Letters of Intent New Applications 
 
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 
 
Pending Review/Complete Applications Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications 
 
DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING 
 
Recently Approved Applications 
 
Recently Denied Applications 
 
Applications Withdrawn Appealed CON Projects 
 
Appealed Home Health Shortfall Assessments 
Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities 
 
CERTIFICATE OF NEED 
 
Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment 
Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination 
 
July 14, 2010  July 20, 2010 
 
Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period 
 
Need Projection Analyses 
Non-Filed or Incomplete Surveys 
Indigent-Charity Shortfalls 
Legislation Affecting CON 
Summer Batching Notifications 
New Batching Review Spring Cycle 
Summer Cycle 
New CON Filing Requirements (effective July 1, 2008) 
New Reporting Requirements (effective July 1, 2008) 
 
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 
 
Certificate of Need Appeal Panel New Procedure for Requesting Extensions 
Annual Assessment of TCC Exemption Home Health Rule Change Info 
 
 Letters of Intent New! For Letters of Intent 
 
LOI2010035 MCG Health, Inc. 
 
Renovate Bone Marrow Transplant Unit 
 
Received: 6/24/2010 
 
Application must be submitted on: 7/26/2010 
 
Site: 1120 15th Street, 5th Floor, HPA-7, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $6,017,138 
 
LOI2010036 Southeast Georgia Health System 
 
Renovation of a Nursing Unit 
 
Received: 6/25/2010 
 
Application must be submitted on: 7/26/2010 
 
Site: 2415 Parkwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 (Glynn County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $10,900,000 
 
LOI2010037 Open MRI & Imaging of Macon, LLC 
 
MRI; CT Replacement and Relocate Existing Facility in Macon 
 
Received: 6/30/2010 
 
Application must be submitted on: 7/30/2010 
 
Site: 6055 Lakeside Commons Drive, Suite 210, Macon, GA 30005 (Bibb County) 
 
Estimated Cost: $3,929,000 
 
New Applications 
none 
 
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 
 
2010-026 John D Archbold Memorial Hospital dba Grady General Hospital 
Install an in-house MRI unit and refurbished CT-Scanner Filed: 6/7/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 6/21/2010 Site: 1155 5th Street SE, Cairo, GA 31728 (Grady County) Contact: LaDon Toole, Administrator 229-377-0251 Estimated Cost: $4,508,026 
 
2010-028 The Medical Center of Central Georgia 
 
Convert Office Space to 30 Acute Care Rooms and Supporting Space 
 
Filed: 6/23/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 7/8/2010 
 
Site: 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) 
 
Contact: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 
 
Estimated Cost: 
 
