certain deals involving private equity and creating an expedited approval process for increasing the number of beds in a health facility.

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