N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 301.04

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section He-Hea 301.04 - Application Process

(a) The board shall accept applications for a certificate of need if:

(1) A standard of need has been developed; and

(2) A request for applications has been issued or otherwise permitted by the standards in the statutes and this chapter.

(b) Applicants shall complete and submit form CON 303, "Application for a Certificate of Need," effective September 2015.

(c) The board shall process applications for a CON within a range of 210 and 240 days from the date the board issues a request for applications pursuant to RSA 151-C:8 and as outlined below:

(1) Applications shall be filed no sooner than 60 days after the issuance of request for applications;

(2) Filed applications shall be subject to a maximum of 3 preliminary completeness reviews by the staff of the board, as follows:

a. First completeness review, which includes a 15 business day review by the board's staff and an additional 15 day response period allotted to the applicant to develop responses to the staff's questions;

b. Second completeness review, which shall be the same as a. above except that the time period shall be limited to 10 business days allotted to each party; and

c. Third completeness review shall be the same as a. above except that the time period shall be limited to 5 business days allotted to each party.

(3) Upon completing the preliminary review period, the board shall deem the application shall complete and enter it into a 90 day formal review period provided, however, that nothing herein precludes the board from determining that an application lacks information which it believes is required to make a determination;

(4) Within the 90 day formal review period, the board shall hold a public hearing to receive testimony by the applicants and any parties or the general public and to render a decision regarding the application(s) under its review; and

(5) Pursuant to RSA 151-C:8, VIII, and He-Hea 301.10(a) the board may extend the 90 day formal review period by 30 days to a maximum of 120 days.

N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 301.04

#7139, eff 11-23-99, EXPIRED: 11-23-07

New. #9075-B, eff 1-24-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 19, Filed May 12, 2016, Proposed by #11081-B, Effective 4/23/2016, Expires 4/23/2026.