$7,970,490 
 
Pending Review/Complete Applications 
2010-002 Southwest Atlanta HealthCare System, LLC New Hospital Acute Care Filed: 2/18/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 3/4/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/4/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/2/2010 Decision Deadline: 8/31/2010 Site: 501 Fairburn Road, Atlanta, GA 30331 (Fulton County) Contact: Michael V. Smith, M.D. 404-880-7953 Estimated Cost: $12,075,637 
2010-011 Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Renovation, Expansion, and Central Energy Plant Upgrade Filed: 3/12/2010 Deemed Complete: 3/26/2010 60th Day Deadline: 5/24/2010 Decision Deadline: 7/23/2010 Site: 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 (Carroll County) 
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 Contact: Jeff Jennings, Senior Vice President 770-836-9195 Estimated Cost: $62,665,716 
2010-012 Memorial Health University Medical Center 
DaVinci Si Surgical System Filed: 3/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 4/7/2010 60th Day Deadline: 6/5/2010 Decision Deadline: 8/4/2010 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: John D. Angstadt 912-350-8386 Estimated Cost: $1,771,950 
2010-013 Open MRI & Imaging of DeKalb, LLC 
Replace MRI, CT Scanner and Relocate Facility Filed: 4/1/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 4/15/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/14/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/12/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/10/2010 Site: 2859 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,854,653 
2010-014 SouthCoast Imaging Center 
Replace MRI System Filed: 4/2/2010 Deemed Complete: 4/16/2010 60th Day Deadline: 6/14/2010 Decision Deadline: 8/13/2010 Site: 1326 B Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, GA 31406 (Chatham County) Contact: Patricia Shapiro, MD Medical Director 912-691-4210 Estimated Cost: $1,916,621 
2010-015 AmMed Imaging Center 
Convert Existing LNR Diagnostic Imaging Center to a CON approved DTRC Filed: 4/30/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/14/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/12/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/10/2010 Site: 34 Upper Riverdale Road, Suite 102, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County) Contact: Tom Brown, Jr 727-381-0906 Estimated Cost: $191,000 
2010-016 Open MRI Centers of Georgia 
Establish An Imaging Center Filed: 4/30/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 5/14/2010 Deemed Complete: 6/4/2010 60th Day Deadline: 8/2/2010 Decision Deadline: 10/1/2010 Site: 6584 Professional Place Suite D, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County) Contact: Tom Brown, Jr. 727-381-0906 Estimated Cost: $304,000 
2010-017 Gordon Hospital 
BATCHING - Develop a new 4-Bed Neonatal Intermediate Care or Level II Unit Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 1035 Red Bud Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 (Gordon County) Contact: Sam Huenergardt 706-602-7800 Estimated Cost: $220,000 
2010-018 Southern Crescent Rehabilitation and Retirement Center 
BATCHING - Conversion of an Existing 40-Bed TBI Facility to a 54-Bed CIPR Specialty Hospital Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 
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 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 2125 Highway, McDonough, GA 30253 (Henry County) Contact: Omar El Sawi, President 678-565-7710 Estimated Cost: $2,720,494 
2010-019 Piedmont Fayette Hospital BATCHING - Expansion of 5-Bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Joined (024) Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 (Fayette County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Estimated Cost: $472,211 
2010-022 Northside Hospital - Forsyth BATCHING - Expansion of Neonatal intermediate Care Beds Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $1,292,000 
2010-027 Northside Hospital - Forsyth A Hospital Renovation and Expansion Filed: 6/7/2010 Deemed Complete: 6/21/2010 60th Day Deadline: 8/19/2010 Decision Deadline: 10/18/2010 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $50,997,526 
2010-029 Tift County Hospital Authority dba Tift Regional Medial Center Purchase of a da Vinci Surgical System Filed: 6/23/2010 Deemed Complete: 7/8/2010 60th Day Deadline: 9/5/2010 Decision Deadline: 11/4/2010 Site: 901 East 18th Street, Tifton, GA 31793 (Tift County) Contact: Claire Byrnes, Administrative Extern 229-353-3421 Estimated Cost: $2,287,600 
2010-030 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc. Replacement and Relocation of the Children Hospital Filed: 6/23/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 7/6/2010 Deemed Complete: 7/12/2010 60th Day Deadline: 9/9/2010 Decision Deadline: 11/8/2010 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Margaret Gill, Sr V P & COO 912-350-7073 Estimated Cost: $22,622,600 
2010-031 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Forsyth Establish Pediatric Ambulatory Destination Center Filed: 7/5/2010 Deemed Complete: 7/19/2010 60th Day Deadline: 9/16/2010 Decision Deadline: 11/15/2010 Site: 410 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 300, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: David R. Tatum, VP & Chief Public Policy Officer 404-785-7556 Estimated Cost: $5,698,612 
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 Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications 
2010-020 Piedmont Fayette Hospital BATCHING - Expansion of 5-Bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Joined (024) Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 Joined: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30215 (Fayette County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Manager Regulatory Affairs 404-656-4565 Estimated Cost: $260,541 
2010-021 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Surgery Center at Meridian Mark Plaza, LLC 
BATCHING - Ambulatory Surgery Center Expansion Joined (023 and 025) Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 Joined: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 5445 Meridian Mark Plaza, L.L.C., Atlanta, GA 30329 (Fulton County) Contact: David Tatum, Chief Public Policy Officer 404-785-7556 Estimated Cost: $6,244,007 
2010-023 Northside/Alpharetta Ambulatory Surgery Services BATCHING - The Development of an Ambulatory Surgery Services - Joined (021 and 025) Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 Joined: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 3400-A Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Toporek, Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $4,300,391 
2010-024 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. BATCHING - Establish a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Joined (020) Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 Joined: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 743 Springs Street NE, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Contact: Chad Bolton, Director of Planning 770-219-6630 Estimated Cost: $416,500 
2010-025 WellStar Kennestone at East Cobb BATCHING - Development an Ambulatory Surgery Facility Joined (021 and 023) Filed: 5/24/2010 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2010 Joined: 5/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2010 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2010 Site: 3624 Providence Road, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline Aultman, Director, Strategic Planning 678-331-6885 Estimated Cost: $21,624,000 
Recently Approved Applications 
2009-108 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC Acquisition of da Vinci S Robotic Surgical System Filed: 1/14/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 1/29/2010 Deemed Complete: 3/18/2010 60th Day Deadline: 5/16/2010 Decision Deadline: 7/15/2010 APPROVED: 7/15/2010 Site: 1499 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA 30458 (Bulloch County) Contact: Spencer Thomas 912-486-1500 Estimated Cost: $2,166,269 
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 2009-109 Smith Northview Hospital da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Filed: 1/21/2010 Deemed Incomplete: 2/3/2010 Deemed Complete: 3/4/2010 60th Day Deadline: 5/2/2010 Decision Deadline: 7/1/2010 APPROVED: 6/30/2010 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 Deemed Incomplete: 2/5/2010 Deemed Complete: 2/24/2010 60th Day Deadline: 4/24/2010 Decision Deadline: 6/23/2010 APPROVED: 6/23/2010 Site: 600 Professional Drive, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Per Normark 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,223,013 
Recently Denied Applications 
none 
Applications Withdrawn 
none 
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. 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: Reversed Superior Court Decision, 3/23/2010. Barrow filed petition for Writ of Certiorari to Georgia Supreme Court, 4/9/2010. 
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, 1/19/2010; Phoebe Sumter Medical Center filed Petition for Judicial Review in Sumter County Superior Court, 
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 1/19/2010. Superior Court of Sumter County Decision: CON reversed in part and affirmed in part, 6/9/2010. Superior Court of Dougherty County Decision: CON reversed, 6/22/2010. 
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; Physician Oncology Services withdrew request for appeal, 6/3/2010. Cartersville Medical Center, LLC, appeals approval of 2009-054, 1/15/2010. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 8/26/2010 Hearing Decision: Remand Order issued, 5/3/2010. Remand decision issued affirming award of CON to Gordon Hospital and denial of CON to ROSA of Georgia, LLC and Physician Oncology Services, LP., 5/18/2010. 
2009-079 St. Francis Hospital, Inc. (Muscogee) Renovate and Expand by adding a Clinical Tower Agency Decision: Approved, 3/30/2010 Appealed By: Doctors Hospital, 4/21/2010; The Medical Center 4/21/2010 Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 9/27/2010 
2009-094 St. Francis Hospital (Muscogee) Establish Basic Perinatal Service - BATCHING Agency Decision: Approved, 3/23/2010 Appealed By: Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, 4/21/2010; The Medical Center, 4/21/2010; and Doctors Hospital, 4/21/2010. Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 9/27/2010 
Appealed Home Health Shortfall Assessments 
OTH2010001 Amedisys dba Tugaloo Home Health Agency Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA058, Franklin Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley Jones, Jr. 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010002 Amedisys Home Health of Covington Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA020, Newton Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley S. Jones 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010003 Amedisys Home Health of Macon Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA075, Bibb Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley S. Jones 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010004 Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA091, Lowndes Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley Jones, Jr. 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010005 Careone Home Health Services, Inc. Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA012, Toombs 
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 Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley Jones 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010006 CareSouth Homecare Professionals Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA044, Hall Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: John Ray 404-892-3600 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010007 Caresouth Homecare Professionals Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - Washington - HHA024, Elbert Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: John Ray, Jr. 404-892-3600 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010008 Central HH, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA021, Douglas Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley S. Jones, Jr. 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010009 Staff Builders Home Health, an Amedisys Company Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA056, Fulton Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley S. Jones, Jr. 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010010 Tugaloo Home Health Agency an Amedisys Company Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA059, Hall Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Stanley Jones 404-322-6133 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010011 CSRA Home Health Agency - Columbia, Inc. Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA103, McDuffie Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Scott Bradford, Finance Manager 706-595-9688 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010012 Ultra Care of Georgia, Inc. Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA133, Muscogee Request received: 5/26/2010 Contact Person: Jason Morris 985-809-1113 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010013 Ogeechee Home Health Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA048, Bulloch Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010014 Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA077, Chatham Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010015 Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA110, Fulton Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
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 OTH2010016 Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA042, Fulton Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010017 Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA140, Forsyth Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010018 Healthfield of Southwest Georgia Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA148, Decatur Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010019 Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA142, Spalding Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010020 Chattahoochee Valley Home Health Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA019, Muscogee Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010021 Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA144, Hall Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010022 Guardian Home Care, LLC Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA138, Fulton Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010023 Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA146, Oconee Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
OTH2010024 Visiting Nurses Association of Southwest Georgia Administrative Appeal of Shortfall - HHA068, Decatur Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Shayna Bowen 404-443-5732 Determination: Pending 
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 
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 LNR-EQT2010006 VMW Properties, LLC Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 3/1/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
LNR-EQT2010007 North American Imaging of Buford, LLC Fixed MRI Scanner and Injector Request received: 3/2/2010 Contact Person: Joe C. Rude III M.D. 770-779-0000 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010009 West Georgia Medical Center, Inc. 
 
