Letters of Intent Batching Letters of Intent Expired Letters of Intent
New Applications Pending Review/Incomplete Applications
DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING
Pending Review/Complete Applications
Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications
Recently Approved Applications Recently Denied Applications
CERTIFICATE OF NEED
Applications Withdrawn Appealed CON Projects
Appealed Determinations
Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
January 27, 2010 February 2, 2010
Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment
Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination
Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period
Need Projection Analyses Non-Filed or Incomplete Surveys
Indigent-Charity Shortfalls
Georgia Department of Community Health Division of Health Planning 2 Peachtree Street 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3159
(404) 656-0655 (404) 656-0654 Fax www.dch.georgia.gov
Legislation Affecting CON
New Batching Review Fall Cycle
Winter Cycle
Winter Batching Notifications
New CON Filing Requirements (effective July 1, 2008)
New Reporting Requirements (effective July 1, 2008)
Certificate of Need Appeal Panel New Procedure for Requesting Extensions
New! For Letters of Intent
Letters of Intent New! For Letters of Intent
LOI2010001 Effingham Hospital
52,000 sq ft Building for Renovation/Expansion
Received: 1/5/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/4/2010
Site: 459 Hwy 119 S., Springfield, GA 31329 (Effingham County)
Estimated Cost: $29,100,000
LOI2010002 Southwest Atlanta HealthCare System, LLC
New Hospital Acute Care
Received: 1/19/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/18/2010
Site: 501 Fairburn Road, Atlanta, GA 30331 (Fulton County)
Estimated Cost: $33,250,000
Letters of Intent Winter Batching New! For Letters of Intent
Adult Open Heart Surgery
LOI2010003 Southern Regional Health System, Inc.
Adult Open Heart (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 11 Upper Riverdale Road, SW, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County)
Estimated Cost: $3,000,000
Megavoltage Radiation Therapy
LOI2010004 Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
New CyberKnife unit (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 225 Candler Drive, Savnnah, GA 31405 (Chatham County)
Estimated Cost: $6,600,000
LOI2010005 Southeast Georgia Health System
Acquisition of a CyberKnife (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 (Glynn County)
Estimated Cost: $5,500,000
LOI2010006 Cancer Center of Gwinnett
Non-Special Mega Voltage (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 698 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County)
Estimated Cost: $3,500,000
Positron Emission Tomography Services
LOI2010007 Coliseum Medical Centers
Mobile PET/CT Scanner (BATCHING)
Received: 1/15/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 350 Hospital Drive, Macon, GA 31217 (Bibb County)
Estimated Cost: $75,000
LOI2010008 Gordon Hospital
Mobile PET/CT Scanner (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 1035 Red Bud Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 (Gordon County)
Estimated Cost: $3,500,000
LOI2010009 WellStar Cobb Hospital Mobile PET/CT Scanner (BATCHING)
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Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County)
Estimated Cost: $5,000
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services
LOI2010010 Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta
Establish 16-Bed Acute Care Pediatric Psychiatric Inpatient Program (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 3100 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County)
Estimated Cost: $150,000
LOI2010011 Memorial Hospital of Adel
Establish a New Geri-Psychiatric Program (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 706 N. Parrish Avenue, Adel, GA 31620 (Cook County)
Estimated Cost: $50,000
LOI2010012 RiverWoods Behavioral Health System
Add 20 Adult Acute Care Psychiatric/Substance Abuse Beds (BATCHING)
Received: 1/21/2010
Application must be submitted on: 2/22/2010 (Rollover Date)
Site: 223 Medical Center Drive, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County)
Estimated Cost: $500,000
Expired Letters of Intent
CON2009106 Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
Renovation, Expansion and Upgrade
Received: 12/3/2009
Application must be submitted on: 1/4/2010
Site: 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 (Carroll County)
Estimated Cost: $55,000,000
New Applications
2009-109 Smith Northview Hospital da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Filed: 1/21/2010 Site: 4280 N. Valdosta Road, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: James L. Matney 229-671-2002 Estimated Cost: $1,750,000
2009-110 Open MRI of Georgia, Inc. Replace an Existing MRI Filed: 1/22/2010 Site: 600 Professional Drive, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Per Normark 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,223,013
2009-111 WellStar Community Hospice at Kennesaw Mountian Develop an Inpatient Hospice Home Filed: 1/28/2010 Site: 475 Dickson Avenue, Marietta, GA 30064 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $12,921,178
2009-112 Marquis Diagnostic Imaging of Georgia, LLC Develop a Freestanding, Multi-Modality Imaging Center Filed: 1/27/2010
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Site: 1150 Hammond Drive, Building E, Atlanta, GA 30328 (Fulton County) Contact: John K. Luke, CEO 678-893-8101 Estimated Cost: $5,727,570
2009-113 Marquis Diagnostic Imaging of Georgia, LLC Develop a Freestanding, Multi-Modality Imaging Center Filed: 1/27/2010 Site: 771 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Gwinnett County) Contact: John K. Luke, CEO 678-893-8101 Estimated Cost: $5,673,935
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications
2009-101 Gwinnett Medical Center Replace Existing MRI Filed: 12/18/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 1/5/2010 Site: 631 Professional Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Mark M. Mullin, Director, Planning 678-312-4193 Estimated Cost: $4,796,291
2009-105 Emory Eastside Medical Center Da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 12/30/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 1/14/2010 Site: 1700 Medical Way, Snellville, GA 30078 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Dustin Greene, FACHE/ COO 770-736-2224 Estimated Cost: $1,953,210
2009-108 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Filed: 1/14/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 1/29/2010 Site: 1499 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA 30458 (Bulloch County) Contact: Spencer Thomas 912-486-1500 Estimated Cost: $2,166,269
Pending Review/Complete Applications
2009-074 Redmond Regional Medical Center Purchase a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 10/2/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/19/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/9/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/7/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/8/2010 Site: 501 Redmond Road, Rome, GA 30165 (Floyd County) Contact: Carlton Ulmer, COO 706-802-3012 Estimated Cost: $2,300,000
2009-075 WellStar Cobb Hospital, Surgery Center Renovation Filed: 10/2/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/14/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/2/2009 60th Day Deadline: 12/31/2009 Decision Deadline: 3/1/2010 Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman, Director of Strategic Planning 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $16,754,606
2009-077 DeKalb Medical at North Decatur Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner Filed: 10/9/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 10/26/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/3/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/31/2010
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Decision Deadline: 4/1/2010 Site: 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Donald G. Fears, Director of Regulatory & Facility 404-501-5790 Estimated Cost: $2,101,073
2009-078 Newton Medical Center
Acquisition: da Vinci Si Robotic Surgery System Filed: 10/22/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 11/4/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/17/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/15/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/16/2010 Site: 5126 Hospital Drive, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Contact: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 Estimated Cost: $1,750,000
2009-079 St. Francis Hospital, Inc.
