N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 1007.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section He-Hea 1007.01 - Criteria

In addition to all other requirements in RSA 151-C:7, He-Hea 303.02 through He-Hea 303.09, and He-Hea 1004.01, applicants shall meet the following criteria for consideration of a CON for new acute care beds:

(a) Applicants shall demonstrate the impact of adding new acute care beds to the healthcare system of the state;

(b) Demonstration of impact of new beds shall be made by a statistical report in the application which shows how the proposed project is projected to affect the existing hospitals in the service area in terms of:

(1) Utilization;

(2) Patient charges;

(3) Market share;

(4) Physician referral patterns; and

(5) Personnel resources;

(c) Applicants shall also provide a report with the application that supports the need for new beds in terms of:

(1) Referrals from area health care providers as evidenced by letters of support;

(2) Historical trends in volume such as:

a. Admissions;

b. Average length of stay;

c. Patient days; and

d. Occupancy rates;

(3) Changes in market share;

(4) The addition of new services with different market patterns;

(5) The addition of specialized services with different market patterns; and

(6) Any other causes presented to support the anticipated need for acute care beds.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 1007.01

#5236, eff 9-27-91, EXPIRED: 9-27-97

New. #6655, INTERIM, eff 12-18-97, EXPIRED: 4-17-98

New. #6840, eff 8-28-98, EXPIRED: 8-28-06

New. #8742, INTERIM, eff 10-21-06, EXPIRED: 4-19-07

New. #8918, eff 6-22-07; ss by #9457, eff 4-21-09