COPA History
Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, announced Sept. 19, 2017 that the request for a Certificate of Public Advantage from Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance has been granted.
- Press Release
- Executed Letter of Approval
- Third Amended and Restated Terms of Certification, dated July 1, 2022, Second Amended and Restated Terms of Certification, dated April 27, 2021. (Amended and Restated Terms of Certification, dated July 31, 2019)
- Terms of Certification, Approval Certificate Signed by MSHA, Approval Certificate Signed by WHS
*The resolution unanimously adopted by the Board of Wellmont Health System approved the September 16, 2017 draft of the Terms of Certification and any subsequent “more favorable terms” as may be agreed to by the State of Tennessee. The September 18, 2017 draft of the Terms of Certification contains a “more favorable term” that was agreed to by the State and, therefore, the September 18, 2017 draft of the Terms of Certification were approved by the Wellmont Board.