Renovate and Expand by adding a Clinical Tower Filed: 10/22/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 11/5/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/1/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/29/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/30/2010 Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31908 (Muscogee County) Contact: Michele Madison 404-504-7621 Estimated Cost: $90,750,000
2009-080 Open MRI of Georgia, Inc.
MRI and CT Scanner Replacement Filed: 10/26/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/6/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/4/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/5/2010 Site: 204 Village Center Parkway, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Per B. Normark, Deputy General Counsel 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,400,000
2009-081 WellStar Kennestone Hospital
Acquisition of da Vinci robotic surgery equipment Filed: 10/29/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/10/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/8/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/9/2010 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman 770-792-1542 Estimated Cost: $3,206,000
2009-082 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc.
Intuitive da Vinci S 4 Arm Robotic Surgical System with HD vision Filed: 11/4/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/18/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/16/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/17/2010 Site: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Heather Dexter, VP of Surgical Services & Planning 678-843-7001 Estimated Cost: $1,850,000
2009-083 South Georgia Medical Center
To develop a multi-modality outpatient imaging center Filed: 11/6/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/23/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/21/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/22/2010 Site: 2501 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: William E. Forbes, Chief Planning Officer 229-259-4175 Estimated Cost: $10,668,191
2009-084 Rockdale Medical Center
Acquire a da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
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Filed: 11/12/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 1412 Milstead Avenue, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: Deborah Armstrong, COO/Vice President 770-918-3877 Estimated Cost: $2,760,000
2009-085 Grady Memorial Hospital
Installation of a Bi-Plane Angiography Unit Filed: 11/12/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/30/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/28/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/29/2010 Site: 80 Jesse Hill Drive, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Craig J. Tindall, Senior VP 404-616-5141 Estimated Cost: $2,498,893
2009-086 Piedmont Hospital
Acquisition of a Robotics Surgery System Filed: 11/13/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/1/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/29/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/30/2010 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Manager, Regulatory Affairs 404-605-4565 Estimated Cost: $2,970,000
2009-087 The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. - 4th Floor West Tower
Convert 4 Main step-down cardiac surgical unit to a (14) bed Medical/Surgical ICU Filed: 11/18/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/2/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/30/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/31/2010 Site: 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: H. Bryan Forlines, Reimbursement Director 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $10,699,689
2009-088 Satilla Regional Medical Center
Patient Wing Expansion Filed: 11/20/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/8/2009 60th Day Deadline: 2/5/2010 Decision Deadline: 4/6/2010 Site: 410 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501 (Ware County) Contact: Windell R. Smith, Chief Operating Officer 912-287-2500 Estimated Cost: $6,500,000
2009-089 Newton Ambulatory Surgical Center
Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 5303-D Adams Street, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Contact: Crystal Blackwell 770-929-9033 Estimated Cost: $50,357
2009-090 West Paces Ambulatory Surgical Center
Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 3161 Howell Mill Road, Suite 320, Atlanta, GA 30327 (Fulton County) Contact: Crystal Blackwell 770-929-9033 Estimated Cost: $1,000
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2009-092 Associates Surgery Center, Inc. Conversion to Single Specialty ASC - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 864 First Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: Marvin A. Noles 478-414-1234 Estimated Cost: $1,000
2009-094 St. Francis Hospital Establish Basic Perinatal Service - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31908 (Muscogee County) Contact: Matthew A. Moore 706-596-4160 Estimated Cost: $8,250,000
2009-095 South Fulton Medical Center (SFMC) Establish 4 Bed Level III NICU - BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Contact: Robert Russell, COO 404-466-1122 Estimated Cost: $239,220
2009-099 Floyd Medical Center Construct New Space to House Existing Acute Care Beds Filed: 12/7/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 12/18/2009 Deemed Complete: 1/21/2010 60th Day Deadline: 3/21/2010 Decision Deadline: 5/20/2010 Site: 304 Turner McCall Boulevard, Rome, GA 30161 (Floyd County) Contact: Alison Land 706-509-3258 Estimated Cost: $9,161,637
2009-100 Shepherd Center Renovation of 2nd Floor; add a Chiller and a Generator Filed: 12/9/2009 Deemed Incomplete: 12/23/2009 Deemed Complete: 12/29/2009 60th Day Deadline: 2/26/2010 Decision Deadline: 4/27/2010 Site: 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Gary R. Ulicny, President & CEO 404-350-7311 Estimated Cost: $5,671,252
2009-107 Cumming Diagnostic Imaging, LLC Replace MRI and CT Scanner Filed: 1/13/2010 Deemed Complete: 1/27/2010 60th Day Deadline: 3/27/2010 Decision Deadline: 5/26/2010 Site: 100 Mountainview Drive, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040 (Forsyth County) Contact: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,574,885
Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications
2009-091 Plastikos Surgical Center Establish Multi-Specialty ASC - BATCHING Joined (093) Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 Joined: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010
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Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 4370 Georgetown Square, Atlanta, GA 30338 (DeKalb County) Contact: Karen L. Vaughn, RN, Practice Administrator 770-457-4677 Estimated Cost: $88,295
2009-093 Northside Alpharetta Ambulatory Surgery Center Establish Multi-Specialty ASC - BATCHING Joined (091) Filed: 11/24/2009 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2009 Joined: 11/24/2009 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2010 Site: 3400-A Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $4,300,391
Recently Approved Applications
2009-072 Open MRI and CT Specialists of Stockbridge Re-location of Imaging Center & Acquisition of MRI Unit Filed: 9/16/2009 Deemed Complete: 9/29/2009 60th Day Deadline: 11/27/2009 Decision Deadline: 1/26/2010 APPROVED: 1/26/2010 Site: 900 Block of Eagles Landing Parkway, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Tammy Karst, VP Client Services 770-952-8899 Estimated Cost: $1,409,950
Recently Denied Applications
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Applications Withdrawn by Department
2009-076 Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Cost Overrun (CON2004077) Filed: 10/8/2009 Deemed Complete: 10/22/2009 60th Day Deadline: 12/20/2009 Decision Deadline: 2/18/2010 WITHDRAWN: 1/15/2010 Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Marys, GA 31558 (Camden County) Contact: Carlton A. DeVooght V P/G-Counsel Gov't Relations 912-466-3391 Estimated Cost: $3,668,436
Appealed CON Projects
2006-140 Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Hall) Replacement Hospital Facility Agency Decision: Approved, 4/27/2007 Appealed By: Barrow Regional Medical Center, 5/25/2007. Melvin Goldstein was appointed as Hearing Officer on 7/6/2007. Hearing Officer: Melvin Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 9/18-19/2007, 9 a.m. Motion for Summary Determination filed 9/7/2007. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed Department approval of CON by Order dated 12/20/2007. Barrow appealed Hearing Officer Decision to Review Board, 1/18/2008. Review Board Decision: Review Board Meeting set for 2/18/2008 at 11a.m. Review Board issued Order affirming Hearing Officer decision, 2/22/2008. Appealed to Superior Court: Barrow filed Petition for Judicial Review in Superior Court of Barrow County, 3/21/2008. Superior Court Decision: Reversed by Superior Court of Barrow County, 12/15/2008.