Fixed CT Scanner 
 
Request received: 3/22/2010 
 
Contact Person: Carol Todd 706-845-3703 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination Date: 7/13/2010 
 
LNR-EQT2010012 Cardiovascular Group, P.C. 
 
Physician-Owned Cardiac PET 
 
Request received: 3/30/2010 
 
Contact Person: David Donnelly 678-252-3733 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination Date: 7/13/2010 
 
LNR-EQT2010013 ALARA Imaging, LLC 
 
Fixed CT Scanner 
 
Request received: 4/1/2010 
 
Contact Person: Latonya Greene 404-214-5012 
 
Determination: Withdr/Agency Prior to Dec 
 
Date of Withdrawal: 
 
7/8/2010 
 
LNR-EQT2010014 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Electrophysiology Equipment Request received: 4/7/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010015 Peachtree MRI, LLC 
 
Mobile MRI 
 
Request received: 4/14/2010 
 
Contact Person: Syed I, Niazi 770-822-6174 
 
Determination: Withdr/Agency Prior to Dec 
 
Date of Withdrawal: 
 
7/8/2010 
 
LNR-EQT2010016 Liberty Regional Medical Center 
 
Replacement of Fixed CT Scanner 
 
Request received: 4/14/2010 
 
Contact Person: Scott Kroell 912-369-9441 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination Date: 
 
7/19/2010 
 
LNR-EQT2010017 Woodstock Diagnostic Imaging, LLC dba MRI & Imaging of Georgia Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/27/2010 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010018 Open MRI of Georgia, Inc. dba MRI & Imaging of Habersham Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/27/2010 Contact Person: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010019 Tenet Healthsystem GB, Inc. dba Atlanta Medical Center Fixed CT Scanner 
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 Request received: 4/29/2010 Contact Person: Robert Russell, COO 404-265-4301 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010020 Smith of Georgia, LLC dba Smith Northview Hospital Mobile Cath/Vascular Imaging System Request received: 5/12/2010 Contact Person: Jim Matney 229-671-2002 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010021 Atlanta Heart Specialist, LLC Physician-Owned Cardiac Fixed PET Request received: 5/13/2010 Contact Person: Ryan Paul, 770-638-1400 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010022 BCH Medical Investors LLC dba Berrien County Hospital Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 5/19/2010 Contact Person: James Tanek 229-543-7317 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010023 Lagniappe, LLC dba Southern Pain Institute Ambulatory Surgery Mobile C-Arm Request received: 5/25/2010 Contact Person: Anthony T. Clavo, M.D. 770-632-3730 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010024 Adventist Health System Georgia, Inc. dba Gordon Hospital Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers (2) Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Todd Harrison 706-602-7800 ext 2113 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010025 Satilla Health Services, Inc. dba Satilla Regional Medical Center Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 5/28/2010 Contact Person: Windell R. Smith 912-287-2500 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010026 Pinnacle Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Specialists, LLC Fixed MRI Request received: 6/1/2010 Contact Person: Donna Fisher 770-429-7741 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010027 Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A. 
 
Fixed MRI 
 
Request received: 6/2/2010 
 
Contact Person: Michael Butler 404-350-4710 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination Date: 7/13/2010 
 
LNR-EQT2010028 Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, Inc. Fixed MRI Request received: 6/21/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-EQT2010029 Evans Memorial Hospital Fixed MRI Request received: 6/29/2010 Contact Person: Tammie Eason 912-739-5010 Determination: Pending 
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 LNR-EQT2010030 Resurgens P.C. Douglasville MRI Install Fixed MRI Unit Request received: 7/1/2010 Contact Person: Steven B Wertheim 404-847-9999 Determination: Pending 
LNR-EQT2010031 Chatham Orthopaedic Associates, PA Fixed MRI Request received: 7/13/2010 Contact Person: Dan Delaney 912-355-6615 Determination: Pending 
 
Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities 
 
LNR-ASC2010005 Georgia Neurosurgical Institute Outpatient Surgery Center 
 
Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC 
 
Site: 840 Pine Street, Macon, Georgia 31201 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Neurosurgery 
 
Project costs as submitted: $1,519,265.71 
 
Request received: 3/18/2010 
 
Contact Person: Brynne R. Goncher 404-504-7658 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination 
 
6/25/2010 
 
LNR-ASC2010006 Dublin Endoscopy Center 
 
Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC 
 
Site: 111 Fairview Park Drive, Dublin, GA 31021 
 
Number of OR's: 
 
Specialty: Gastroenterology 
 
Project costs as submitted: $770,090.97 
 
Request received: 3/24/2010 
 
Contact Person: Gayle Evans 770-794-4944 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-ASC2010007 Renue Surgery Center of Waycross, LLC 
 
Development and completion of the new ASC and Practice 
 
Site: 1905 Tebeau Street, Waycross, GA 31501 
 
Number of OR's: 
 
Specialty: Plastic Surgery 
 
Project costs as submitted: $2,228,803.07 
 
Request received: 4/9/2010 
 
Contact Person: Elizabeth Turk 912-280-9977 
 
Determination: Approved 
 
Determination 
 
7/1/2010 
 
LNR-ASC2010008 Village Podiatry Group. P.C dba Village Podiatry Centers and 
 
Surgery Center of NW Georgia, L.L.C. 
 
