Expanding behavioral health companies continue to face headaches from restrictive state certificate of need (CON) laws.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the approach many states take when regulating behavioral health facility development. In part, it amplified voices calling for CON reform as the pandemic revealed and worked the poor mental health of America, reports Behavioral Health Business.
Most states — 35, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures — have such laws. No national CON law exists and state CON laws vary widely. Read more.