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Court of Appeals: Department and NEGA requested appeal of Superior Court Order to Georgia Court of Appeals; Barrow opposed request; Court of Appeals agreed to hear appeal of Superior Court Order, 1/30/2009. Appeals Court Decision: Pending
2008-042 MCG Medical Associates Ambulatory Care Center (Columbia) Proposed New ASC with CT Agency Decision: Approved, 9/19/2008 Appealed By: University Health Services, Inc., 10/20/2008; Doctors Hospital Surgery Center, L.P. d/b/a Evans Surgery Center, 10/15/2008 Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: January 26, 27, 28, 2009, 5th Floor Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reversed award of CON to MCG, 4/7/2009: The applicant requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer's decision, 5/5/2009; the Department requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer's decision, 5/7/2009. Commissioner Review Decision: due 6/8/2009; Per Final Order Hearing Officer is reversed and the original decision of the Department to award a CON to Physicians Practice Group is reinstated, 4/7/2009. Appealed to Superior Court: University Health Services and Evans filed Petion for Judicial Review, Richmond County Superior Court, 7/8/2009. Superior Court Decision: Richmond County Superior Court denied University & Evans petition for judicial review and affirmed Final Order, 9/30/2009. Appealed to Appeals Court: University and Evans filed application for discretionary appeal to GA Court of Appeals, 10/30/2009. Appeals Court Decision: Application for discretionary appeal denied, 11/23/2009. University and Evans filed petition for writ of certiorari to Georgia Supreme Court, 12/14/2009.
2008-051 Candler Hospital (Chatham) Acquisition of a Fixed PET/CT Scanner Agency Decision: Approved, 10/1/2008 Appealed By: PET Imaging Center of Savannah, LLC d/b/a Trident PET/CT of Savannah, 10/28/2008 Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: May 11, 2009, 9:00 AM, through May 15, 2009, 34th Floor Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed Department approval, 8/26/2009. Trident requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer Decision, 9/24/2009. Commissioner Review: Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision to award CON to Candler, 10/23/2009. Appealed to Superior Court: Trident filed Petition for Judicial Review in Fayette Superior Court, 11/19/2009.
2008-068 Vidalia Regional Cancer Center (Toombs) Develop a MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy Service Agency Decision: Approved, 11/25/2008 Appealed By: Statesboro Oncology Associates, P.C, 12/23/2008 and Satilla Regional Cancer Center, 12/23/2008. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: May 19, 2009, 5th Floor, 9:00AM Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed award of CON to Vidalia, 8/10/2009; Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center and South Georgia Center for Cancer Care requested Commissioner Review of Hearing Officer's Decision, 09/09/09. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision, 10/08/2009. Appealed to Superior Court: South Georgia Center for Cancer Care filed petition for judicial review to Superior Court of Bulloch County, 11/6/2009. Satilla filed Petition for Judicial Review in Fulton County Superior Court, November 6, 2009.
2008-081 Palmyra Medical Center (Dougherty) Develop Basic Perinatal Services Agency Decision: Approved, 1/9/2009 Appealed By: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, 2/6/2009 and Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, 2/6/2009 Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: July 13, 2009, 12:00PM, 34th Floor Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed award of CON to Palmyra, 10/18/2009; Phoebe Putney and Sumter Regional request Commissioner Review, 11/17/2009. Commissioner Review Decision: due 12/20/2009. Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision to award CON to Palmyra, 12/18/2009; Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital filed Petition for Judicial Review in Dougherty County Superior Court,
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1/19/2010; Phoebe Sumter Medical Center filed Petition for Judicial Review in Sumter County Superior Court, 1/19/2010.
2008-106 Peoples Home Health (Hall) 2008-107 Interim Home Healthcare Georgia (Hall) 2008-115 Voyager Home Health (Banks) 2008-116 Suncrest Home Health (Banks) 2008-119 Georgia Home Health Care (White)
Establish New HH Care Agency SSDR 2 Agency Decision: 2008-106 denied 3/24/2009; 2008-107 approved 3/24/2009; 2008-115 denied
3/24/2009; 2008-116 denied 3/24/2009; 2008-119 denied 3/24/2009. Appealed By: Suncrest Home Health appealed its denial and approval of Interim, 4/23/2009. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: September 10, 2009, 9:00AM to September 11, 2009 4:30PM, 34th Floor Large Conference Room; Motion Hearing held 9/15/2009. Hearing Decision: Remanded to Department 11/13/2009; Remand decision issued 12/10/2009 affirming award of CON to Interim and affirming denial to Suncrest.
