N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 1602.04

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section He-Hea 1602.04 - Megavoltage Radiation Therapy Patient and Procedure Calculation

(a) Applicants shall calculate projected patient and procedure volume as specified in He-Hea 1602.03 in the following manner:

(1) Identify the town names for all towns in the projected primary and secondary service areas pursuant to He-Hea 1602.01;

(2) Obtain population estimates for the expected third year of operation of the program for each town in the projected primary and secondary service areas by the following age groups:

a. Less than 15;

b.15-24 ;

c.25-34 ;

d.35-39 ;

e.40-44 ;

f.45-49 ;

g.50-54 ;

h.55-59 ;

i.60-64 ;

j.65-69 ;

k.70-74 ;

l.75-79 ;

m.80-84 ; and

n. 85 and older;

(3) Population estimates for (2) above shall be obtained from either:

a. The U. S. Census;

b. A nationally recognized demographic data provider; or

c. A professional demographer experienced in small-area population estimates.

(4) Apply the market share developed by He-Hea 1602.02 to the population of each town named in (1) above;

(5) Multiply the service area's 1995-1999 average estimated age-specific cancer rates as obtained from the N. H. department of health and human services, bureau of health statistics and data management, times the age-specific population estimates from (2) above;

(6) If market area level age-specific cancer rates are not available then the applicant shall use statewide age-specific cancer rates and multiply these rates times the age-specific population estimates from (2) above;

(7) To determine the service area's total estimated cancer cases, sum the results for each age grouping from (5) above for the projected operating year;

(8) To determine estimated cancer cases requiring radiation therapy, multiply the result of (7) above times 0.6;

(9) To determine total estimated radiation therapy procedures, multiply the result of (8) by 23.

(b) An applicant shall have successfully demonstrated that the service area can support a new megavoltage radiation therapy program when:

(1) The product of (8) above is greater than or equal to 325; and

(2) The product of (9) above is greater than or equal to 6,500.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 1602.04

#4574, eff 2-6-89; ss by #4987, eff 11-21-90; ss by #5238, eff 9-27-91, EXPIRED: 9-27-97

New. #7236, eff 4-26-00; ss by #8774, eff 12-16-06

Amended byVolume XXXV Number 14, Filed April 9, 2015, Proposed by #10800, Effective 3/21/2015, Expires9/17/2015.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 23, eff.5/27/2015 is not yet available.