Physician-Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Treatment Center 
 
Site: 100 Greystone Power Blvd, Dallas, GA 30157 Paulding Co. 
 
Number of OR's: 0 
 
Specialty: Podiatric 
 
Project costs as submitted: $808,204.38 
 
Request received: 4/27/2010 
 
Contact Person: David N. Helfman, DPM, CEO 770-384-0284 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-ASC2010009 CPMSC Roswell, PC 
 
Single-Specialty, Physician-Owned 
 
Site: 1295 Hembree Road, Suite A101, Roswell, GA 30076 
 
Number of OR's: 1 
 
Specialty: Pain Management 
 
Project costs as submitted: $250,000.00 
 
Request received: 4/29/2010 
 
Contact Person: Robin Beatty 404-725-8786 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
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 LNR-ASC2010010 Pinnacle Orthopedics & Sports Medicine S specialists, LLC 
 
Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
Site: 1505 Stonebridge Parkway, Suite 101, Woodstock, GA 30189 
 
Number of OR's: 1 
 
Specialty: Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 
 
Project costs as submitted: $0.00 
 
Request received: 6/2/2010 
 
Contact Person: N. Phillip Bennett 770-427-5744 ext222 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-ASC2010011 Philip F. Macon Center For Orthopedic Medicine 
 
Physician Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Treatment Center 
 
Site: 10700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 101, Johns Creek, Fulton County 
 
Number of OR's: 1 
 
Specialty: Pain Orthopedic Medicine 
 
Project costs as submitted: $289,104.51 
 
Request received: 6/24/2010 
 
Contact Person: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-ASC2010012 Lakeview Surgery Center, LLC 
 
Physician-Owned, Single, Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
Site: 100 Jim Mason Court, Warner Robins, GA 31088 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Pain Management Procedures 
 
Project costs as submitted: $0.00 
 
Request received: 7/8/2010 
 
Contact Person: Bryanne Goncher 404-504-7658 
 
Determination: Pending 
 
LNR-ASC2010013 North Columbus Surgery Center 
 
Physician-Owned ASC 
 
Site: 7351 Old Moon Road, Columbus, GA 31909 
 
Number of OR's: 2 
 
Specialty: Pain Management 
 
Project costs as submitted: $248,649.98 
 
Request received: 7/16/2010 
 
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 
DET2010003 Aniikumar V. Pillai Conversion of an Existing Hotel to a Personal Care Home Request received: 1/12/2010 Contact Person: Anilkumar V. Pillai 478-256-4171 Determination: Pending 
DET2010018 North Atlanta Scan Associates, Inc. Replacement of non-reviewable MR System at Alpharetta Location Request received: 2/22/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/21/2010 
DET2010019 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. Renovation/Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment Request received: 2/22/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/21/2010 
 
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 DET2010020 Gwinnett Medical Center - Duluth Addition of an Inpatient Operating Room within Main OR Suite Request received: 2/23/2010 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/30/2010 
DET2010021 Regent LSG, LLC Non-Medical Personal Care Home Request received: 2/24/2010 Contact Person: John C. Brandt 612-805-6462 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/30/2010 
DET2010022 Gwinnett Medical Center Renovation for Pediatrics and Physician Support Request received: 3/2/2010 Contact Person: Mark Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010024 West Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Replacement of CT Simulator Request received: 3/22/2010 Contact Person: Carol Todd 706-845-3703 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010025 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Utilize Cardiac Cath Rm for Diagnostic & Therapeutic Catheterizations Request received: 3/22/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/6/2010 
DET2010026 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Change in Magnet Strength and Location of MRI Request received: 3/29/2010 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/16/2010 
DET2010027 Emory University dba Emory University Replacement of CT Scanner Request received: 3/29/2010 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809 Determination: Pending 
DET2010028 South Georgia Medical Center SGMC Parking Garage Request received: 3/30/2010 Contact Person: William E. Forbes 229-259-4175 Determination: Pending 
DET2010029 Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Midtown Addition of a Cesarean Section Room in Labor and Delivery Request received: 4/5/2010 Contact Person: Jeffrey Baxter, Esq. 404-817-6247 Determination: Pending 
DET2010030 Atlanta Medical Center Replace 15-year old MRI System Request received: 4/7/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
DET2010032 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Conversion of 15 Acute Rehabilitation beds to 15 acute Request received: 4/22/2010 
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 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
DET2010033 Starcrest of Cartersville, Inc. dba Starcrest of Cartersville Replacement of Roof, Outdoor Lighting, Nursing Station Renovations Request received: 4/27/2010 Contact Person: Derrick Wheeler 770-387-0662 Determination: Pending 
DET2010034 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC dba Emory Johns Creek Hospital Cytology Room Addition Request received: 5/3/2010 Contact Person: Greg Caples 678-474-7013 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/7/2010 
DET2010035 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. Development of MOB Request received: 5/4/2010 Contact Person: Caroline Aultman 678-331-6885 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/7/2010 
DET2010036 Paulding Medical Center, Inc. dba WellStar Paulding Hospital Renovate Existing Space for a Sleep Disorders Center Request received: 5/4/2010 Contact Person: Caroline Aultman 678-331-6885 Determination: Pending 
DET2010037 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Washington, LLC HHA Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/5/2010 Contact Person: Kelly Tripp 706-854-7428 Determination: Pending 
DET2010038 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Gainesville, LLC HHA Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/5/2010 Contact Person: Kelly Tripp 706-854-7428 Determination: Pending 
DET2010039 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Columbus, LLC HHA Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/5/2010 Contact Person: Kelly Tripp 706-854-7428 Determination: Pending 
DET2010040 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Macon, LLC HHA Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/5/2010 Contact Person: Kelly Tripp 706-854-7428 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/24/2010 
DET2010041 Ware Visiting Nurses Service, Inc. dba Charlton Visiting Nurses Service Reduction in Indigent/Charity Care Commitment Request received: 5/6/2010 Contact Person: John Johnson 912-283-1262 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010042 Tanner Medical Center, Inc. Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/6/2010 Contact Person: Taylor Powers 770-838-8688 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
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 DET2010043 Lake City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Dietary Kitchen Renovation Request received: 5/6/2010 Contact Person: Randy West 404-361-5114 Determination: Pending 
DET2010044 Henry Medical Center, Inc. Perform Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization in Hospital Request received: 5/7/2010 Contact Person: Claude Carruth 678-604-5141 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010045 Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. dba Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville Replacement of Existing Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 5/7/2010 Contact Person: Mark Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending 
DET2010046 Athens Healthcare Properties, Inc., Heritage Healthcare of Athens, LLC Transfer and Relocation of Nursing Facility Beds Request received: 5/7/2010 Contact Person: Sarah Haislip 678-533-6485 Determination: Pending 
DET2010047 Magnolia Manor of Columbus Nursing Center West Repair and reinforce foundation under large section of west wall Request received: 5/10/2010 Contact Person: Jerry Vick 229-931-5907 Determination: Pending 
DET2010048 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Fayette Hospital Annual Assessment of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010049 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Fayette Hospital Add 14 Beds to Maximum Bed Capacity of 143 Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending 
DET2010050 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Fayette Hospital Expand Adult Cardiac Catheterization Service Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending 
DET2010051 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Fayette Hospital Conversion and Construction of Space adjacent to the ER Department Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending 
DET2010052 Englewood Health Systems, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment in Home Health Rules Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Ozell Barlow 229-435-2109 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/24/2010 
DET2010053 Englewood Health System, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Requirement in Home Health Rules Request received: 5/11/2010 
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 Contact Person: Joyce D. Barlow 229-435-2109 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
 