2009-044 Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC (Franklin) New Hospital Agency Decision: Approved, 11/20/2009 Appealed By: Stephens County Hospital Authority d/b/a Stephens County Hospital, 12/17/2009. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: TBA
2009-054 Adventist Health System of Georgia d/b/a Gordon Hospital (Gordon) 2009-056 ROSA of Georgia, LLC d/b/a Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care of Jasper (Pickens) 2009-073 Physician Oncology Services, LP d/b/a Gilmer County Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Center (Gilmer) A New Non-Special Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Service SSDR 1 Agency Decision: 12/18/2009: Approved 2009-054; Denied 2009-056; Denied 2009-073. Appealed By: ROSA of Georgia, LLC, appeals approval of 2009-054, appeals own denial, and requests intervention, 1/14/2010; Physician Oncology Services, LP, appeals approval of 2009-054, appeals own denial, and requests intervention, 1/19/2010. Cartersville Medical Center, LLC, appeals approval of 2009-054, 1/15/2010. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: TBA
Appealed Determinations
DET2009062 Augusta Hospital, LLC d/b/a Trinity Hospital of Augusta Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/15/2009 Contact Person: Robyn Stowell 706-481-7678 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2009 Opposition: University Health Services, Inc.- 6/15/2009; MCG Health, Inc.- 6/15/2009, Request for Hearing filed by University Health Services, 8/12/2009. Hearing: 10/23/2009, 9AM 10/26/2009, 5PM, 34th Floor Conference Room; Cliff Weiss, Esq., Hearing Officer. Hearing Officer reversed award of Determination to Trinity, 12/18/2009. Request for Agency Review by Trinity, 12/30/2009.
Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment
LNR-EQT2009024 MedCross Imaging, P.C. Purchase a Mobile MRI Request received: 8/24/2009 Contact Person: Norman King 478-374-4305 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2009030 Northwest ENT Associates, PC 10
Fixed CT Scanner
Request received: 11/19/2009
Contact Person: Kelly V. Ladd 770-427-0368
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 1/14/2010
LNR-EQT2009031 Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, LLC CT Scanner Request received: 12/22/2009 Contact Person: Kim Beith 404-888-7575 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2010001 RESURGENS, P.C. Fixed MRI Request received: 1/21/2010 Contact Person: Dr. Steven B. Wertheim, Determination: Pending
404-847-9999
LNR-EQT2010002 Liberty Regional Medical Center Fixed Digital Mammography Request received: 1/27/2010 Contact Person: Scott Kroell 912-369-9441 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2010003 Liberty Regional Medical Center Fixed R/F Room Request received: 1/27/2010 Contact Person: Scott Kroell 912-369-9441 Determination: Pending
Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
LNR-ASC2009015 Carlin Vision Surgery Center, LLC
To own and operate a two (2)-operating room ASC at MOB
Site: 2347 Lenora Church Road, Snellville, Georgia 30078
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Project costs as submitted: $1,306,062.00
Request received: 10/7/2009
Contact Person: Neil W. Hoffman, Ph.D., J.D. 404-815-6500
Determination: Approved
Determination
1/22/2010
LNR-ASC2009016 Vandemark Plastic Surgery Center, LLC
Exempt Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgical Center
Site: King's Way Boulevard, Valdosta, Georgia 31605
Number of OR's: 1
Specialty: Plastic Surgery
Project costs as submitted: $2,902,724.72
Request received: 10/8/2009
Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter
Determination: Approved
Determination
1/8/2010
LNR-ASC2009017 Georgia Pain Management Center, LLC
Pain Management Specialists of Atlanta, P.C.
Site: 165 North Park Trail, Stockbridge, Georgia
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Pain Management
Project costs as submitted: $1,352,582.00
Request received: 10/16/2009
Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr., Senior Associate 770-951-8427
Determination: Approved
Determination
2/1/2010
LNR-ASC2009018 Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists, LLC Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery
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Site: 3672 Marathon Circle, Suite 120, Austell, GA 30106
Number of OR's:
Specialty: Orthopaedic
Project costs as submitted: $0.00
Request received: 11/19/2009
Contact Person: N. Phillip Bennett, MBA CMPE CASC 770-427-5744
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2010001 Georgia Spine Surgery Center, LLC
Single Specialty Surgery Center
Site: 1061 Dowdy Road, Athens, Georgia 30306
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Neurological
Project costs as submitted: $2,848,439.41
Request received: 1/21/2010
Contact Person: Victor Moldovan 404-443-5500
Determination: Pending
LNR-ASC2010002 Athens Endoscopy, LLC
Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 21 Jefferson Place, Suite 2, Athens, GA 30601
Number of OR's:
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Project costs as submitted: $803,784.94
Request received: 1/29/2010
Contact Person: Brynne Goncher 404-233-7000
Determination: Pending
Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination
DET2008112 Southeast Georgia Health System Renovation of Nursing Home Request received: 12/9/2008 Contact Person: Marjorie Mathieu 912-466-7055 Determination: Pending
DET2009088 Lenbrook Square Additional Beds Request received: 6/19/2009 Contact Person: Becky Webster 404-404-4440 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 2/1/2010
DET2009143 Chulio Assisted Living, LLC Change of Governing Body Request received: 11/5/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending
DET2009155 Piedmont Hosptial, Inc. Renovation of OR Request received: 12/7/2009 Contact Person: David Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/7/2010
DET2009156 PVHA/SIMS - Savannah Commons, LLC Increase Number of Licensed Personal Care Home Beds Request received: 12/11/2009 Contact Person: Randy Yost 912-927-0500 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/7/2010
DET2009157 West Paces Diagnostic Imaging, Loc Replacement of Health Care Facility's MRI Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 2/1/2010
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DET2009158 West Paces Diagnostic Imaging, LLC
Replacement of Health Care Facility's CT
Request received: 12/16/2009
Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311
Determination: Withdr/Agency Prior to Dec
Date of Withdrawal:
2/1/2010
DET2009159 West Paces Diagnostic Imaging, LLC
Relocation of Health Care Facility
Request received: 12/16/2009
Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7511
Determination: Withdr/Agency Prior to Dec
Date of Withdrawal:
2/1/2010
DET2009160 Brookdale Management II, LLC Addition of Beds in a Personal Care Home Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Mike Pochowski 414-918-5446 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/11/2010
DET2009161 ATC Roswell, LLC Addition of Beds in a Personal Care Home Request received: 12/16/2009 Contact Person: Mike Pochowski 414-918-5446 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/12/2010
DET2009162 Upson County Hospital, Inc. dba Upson Regional Medical Center Construction of Medical Office Building Request received: 12/17/2009 Contact Person: David Castleberry 706-647-8111 ext 1112 Determination: Pending
DET2009163 Bacon County Health Services, Inc. Add a Second Endoscopy Room Request received: 12/22/2009 Contact Person: Cindy R. Turner 912-632-8961 Determination: Pending
