Section 325.9123. Designated application dates.

(1) The designated application date is the date that the rules set as the deadline for submitting applications for a certificate of need. An application is considered timely if it is received at the department’s Lansing office and date and time stamped as

received before 4:00 p.m. on a designated application date. An application received, including electronic submissions, at the department's Lansing offices after 4:00 p.m. on a designated application date is not considered timely and shall be deemed submitted on the next designated application date.

(2)    For an applicant seeking a nonsubstantive review under R 325.9205 and R 325.9206, the designated application date is the department working day that the department received the application.

(3)   For an application that is not eligible for nonsubstantive review and not subject to comparative review, the designated application date is the first department working day of each month.

(4)      For an application that is subject to comparative review, the designated application dates are February 1, June 1, and October 1 of each year.

(5)   An application is not considered submitted to the department until it is submitted to the appropriate regional certificate of need review agency.

History: 1986 AACS; 1996 AACS; 2014 AACS.