DET2010054 GBH/LTA, LLC dba Morningside Assisted Living of Macon Increase to the licensed capacity of Personal Care Home from 47 to 54 Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Douglas Hood 617-796-8181 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2010055 Hamilton Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/11/2010 Contact Person: Corey Roy 706-272-6529 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed 
 
Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
 
DET2010056 St. Mary's Hospital Renewal for Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/12/2010 Contact Person: David Bailey 706-389-3405 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
 
DET2010057 North Atlanta Head & Neck Surgery Center, LLC and Northside Hospital, Sale of Ambulatory Surgery Center Request received: 5/12/2010 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6283 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2010058 Southern Regional Health System, Inc. Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/13/2010 Contact Person: Michael Miller 770-991-8141 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
 
DET2010059 DeKalb Medical Center Replacement of CT Scanner Request received: 5/13/2010 Contact Person: Don Fears 404-501-5790 Determination: Pending 
 
DET2010060 DeKalb Medical Center Establishment of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Program Request received: 5/13/2010 Contact Person: Don Fears 404-501-5790 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010061 Satilla Health Services, Inc. dba Satilla Regional Medical Center Continued Provision of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Request received: 5/13/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010062 Houston Hospitals, Inc. dba Houston Medial Center Request for CON review exemption Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Request received: 5/13/2010 Contact Person: Cary Martin 478-542-7839 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010063 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Continue Adult Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization without onsite OH Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Allison Land 706-509-3258 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
 