DET2009164 Hutcheson Medical Center, Inc. Consolidation and Expansion of Wound Care Services Request received: 12/29/2009 Contact Person: Determination: Pending
DET2009165 Midtown Urology Surgical Center, Inc. Relocation of Ambulatory Surgery Center Request received: 12/31/2009 Contact Person: Bill Taylor 404-881-0966 Determination: Pending
DET2010001 Union General Hospital, Inc. Replacement of Computerized Tomography Equipment (CT) Request received: 1/6/2010 Contact Person: Rebecca T. Dyer 706-439-6494 Determination: Pending
DET2010002 United Home Care of North Atlanta Transfer Authorized Home Health Agencies Request received: 1/11/2010 Contact Person: Scott Shull 678-533-6623 Determination: Pending
DET2010003 Aniikumar V. Pillai Conversion of an Existing Hotel to a Personal Care Home
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Request received: 1/12/2010 Contact Person: Anilkumar V. Pillai 478-256-4171 Determination: Pending
DET2010004 Piedmont Hospital Relocation of Existing Linear Accelerator Request received: 1/15/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending
DET2010005 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Replacement of Linear Accelerator Request received: 1/15/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending
DET2010006 Athens Orthopedic Clinic Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC Renovation and Expansion of LNR-Granted ASC Request received: 1/19/2010 Contact Person: Kayo Elliott 706-549-1663 Determination: Pending
DET2010007 Georgia Neurological Services Determination about Physiatrist Joining Practice Request received: 1/21/2010 Contact Person: Brandt Halbach 706-548-0284 Determination: Pending
DET2010008 Hamilton Medical Center Fixed PET/CT Request received: 1/25/2010 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Determination: Pending
DET2010009 Northside Hospital dba Northside - Roswell Cancer Center Replacement of Authorized Linear Accelerator Request received: 1/29/2010 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending
DET2010010 Alliance Healthcare Services dba Alliance Imaging Mobile PET/CT Services to CON Approved Provider Request received: 2/1/2010 Contact Person: Cindy Smith 678-873-1364 Determination: Pending
Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period
2006075 The Specialty Hospital, Inc.
Construct 45-Bed Freestanding Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC)
Request to extend implementation date
Site: 420 East Second Avenue, Suite 103, Rome (Floyd)
Project Approved: 11/8/2006
Request Received: 12/15/2009
Contact: Jeff Zadoks, Chairman (314) 659-2417
Approved Cost: $20,882,483
Determination: Approved, 1/5/2010
Extended Implementation Date: 7/15/2010
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Need Projection Analyses Updated 12/22/2009
Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services
2014 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy - 12/22/2009 2014 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 12/22/2009 2014 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 9/22/2009 2012 Home Health Agency Services - 9/18/2009 2014 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 9/21/2009 2014 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 9/23/2009 2014 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 9/23/2009 2014 Obstetric Services Beds - 9/23/2009 2012 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 9/18/2009 Non-Batched Need Projections 2014 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/1/2009 2014 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 4/1/2009 2014 Short Stay Hospital Beds Facility-specific projections on an ad hoc basis using 2006 utilization
Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning
Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of February 2, 2010)
Survey Completion Status - Survey completion status represents the status of survey filings as of the effective date indicated in each version of the Tracking Report. Surveys filed on the effective date may not be reflected as complete and may be reported as delinquent. Please contact the staff contact indicated in the instruction materials associated with each survey if your facility has filed its survey but continues to be reflected as incomplete.
Facility Name
County
Survey Year
Annual Hospital Questionnaire and Addenda (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
2006
Flint River Community Hospital
Macon
2006
Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah
Chatham
2006
Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah
Chatham
2007
Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah
Chatham
2008
Hillside Hospital
Fulton
2006
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
2006
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
2007
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
2008
Liberty Regional Medical Center
Liberty
2007
Liberty Regional Medical Center
Liberty
2008
Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc.
Wheeler
2006
Macon Behavioral Health System
Bibb
2008
Morgan Memorial Hospital
Morgan
2008
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Rabun
2006
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Survey Due
2/29/2008 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008
Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta Southwestern State Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter Regional Hospital, Inc. Union General Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital
Floyd Dougherty Richmond Thomas Stewart Stewart Stewart Sumter Sumter Sumter Union Wayne Wayne
2008 2008 2006 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2006 2008 2007 2008
Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009)
Buckhead Health & Rehabilitation
Fulton
2007
Forum Group at Moran Lake Nursing and Rehabiliation Center, LLC Forum Group at Mount Berry Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Forum Group at Wildwood Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Meadowbrook Health Care
Floyd Floyd Glynn DeKalb
2007 2007 2007 2008
Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
All surveys filed for most recent 3 years.
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru
Academy Orthopedics, Llc
FORSYTH
2008
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center
BIBB
2008
Affinity Outpatient Service
Tift
2007
Affinity Outpatient Service
Tift
2008
Ambulatory Foot & Leg Surg Ctr
COBB
2008
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr
CLAYTON
2008
Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center, Inc
MUSCOGEE
2008
Associates Physicians Asc
BIBB
2008
Athens Plastic Surgery Center
CLARKE
2008
Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center
Fulton
2008
Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Eye Surgery Center
Fulton Fulton
2006 2006
Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West
Fulton
2007
Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg
FULTON
2008
Atlanta Surgicenter
Fulton
2006
Atlanta Women's Medical Center
Fulton
2006
Atlanta Women's Medical Center
Fulton
2007
Bowman Pain Management, Pc
BIBB
2008
Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery
FULTON
2008
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery
CLARKE
2008
Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center
Clayton
2008
Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr
CLAYTON
2008
Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc
COBB
2008
Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc.
Muscogee
2006
Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc.
