Section 16-29-7-11 - Develop and review applications for certificate of need; applications(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop and review applications for certificate of need.(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall accept for review only the following applications for certificate of need, if an application is attributable solely to the relocation of an existing comprehensive care bed from a county that has an excessive comprehensive care bed supply to a county of comprehensive care bed need:(1) Applications to transfer at least one (1) comprehensive care bed.(2) Applications to construct a new comprehensive care health facility consisting of transferred beds. Applications to add comprehensive care beds, certify comprehensive care beds to participate in the state Medicaid program, or convert beds to comprehensive care beds may not be submitted.
(c) An applicant shall submit an application described in this section regardless of whether the comprehensive care beds in the application will be certified for participation in a state or federal reimbursement program.Added by P.L. 202-2018,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2018.