S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-15.A.1.104

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-15.A.1.104 - Determinations of Non-Applicability

1. Certificate of Need review is not applicable to the following, but prior to undertaking the proposed project, a written determination of non-applicability from the Department is required:

a. The construction of a new hospital with up to fifty (50) beds in a county currently without a hospital;

b. Acquisition by or on behalf of a nursing home of medical equipment which is to be used for diagnosis or treatment if any question exists as to whether the total project cost is below three million dollars ($3,000,000) or adjusted, as in Section 102.1.f.

2. The following information must be provided to the Department in writing, at a minimum:

a. A complete description of the proposed project, including, but not limited to, location of the project, total project costs, capital and/or operational cost;

b. Other documentation requested by the Department in order to determine compliance with this regulation; and

c. Additional information as may be reasonably necessary to make a determination.

3. Certificate of Need review is not applicable to the following projects and a written non-applicability determination from the Department is not required prior to undertaking these projects:

a. Hospitals owned and operated by the federal government;

b. Any federal hospital sponsored and operated by this State;

c. Hospitals owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, except an addition of one (1) or more beds to the total number of beds of the departments' health care facilities existing on July 1, 1988.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-15.A.1.104

Amended by State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 5, eff May 25, 2012; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 04, eff. 4/26/2024.