SubTitle19a-638-1_19a-638-4. Certificate of Need Determination Request; Policies Concerning Outpatient Operating Room Increases, Cardiac Services and Imaging Equipment Replacement  


Sec. 19a-638-1. Increase in operating rooms
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Any outpatient surgical facility that increases the number of its operating rooms on and after October 1, 2010, shall file a notification with the Office indicating the date on which the operating rooms were added, the number of its operating rooms added and the total number of operating rooms including the new operating room or operating rooms.

(Effective April 9, 2013)

Sec. 19a-638-2. Establishment of cardiac services
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Interventional cardiology procedures that are authorized pursuant to a certificate of need may be performed by a health care facility or provider and several procedures may be authorized under one certificate of need. A facility that is authorized to provide open heart surgery is authorized to provide all of the interventional cardiology procedures listed in section 19a-630-1(5) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(Effective April 9, 2013)

Sec. 19a-638-3. Replacement of imaging equipment
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Any health care facility, person or provider that replaces equipment shall notify the Office of the date on which the equipment was replaced and the disposition of the replaced equipment pursuant to section 19a-638 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The notification shall also include the docket number of the certificate of need or certificate of need determination. The Office shall place the notification in the original file for the corresponding docket number.

(Effective April 9, 2013)

Sec. 19a-638-4. Determinations
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All requests for determinations as to whether a certificate of need is required shall be submitted to the Office on a Determination Form, which is available on the Office’s website. The Office shall not review a request for determination until a complete form has been submitted and all required information has been provided to the Office. Requests for determination may be submitted electronically in PDF format or via facsimile.

(Effective April 9, 2013)