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 DET2010064 Hutcheson Medical Center Inc. Continuation of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Charles Stewart 706-858-2101 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010065 Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. dba Gwinnett Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Mark Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010066 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital- Cherokee Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010067 Northside Hospital , Inc, dba Northside Hospital - Forsyth Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010068 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital - Atlanta Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010069 Trinity Hospital of Augusta Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Robyn Stowell 706-481-7678 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010070 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: spencer Thomas 912-486-1500 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010071 Cartersville Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Keith Sandlin 770-387-8182 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010072 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC dba Emory Johns Creek Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/14/2010 Contact Person: Greg Caples 678-474-7012 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010073 Cobb Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Cobb Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Caroline C. Aultman 678-331-6885 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010074 Tenet South Fulton, Inc. dba South Fulton Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/17/2010 
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 Contact Person: Jeff Stanley 404-466-1114 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010075 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC dba Doctors Hospital of Augusta Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Kenneth Wicker 706-651-6104 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010076 Meadows Regional Medical Center, Inc. Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Services Exemption Request Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Travis Roose 912-538-5572 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/15/2010 
DET2010077 Island Health Care, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion of 3% to 1% Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Oliver Charlot 912-629-2727 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/24/2010 
DET2010078 BCH Medical Investors LLC dba Georgia Home Health Services Indigent Care Commitment Reduction Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Al Hiers 229-247-4663 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010079 Somerby Peachtree City PCH LLC Establishment a 121 Bed Personal Care Home Request received: 5/17/2010 Contact Person: Michael Mays 205-776-6000 Determination: Pending 
DET2010080 Home Health Agency of Georgia, LLC dba Camellia Home Health Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/18/2010 Contact Person: Abba Payne 601-582-6026 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010081 Central Georgia Home Health Reduce Indigent and Charity Care Commitment to 1% Request received: 5/18/2010 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending 
DET2010082 Numed Inc. on behalf of Kaiser Permanente Health Plan Georgia Region 16-Slice CT Scanner Request received: 5/19/2010 Contact Person: Jack Allen 940-365-9777 Determination: Pending 
DET2010083 BCH Medical Investors LLC dba Berrien County Hospital Renovation of Medical Surgical and Other Areas within Hospital Request received: 5/19/2010 Contact Person: James Janek 229543-7318 Determination: Pending 
DET2010084 Duluth Medical Services, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/19/2010 Contact Person: Nitin Bhise 678-957-0871 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/24/2010 
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 DET2010085 Southside Medical Center, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/21/2010 Contact Person: Claudio Azzariti 404-564-7009 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010086 Three Rivers Home Health Services, Inc. - Bibb Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Hal M. Smith, Jr. 478-374-3468 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010087 Three Rivers Home Health Services, Inc. Treutlen Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Hal M. Smith, Jr. 478-374-3468 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010088 Floyd HomeCare, LLC dba Floyd HomeCare Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Rachel Brown 337-233-1307 Determination: Pending 
DET2010089 CSRA Home Health Agency-Columbia, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Scott Bradford 706-678-3172 Determination: Pending 
DET2010090 Amedisys Georgia, LLC Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Danette Sibley 225-295-9638 Determination: Pending 
DET2010091 Tender Loving Care Health Care Services, LLC dba Staff Builders Home Relocation of Home Office Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Danette Sibley 225-295-9638 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/25/2010 
DET2010092 Pediatric Services of America, Inc. dba PSA Healthcare Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Vicki Whiteside 770-248-8740 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010093 Pediatric Services of America, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010094 Pediatric Services of America, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/24/2010 Contact Person: Vicki Whiteside 770-248-8740 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010095 Southern Regional Health System, Inc. dba Southern Regional Medical Replacement of Authorized MRI Unit Request received: 5/24/2010 
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 Contact Person: Michael Miller 770-991-8141 Determination: Pending 
DET2010096 STC Healthcare of Atlanta, In. dba Interim Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/25/2010 Contact Person: Lisa Rainey 404-856-6130 Determination: Pending 
DET2010097 United Home Care of Atlanta, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/25/2010 Contact Person: Juliette Simpson 770-279-6200 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010098 United Home Care of North Georgia, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/25/2010 Contact Person: Juliette Simpson 770-279-6200 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010099 United Home Care of Cumming, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/25/2010 Contact Person: Juliette Simpson Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010100 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. dba Phoebe Home Care Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/26/2010 Contact Person: Lori Jenkins 229-312-1432 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/1/2010 
DET2010101 Ultra Care Of Georgia, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/26/2010 Contact Person: Jason Morris 985-809-1113 Determination: Pending 
DET2010102 Hospital Authority of Columbus dba Muscogee Home Health Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/26/2010 Contact Person: Ralph Randall 706-256-2402 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/5/2010 
DET2010103 Rockdale Hospital LLC dba Rockdale Medical Center Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Sandy Albrecht 770-918-3101 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/1/2010 
DET2010104 Athens Regional medical Center, Inc. dba Athens Regional Home Health Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: W. Larry Webb 706-785-3334 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/1/2010 
DET2010105 WellStar Health System, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Caroline Aultman 678-331-6885 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/1/2010 
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 DET2010106 Visiting Nurses Association of Southwest Georgia, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Amy Ferry, RN 229-246-6462 Determination: Pending 
DET2010107 Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Duff Whitaker 615-371-1904 Determination: Pending 
DET2010108 Guardian Home Care, LLC Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Duff Whitaker 615-371-1904 Determination: Pending 
DET2010109 Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Duff Whitaker 615-371-1904 Determination: Pending 
DET2010110 Ogeechee Home Health Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010111 Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010112 Chattahoochee Valley Home Health Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010113 Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010114 Healthfield of Southwest Georgia Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010115 Healthfield Home Health of Atlanta Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010116 Gentiva Health Serivces - Savannah Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 
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 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010117 Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: JoAnne Little 770-951-6426 Determination: Pending 
DET2010118 MedSide Corporation Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Micheal Powell 404-633-7433 ext 7015 Determination: Pending 
DET2010119 CareOne Health Services, LLC Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 5/27/2010 Contact Person: Determination: Pending 
DET2010120 SunCrest Home Health of Georgia, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 6/1/2010 Contact Person: Gary Rasmussen 770-971-5808 ext 16 Determination: Pending 
DET2010121 SunCrest Healthcare, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 6/1/2010 Contact Person: Gary Rasmussen 770-971-5808 ext 16 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 7/1/2010 
DET2010122 Georgia Home Health Services, Inc. Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Conversion Request received: 6/1/2010 Contact Person: Dawn Howard 706-769-8835 Determination: Pending 
DET2010123 Gwinnett County Radiation Therapy Center - Snellville Relocation of previously approved Linear Accelerator within three mile Request received: 6/8/2010 Contact Person: ColleenSimon 770-391-4309 Determination: Pending 
DET2010124 Emory University dba Emory University Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital Renovation of the Forth Floor Request received: 6/9/2010 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Pending 
DET2010125 Wesley Woods Center of Emory University, Inc. dba Wesley Woods Transfer of CT Scanner from Emory University Hospital to Wesley Wood Request received: 6/9/2010 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809 Determination: Pending 
DET2010126 MCG Health, Inc. Replacement of Three Mammography Equipment Request received: 6/10/2010 Contact Person: Sheila O'Neal 706-721-7406 Determination: Pending 
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 DET2010127 Gwinnett Hospital System dba Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville Transfer of Nuclear Imaging Unit Request received: 6/14/2010 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending 
DET2010128 Tift County Hospital Authority dba Tift Regional Medial Center Expansion of Adult Cardiac Catheterization Services Request received: 6/18/2010 Contact Person: Sara S. Thompson 229-353-6102 Determination: Pending 
DET2010129 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Midtown-VistaCare USA, Establish an Inpatient Hospice Service Request received: 6/21/2010 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809 Determination: Pending 
DET2010130 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital-Vista Care USA, Inc. Establish an Inpatient Hospice Services Request received: 6/21/2010 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809 Determination: Pending 
DET2010131 Zebulon Road Properties, LLC Relocation of Bel Arbor Health and Rehabilitation Request received: 6/21/2010 Contact Person: Stelling Nelson 478-314-1560 Determination: Pending 
DET2010132 Gary Holding Group, LLC Construction and Operation of Non-Medical Assisted Living Facility Request received: 6/21/2010 Contact Person: Mark Gary 678-473-0262 Determination: Pending 
DET2010133 Miller Co. Hospital Authority dba Miller County Hospital and Nursing Hospital and Adjoining SNF - Compliance Actions Request received: 6/23/2010 Contact Person: Robin A. Rau 229-758-5954 Determination: Pending 
DET2010134 Miller County Hospital Authority dba Miller County Hospital and Nursing Repair of Existing Hospital and Adjoining SNF Request received: 6/23/2010 Contact Person: Robin A. Rau 229-758-5854 Determination: Pending 
DET2010135 Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. Utilize Vascular Lab Rooms for Diagnostic & Therapeutic Cath Request received: 6/23/2010 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending 
DET2010136 RCOG Cancer Centers, LLC and Dr. Leela Maxa Utilization of Existing Health Care Facilities Request received: 6/23/2010 Contact Person: Chris Male 404-873-8724 Determination: Pending 
DET2010137 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. Operating Suite Renovations Request received: 6/29/2010 
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 Contact Person: Health Dexter 678-843-7001 Determination: Pending 
DET2010138 Alliance Healthcare Services Replacement of Mobile PET/CT unit Request received: 7/6/2010 Contact Person: Cindy Smith 678-873-1364 Determination: Pending 
DET2010139 Dr. Bruce Salzberg Medical Practice Locum Tenens Services Request received: 7/9/2010 Contact Person: Bruce Salzberg, MD 678-957-0057 Determination: Pending 
DET2010140 MCG Health, Inc. Renovation of MCGHealth Children's Medical Center Request received: 7/14/2010 Contact Person: Sheila O'Neal 706-721-7406 Determination: Pending 
DET2010141 MCG Health, Inc. Construction of Women's Health Center Request received: 7/14/2010 Contact Person: Sheila O'Neal 706-721-7506 Determination: Pending 
DET2010142 Hillside, Inc. Increase Beds by Converting Staff Beds to Residential Beds Request received: 7/15/2010 Contact Person: Teresa Stoker 404-564-0660 Determination: Pending 
DET2010143 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. 48 Addition of Acute Care Beds Request received: 7/16/2010 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-605-4565 Determination: Pending 
DET2010144 Bethany Home, Inc. dba Bethany Nursing Center of Millen Replacement of Fire Alarm Panel for 100 Bed Facility Request received: 7/16/2010 Contact Person: Becky Livingston, Esq. 912-764-7960 Determination: Pending 
 
Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 
 
2009020 Tenet Health System Spalding, Inc. 
 
Expand and Renovate the ER and Laboratory Departments 
 
Request to extend mandatory implementation date 
 
Site: 601 South Eighth Street, Griffin (Spalding) 
 
Project Approved: 7/28/2009 
 
Request Received: 06/15/2010 
 
Contact: John Quinn, CEO (770) 229-6469 
 
Approved Cost: $9,996,548 
 
Determination: Approved, 6/17/2010 
 
Extended Implementation Date: 7/28/2011 
 
2007037 Columbus Specialty Hospital, Inc./The Medical Center Short Stay Beds Transferred to LTAC Beds Hospital within a Hospital Request to extend mandatory implementation date Site: 710 Center Street, 9th Floor, Columbus (Muscogee) 
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 Project Approved: 7/16/2007 Request Received: 06/21/2010 Contact: Lance Duke, President, TMC (706) 571-1203 Approved Cost: $4,896,000 Determination: Approved, 6/22/2010 
 
Extended Implementation Date: 11/1/2010 
 
2007083 RCOG Cancer Centers, LLC 
 
Expand Radiation Therapy Center/Install Linear Accelerator 
 
Request to extend performance period 
 
Site: 1055 Haw Creek Parkway, Cumming (Forsyth) 
 
Project Approved: 9/2/2009 
 
Request Received: 07/1/2010 
 
Contact: Colleen Simon, Vice-President (770) 682-2080 
 
Approved Cost: $1,824,038 
 
Determination: Approved, 7/5/2010 
 
Extended Implementation Date: 9/2/2011 
 
Need Projection Analyses Updated 6/18/2010 
Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services 
 
2015 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy - 6/18/2010 2015 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 6/16/2010 2014 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 3/22/2010 2012 Home Health Agency Services - 3/22/2010 2014 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 3/22/2010 2014 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 3/22/2010 2014 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 3/22/2010 2014 Obstetric Services Beds - 3/22/2010 2012 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 3/22/2010 Non-Batched Need Projections 2015 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/6/2010 2015 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 4/1/2010 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 July 20, 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 2007 thru 2009) 
 
Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah 
 
Chatham 
 
2007 
 
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Survey Due 
3/13/2009 
 
 Georgia Regional Hospital @ Savannah Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah Grady Memorial Hospital Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Kindred Hospital-Atlanta Liberty Regional Medical Center Macon Behavioral Health System Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart Webster Hospital Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter Regional Hospital East Sumter Regional Hospital East The Specialty Hospital Union General Hospital Union General Hospital Wayne Memorial Hospital 
 
Chatham Chatham Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton Liberty Bibb Floyd Dougherty Stewart Stewart Stewart Sumter Sumter Sumter Floyd Union Union Wayne 
 
2008 2009 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2009 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 
 
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 2007 thru 2009) 
 
Athens Regional Medical Center 
 
Clarke 
 
2009 
 
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Columbus 
 
Muscogee 
 
2009 
 
Cardiovascular Services of Atlanta, LLC 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Coliseum Medical Centers 
 
Bibb 
 
2009 
 
East Georgia Regional Medical Center 
 
Bulloch 
 
2009 
 
Emory Johns Creek Hospital 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Emory University Hospital Emory University Hospital Midtown 
 
DeKalb Fulton 
 
2009 2009 
 
Grady Memorial Hospital 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Gwinnett Medical Center 
 
Gwinnett 
 
2009 
 
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital 
 
Thomas 
 
2009 
 
Newton Medical Center 
 
Newton 
 
2009 
 
Northeast Georgia Medical Center 
 
Hall 
 
2009 
 
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 
 
Dougherty 
 
2009 
 
Physician's Cath Lab, LLC 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Piedmont Hospital 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Rockdale Medical Center 
 