Muscogee
2007
Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr
WHITFIELD
2008
Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr
FULTON
2008
Endoscopy Center, Llc, The
CHATHAM
2008
Endoscopy Consultants, Llc
FULTON
2008
Ent Surgical Center
CHATHAM
2008
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9/18/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 2/29/2008 9/18/2009 3/13/2009 9/18/2009
8/15/2007 8/15/2007
8/15/2007
8/15/2007
10/31/2008
7/31/2009 7/31/2009 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007
4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009
Eye Surgery Center Of Albany, Llc Eyesight's Laser & Surgery Ctr Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. Friendship Surgery Center Ga Urology, Pa Rockdale Ambulatory Surgery Ctr Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Of Gwinnett Georgia Surgical Centers- South Georgia Surgical Ctrs Of N Ga Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Lawrenceville Surgery Center Lowndes County Ambulatory Surg Metro Atlanta Endoscopy Midtown Endoscopy Center, Llc Newnan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc North Atlanta Endoscopy Center North Atlanta Orthopaedic Surgery Center, LLC North Fulton Diagnostic Gastrointestinal Center North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc Northern Crescent Endoscopy Northview Orthopaedic Surgery Center Piedmont Eye Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Podiatric Surgi Center Premier Surgery Center Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Foot And Ankle Surgery Center Rome Surgical Center, P C Samson Pain Center, Pc Savannah Medical Clinic Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Pain Center, Llc Savannah Plastic Surgicenter, Inc. South Georgia Surgery Center South Georgia Surgery Center ( Brunswick ) Southeastern Pain Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Southern Crescent Endoscopy Southern Crescent Plastic Surg Surgical Centers of Georgia Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C Urology Center Of Georgia Llc Urology Surgical Partners, Llc Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc West Metro Endoscopy Center, Llc Woodstock Endoscopy Ctr, Llc
DOUGHERTY HOUSTON MUSCOGEE FORSYTH HALL ROCKDALE GWINNETT CLAYTON GORDON GWINNETT GWINNETT LOWNDES FULTON FULTON COWETA Fulton Fulton FULTON CHEROKEE HALL FULTON LUMPKIN FULTON CHATHAM DEKALB Glynn NEWTON FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD CHEROKEE Chatham Chatham
Chatham
CHATHAM Chatham Ware GLYNN FULTON HENRY HENRY Bibb MUSCOGEE BIBB FULTON LOWNDES CARROLL DOUGLAS CHEROKEE
Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Appalachian Home Health Care Appalachian Home Health Care
Union Union
Southside Healthcare Home Health
DeKalb
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2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2006
2007
2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
2006 2007 2008 2006
7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 4/13/2007
10/3/2008
7/31/2009 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 4/13/2007 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009
4/13/2007 10/10/2008
8/7/2009 4/13/2007
Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
Devereux Georgia Treatment Network
Cobb
Flint River Community Hospital
Macon
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Jasper
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta
Fulton
Liberty Regional Medical Center
Liberty
Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc.
Wheeler
Macon Behavioral Health System
Bibb
Stewart Webster Hospital
Stewart
Stewart Webster Hospital
Stewart
Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital
Telfair
Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital
Telfair
Trinity Hospital of Augusta
Richmond
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Wayne
Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital
Dade
Willingway Hospital
Bulloch
2006 2008 2006 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2008 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2006
Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
All surveys filed for most recent 3 years.
Personal Care Home Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
Arbor Terrace at Cascade
Fulton
Arbor Terrace at Crabapple
Fulton
Aspen Renaissance on Peachtree - PCH
Fulton
Augusta Gardens Retirement Residence
Richmond
Autumn Breeze PCH
Hall
Autumn Village PCH
Butts
Beacon Pointe
Bibb
Belair at Macon, The
Bibb
Benton House of Dublin
Laurens
Bethel Gardens
Cobb
Brighton Gardens of Vinings
Cobb
Cameron Hall of Ellijay
Gilmer
Campbell-Stone Personal Care Home
Fulton
Campbell-Stone Personal Care Home
Fulton
Carestone at Mount Zion
Clayton
Carestone At Milford Chase PCH
Cobb
Carriage House of Southern Plantation, Inc.
Walton
Cedar Hill Senior Living Community Cordelia Manor PCH
Polk Crisp
Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH
Fulton
Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH
Fulton
Country Gardens Assisted Living PCH
Fulton
Country Gardens Senior Living
Gwinnett
Country Gardens Senior Living
Gwinnett
Courtyard Gardens AL & Memory Care Community
Gwinnett
Cypress Court at Decatur
DeKalb
Day Break Village at Kennesaw
Cobb
Dogwood Forest at Eagles Landing
Henry
Dogwood Forest of Alpharetta
Fulton
Dogwood Forest of Fayetteville
Fayette
Dogwood Forest of Gainesville
Hall
Eden Gardens at East Cobb
Cobb
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2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
3/14/2008 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 9/30/2009 9/30/2009 3/27/2009 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008
6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009
Edenbrook-Buckhead, LP Elmcroft of Roswell Fairhaven Assisted Living Residence GA Heritage of Brookstone Garrison Home for Personal Care Gentilly Gardens of Stateboro GoldenCrest Assisted Living GoldenCrest at Eagle's Landing Governor's Glen Assisted Living Community Grace Assisted Living Home of Douglasville Habersham House-Senior Residence Heritage Hills Alzheimers's Special Care John-Wesley Villas - Chatham Jonesboro Assisted Living Center Lake Pointe AL & Memory Care Community Magnolia Manor of Saint Simons Assisted Living Magnolia Place of Cairo Magnolias, The Mann House, The Mary and Martha's Personal Care Medlock Gardens Merrill Gardens at Dunwoody Merrill Gardens at Roswell Merryvale Personal Care Residence Mews Assisted Living of Social Circle Morningside of Athens Morningside of Conyers Mt Carmel PCH Noble Village Gwinnett LLC Northlake Gardens Oakbridge Terrace at Lanier Village Estates Oaks at Post Road Assisted Living, The Oaks at Riverstone Assisted Living, The Park Regency Peachtree Village Plantation Manor Plantation South - Duluth Plantation South of Dunwoody Premier Memory Care Residence of Cedartown Roman Court Assisted Living Roosevelt Place, The Sandy Springs Assisted L iving Savannah Cottage of Chatham Shadow Moss Plantation Shadow Moss Plantation Shadow Moss Plantation Sheridan Senior Living Silverleaf Alzheimer's Care of Athens Silverleaf Alzheimer's Care of Snellville Somerby of Alpharetta Southern Pines Retirement Community Southern Plantation Spanish Oaks Retreat, Inc Spring Harbor at Green Island Stone Mountain Estates AL & Memory Care Community
