Section 325.9205. Nonsubstantive reviews; eligibility.

(1) A person may submit a letter of intent requesting a nonsubstantive certificate of need review.

(2)   The department shall approve the request as appropriate when the department is satisfied that all of the following conditions have been met:

(a)   The completed project will not result in any of the following:

(i)   An increase in the number of beds licensed to the applicant at the licensed site at which the project is proposed.

(ii)   The initiation or expansion of a covered clinical service.

(iii)     Beginning operation of a new health facility at a site that is not currently licensed for that type of health facility.

(iv)    A capital expenditure in excess of a covered capital expenditure as defined in the code.

(b)   The proposed project is not subject to comparative review under the code or the applicable certificate of need review standards.

(3)     The department may accept other projects for nonsubstantive review under section 22233 of the code. The department shall maintain a public list of the types of projects eligible for nonsubstantive review under this rule.

History: 1986 AACS; 1996 AACS; 2014 AACS.