Fulton Fulton Glynn Cobb Henry Bulloch Clayton Henry Clayton Douglas Chatham Muscogee Chatham Clayton Hart Glynn Grady Rockdale Fulton Walker DeKalb DeKalb Fulton Newton Walton Clarke Rockdale Henry Gwinnett DeKalb Hall Forsyth Cherokee Colquitt Jackson Thomas Gwinnett DeKalb Polk Floyd Meriwether Fulton Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Laurens Clarke Gwinnett Fulton Thomas Walton Chatham Muscogee Gwinnett
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2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 9/15/2006 8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009
Summer's Landing Summer's Landing Summer's Landing of Warner Robbins Sunbridge Senior Residence for Griffin Sunrise of Tucker Sunrise Assisted Living of Augusta Sunrise Assisted Living of Dunwoody Sunrise at Ivey Ridge Sunrise at Webb Gin Sunrise of East Cobb Sunrise of West Cobb. Sweetwater Springs Retirement - PCH The Gardens of Roswell Trillium Village Veranda At Hembree Pointe, The Waldrop Assisted Living Waterford Gardens White Oaks at Lanier PCH White Oaks at Lanier PCH White Oaks at Lanier PCH Winnwood Retirement Community
Coffee Toombs Houston Spalding Gwinnett Richmond DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Cobb Cobb Douglas Fulton Muscogee Fulton Bartow DeKalb Forsyth Forsyth Forsyth Cobb
2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2008
Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
Battlefield Imaging Center
Catoosa
2007
Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2006 thru 2008)
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Bibb
Bibb
2008
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston
2007
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston
2008
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
2008
Northeast Georgia Cancer Care
Clarke
2008
8/15/2007 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009 6/5/2009
9/15/2006 8/15/2007
6/5/2009 6/5/2009
1/16/2009
8/7/2009 1/16/2009
8/7/2009 8/7/2009 8/7/2009
Indigent Charity Shortfalls
Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years
(Commitment status as of 2/2/2010)
Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls Compliance with indigent and charity care commitments is evaluated on the effective date indicated in each version of the Tracking Report. Adjustments paid to offset shortfalls that are received on or near the effective date may not have had time to be processed by DCH when the Tracking Report is published.
Facility Name
Gainesville Surgery Center Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC
Amedisys d/b/a Tugaloo Home Health Agency Amedisys d/b/a Tugaloo Home Health Agency Amedisys Home Health of Covington Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Camellia Home Health Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Toombs) Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company
County
Hall Chatham
Franklin Franklin Newton Bibb Lowndes Cobb Toombs Hall Hall Elbert Muscogee Douglas
Year Shortfall Due
2008
60,220.46
2008
63,987.36
Service
Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center
2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
24,786.58 342,825.43 214,673.39 369,149.60
71,436.47 17,184.35 76,874.74 123,172.12 146,715.76 224,038.55 100,400.27 826,827.27
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency
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Charlton Visiting Nurses Services Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Englewood Health Systems, Arlington Floyd HomeCare Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Georgia Home Health Services, Inc., High Shoals Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Georgia Home Health Services, Valdosta Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Muscogee Home Health Agency Ogeechee Home Health Ogeechee Home Health Southside Healthcare Home Health Southside Healthcare Home Health Staff Builders Home Health Three Rivers Home Health of Bibb Three Rivers Home Health, Truetlen Tugaloo Home Health Agency an Amedisys Ultra Care of Georgia Ultra Care of Georgia United Home Care of Atlanta United Home Care of Cumming United Home Care of North Georgia VNA of Southwest Georgia, Inc. Focus By the Sea Battlefield Imaging Center
Brantley Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Cherokee McDuffie McDuffie Calhoun Floyd Fulton Fulton Fulton Chatham Chatham Oconee Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Clarke Oconee Oconee Hall Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Fulton DeKalb DeKalb Forsyth Spalding Spalding Spalding Fulton Fulton Muscogee Bulloch Bulloch DeKalb DeKalb Fulton Bibb Treutlen Hall Muscogee Muscogee Gwinnett Forsyth Hall Decatur Glynn Catoosa
2008 2006 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2007 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008
31,386.02 70,792.71 13,329.80 70,270.61 225,476.08 31,195.10 39,221.83
185.36 88,297.85 151,932.04 125,615.85 94,357.96 32,141.02 41,204.20
4,106.22 98,303.88
3,087.28 3,198.00 67,275.28 80,394.12 123,061.96 43,747.37 68,748.96 109,316.11 118,369.89 184,196.33 312,705.50 47,354.47 36,359.62 64,346.81 23,443.09 11,170.79 35,481.79 252,058.52 708,840.78 1,760.14 37,826.03 107,582.54 4,552.32 3,909.18 387,507.97 75,623.21
81.83 505,269.70
27,315.39 27,746.82 149,965.04 59,747.85 115,987.15 26,842.90 30,995.33 47,397.70
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Hospital PET Services
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NEW CERTIFICATE OF NEED FILING REQUIREMENTS
Notices of Intent
Effective July 1, 2008, O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(b) provides that:
Any person proposing to develop or offer a new institutional health service or health care facility shall, before commencing such activity, submit a letter of intent and an application to the department and obtain a certificate of need in the manner provided in this chapter unless such activity is excluded from the scope of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. 31-6-43(a) further provides that:
At least 30 days prior to submitting an application for a certificate of need for clinical health services, a person shall submit a letter of intent to the department. The department shall provide by rule a process for submitting letters of intent and a mechanism by which applications may be filed to compete with and be reviewed comparatively with proposals described in submitted letters of intent.
All parties interested in applying for a certificate of need for new institutional health services MUST NOW NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO FILING AN APPLICATION of their intent to do so. This notice must be in writing and must contain the following information:
Name and address of legal applicant; Person to whom inquiries may be addressed; Name, address of facility, if different from legal applicant; Proposed Project Site Location; Brief summary description of proposal; Proposed service area; and, Cost of the project.
The Department will not accept any notices of intent submitted by either telephone, facsimile or e-mail pursuant to Rule 111-2-2-.06(5).
Note: The Department will begin implementing the Letter of Intent requirement on July 15, 2008. Beginning with that date, no CON application will be accepted without a previously filed Letter of Intent. The CON application must be submitted no later than 30 days after the Letter of Intent has been received by the Department.
BATCHING REQUIREMENTS
The Department will be promulgating rules for services that will now be batched pursuant to O.C.G.A. 316-43(e) which states:
To allow the opportunity for comparative review of applications, the department may provide by rule for applications for a certificate of need to be submitted on a timetable or batching cycle basis no less often than two times per calendar year for each clinical health service. Applications for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle may be filed at any time.
The requirements for Notices of Intent associated with designated Batching Cycles will be issued at the time of publication of the Batching Notice.
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SUMMER SPRING WINTER FALL
New Batching Review
The Department will be transitioning many of the reviewable CON services into quarterly Batching Cycles. These services and the Batching Cycles are as follows:
Batched Service
Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart,
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers
Batching Notice
September
December
Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery
March
Letter of Intent
October
January
April
Application Deadline November
February
May
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart,
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers
June
July
August
Letters of Intent for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle, or other applicable rule, may be filed at any time.
Batching Notifications Posted 12/22/2009 on DCH Website
Winter Batching Review Cycle Notifications
PET Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy
Pediatric Cath/Open Heart
Adult Open Heart Psych/Substance Abuse Birthing Centers
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BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES
FALL CYCLE
Batching Notice
(September 25, 2009)
Application Day
(application complete when
submitted; review cycle begins same
day)
(due by 12 noon November 24, 2009)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
(February 6, 2010)
100th
Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to
Department)
(March 3, 2010)
120th Day
(Department Issues
decision)
(March 23, 2010)
Letter of Intent
(due by 5pm October 25, 2009) (Rollover Date: October 26, 2009)
60-Day Meeting
(applicant only);
opposition letter(s) due.
(January 22, 2010)
90th Day
(opposition meeting, applicant
can attend, opposing party must provide
written copy of argument)
(February 21, 2010)
110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
(March 13, 2010)
Batching Notice issued 30 days before Letter of Intent Due
Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted
Applications submitted; deemed complete; review cycle begins
60-Day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
75th day applicant provides additional information
90th day Opposition Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing parties must provide written statement of opposition arguments presented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); presentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting.
100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department
110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition due to Department; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting
120th day Decision issued (No discretion to extend)
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BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Winter CYCLE
Application
Day
(application
complete when
submitted;
Batching Notice
review cycle begins same
day)
(due February 20, 2010
(December 22, 2009) must be received by 12 noon Feb 22, 2010)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
(May 5, 2010)
100th Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department)
May 30, 2010 (due Tuesday, June 1, 2010)
120th Day
(Department Issues
decision)
(June 19, 2010)
Letter of Intent
(due by 5pm January 21, 2010)
60-Day Meeting
(applicant only);
opposition letter(s) due.
(April 20, 2010)
90th Day
(opposition meeting, applicant
can attend, opposing party must provide
written copy of argument)
(May 20, 2010)
110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
(June 9, 2010)
Batching Notice issued 30 days before Letter of Intent Due
Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted
Applications submitted; deemed complete; review cycle begins
60-Day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
75th day applicant provides additional information
90th day Opposition Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing parties must provide written statement of opposition arguments presented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); presentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting.
100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department
110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition due to Department; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting
120th day Decision issued (No discretion to extend)
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NON-BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW
ACTIVITIES
Letter of
Intent
Application deemed complete (review cycle begins)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
100th Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department)
120th
Day
(Department Issues decision)
Application submitted (10 days to review
for completeness)
60-Day
Meeting
(applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
90th Day
(opposition meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can attend, opposing parties must provide written copy of argument)
110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
150th Day
(project can be extended)
Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is submitted
Application submitted (10 working days to review for completeness)
Application deemed complete; 120-day review cycle begins
60-day meeting (applicant only); deadline for receipt of opposition letter(s)
75th day applicant provides additional information
90th day Opposition Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing parties must provide written statement of opposition arguments presented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); presentation time will be limited; Department reserves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting.
100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department
110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting
120th day Decision issued (Department has discretion to extend to 150th day)
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NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning July 1, 2008, all facilities operating under a previously granted exemption or letter of nonreviewability as provided at O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(c)(2)(A) will be required to:
Provide notice to the department by August 15, 2008, of the following: Name Ownership Location Single Specialty Services provided in the exempt facility
For purposes of complying with this requirement, notice may be sent through the mail, by facsimile, or email. Information will not be accepted by telephone. Please submit this information to:
Georgia Department of Community Health Division of Health Planning c/o Marsha Hopkins, Executive Director 2 Peachtree Street, NW 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Fax Number: 404-656-0654 E-mail address: mhopkins@dch.ga.gov
These facilities will also be required to provide annual reports beginning on January 1, 2009, in accordance with the Department's annual reporting requirements for existing CON-approved facilities and services. Further reporting instructions will be provided by the Department. Noncompliance with this information request may result in a fine as authorized under O.C.G.A. 31-6-70(e)(1).
These reports will not be due to the Department until the survey instrument has been issued. The survey instrument for ambulatory surgery services is now complete. Further information will be forthcoming by mail. The survey instrument for imaging centers is expected to be released on or before July 1, 2009.
LETTERS OF DETERMINATION The Department will require that a determination request be submitted for any proposed activity that may be exempt under O.C.G.A. 31-6. Such requests will be accepted only on the Department's Determination Request form with the required filing fee of $250. Note: Requests for confirmation of the exemptions for a single specialty ambulatory surgical center or a joint venture ambulatory surgical center and equipment below the threshold are considered requests for a Letter of Nonreviewability and require a $500 filing fee.
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CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL
Sworn by Governor Sonny Perdue on August 20, 2008
Ellwood "Ebb" Oakley (Chair) 1266 West Paces Ferry Rd., #157
Atlanta, GA 30327 eoakley@gsu.edu
Melvin M. Goldstein 248 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060 goldatty@bellsouth.net
William "Bill" C. Joy (Vice Chair) 5349 Rosser Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30087 wcjoy@bellsouth.net
Legislation - Senate Bill 433
Senate Bill 433 as passed April 4, 2008
Effective September 30, 2009, requests for extensions of either the mandatory implementation date or the mandatory completion date of approved CONs must be submitted via the form now available on the Department of Community Health website Certificate of Need Performance Extension Request Form.
Effective January 2010 all Letters of Intent will be assigned a unique " LOI" Number " (LOI2010###). A Certificate of Need Project number will be assigned upon receipt of the actual CON Application.
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