Rockdale 
 
2009 
 
Satilla Regional Medical Center 
 
Ware 
 
2009 
 
Southern Regional Medical Center 
 
Clayton 
 
2009 
 
The Emory Clinic 
 
DeKalb 
 
2009 
 
WellStar Cobb Hospital 
 
Cobb 
 
2009 
 
WellStar Kennestone Hospital 
 
Cobb 
 
2009 
 
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2007 thru 
 
Academy Orthopedics, Llc 
 
FORSYTH 
 
2008 
 
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
BIBB 
 
2008 
 
27 
 
9/18/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 3/12/2010 3/13/2009 3/12/2010 9/18/2009 3/12/2010 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 3/12/2010 3/13/2009 9/18/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 9/18/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 
8/15/2007 8/15/2007 
8/15/2007 
8/15/2007 
10/31/2008 
7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 
7/31/2009 7/31/2009 
 
 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center Affinity Outpatient Service Affinity Outpatient Service Akstein Eye Center, P.c. Albany Endoscopy Center Ambulatory Foot & Leg Surg Ctr Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center, Inc Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center, Inc Associates Physicians Asc Associates Physicians Asc Athens Plastic Surgery Center Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Endoscopy Center, Ltd. Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta Women's Medical Center Augusta Endoscopy Center Bowman Pain Management, Pc Bowman Pain Management, Pc Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery Center For Pl & Recon Surgery Center For Pl & Recon Surgery Center For Spine & Pain Medicine Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr Coastal Empire Plastic Surgery Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc Coffee County Center For Digestive Disease Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. Dalton Plastic Surgery Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endo Ctr Mountainside Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr Dublin Eye Surgery Center East-West Surgery Center Endoscopy Center, Llc, The Endoscopy Center, Llc, The Endoscopy Consultants, Llc Ent Surgery Center Of Augusta, Llc Ent Surgical Center Ent Surgical Center Eye Associates Surgery Ctr Eye Surgery Center Of Albany, Llc Eyesight's Laser & Surgery Ctr Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The 
 
BIBB Tift Tift CLAYTON Dougherty COBB CLAYTON CLAYTON MUSCOGEE MUSCOGEE BIBB BIBB CLARKE Fulton Fulton 
DEKALB Fulton FULTON FULTON CLAYTON DOUGLAS Fulton COLUMBIA BIBB BIBB FULTON CLARKE CLARKE WHITFIELD Clayton CLAYTON CHATHAM COBB COBB COFFEE Muscogee Muscogee WHITFIELD WHITFIELD PICKENS FULTON FULTON LAURENS Cobb CHATHAM CHATHAM FULTON COLUMBIA CHATHAM CHATHAM LOWNDES DOUGHERTY HOUSTON MUSCOGEE 
28 
 
2009 2007 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2008 2009 
2009 2007 2008 2009 2009 2009 2007 2009 2008 2009 2008 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2007 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 
 
3/12/2010 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 
3/12/2010 10/3/2008 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 10/3/2008 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 10/3/2008 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 
 
 Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. Friendship Surgery Center Ga Urology, Pa Rockdale Ambulatory Surgery Ctr Gainesville Endoscopy Center, Llc Gainesville Eye Center, Llc Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Of Gwinnett Georgia Surgical Centers- South Georgia Surgical Ctrs Of N Ga Georgia Surgical Ctrs Of N Ga Gwinnett Center for Outpatient Surgery Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Interventional Spine and Pain Management Ambulatory Surgical Center Island Surgery Center, Inc ISPM ASC AT COVINGTON, LLC Jimenez Foot, Ankle & Leg Asc Lawrenceville Surgery Center Lowndes County Ambulatory Surg Macon Pain Center, Pc Metro Atlanta Endoscopy Midtown Endoscopy Center, Llc Midtown Endoscopy Center, Llc Newnan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc Newnan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc Newton Ambulatory Surgical Center North Atlanta Endoscopy Center North Atlanta Head & Neck Surgery Center North Fulton Diagnostic Gastrointestinal Center North Fulton Diagnostic Gastrointestinal Center North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc North Georgia Outpatient Surg Northeast Endoscopy Center, Llc Northern Crescent Endoscopy Northern Crescent Endoscopy Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Northview Orthopaedic Surgery Center NORTHWEST ENDOSCOPY CENTER Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Paces Plastic Surgery Center Piedmont Eye Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Podiatric Surgi Center Podiatric Surgi Center Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Renue Surgery Center Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The 
 
MUSCOGEE FORSYTH FORSYTH HALL ROCKDALE HALL HALL GWINNETT CLAYTON GORDON GORDON Gwinnett GWINNETT GWINNETT Rockdale 
GLYNN NEWTON GWINNETT GWINNETT LOWNDES BIBB FULTON FULTON FULTON COWETA COWETA NEWTON Fulton FULTON FULTON FULTON CHEROKEE CHEROKEE HALL HALL GORDON GWINNETT FULTON FULTON GWINNETT LUMPKIN COBB Chatham FULTON FULTON CHATHAM CHATHAM DEKALB DEKALB NEWTON NEWTON GLYNN FLOYD FLOYD 
 
29 
 
2009 2008 2009 2008 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 
2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 
 
3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 
3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 
 
 Rome Foot And Ankle Surgery Center ROME ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC ASC, INC Rome Surgical Center, P C Rome Surgical Center, P C Roswell Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery Samson Pain Center, Pc 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 Pain Center, Llc South Georgia Surgery Center South Georgia Surgery Center ( Brunswick ) Southeastern Pain Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Southern Bone & Joint, Llc Southern Crescent Endoscopy Southern Crescent Endoscopy Southern Crescent Plastic Surg Summit Endoscopy Center, L L C Surgical Centers of Georgia Thomas Eye Surgery Center Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C Urology Center Of Georgia Llc Urology Surgical Partners, Llc Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc West Metro Endoscopy Center, Llc West Metro Endoscopy Center, Llc Woodhams Laser & Lens Implant Woodstock Endoscopy Ctr, Llc Woodstock Endoscopy Ctr, Llc 
 
FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD Fulton CHEROKEE CHEROKEE Chatham Chatham 
Chatham 
CHATHAM CHATHAM Ware GLYNN FULTON COWETA HENRY HENRY HENRY FAYETTE Bibb FULTON MUSCOGEE BIBB FULTON LOWNDES LOWNDES CARROLL CARROLL DOUGLAS DOUGLAS FULTON CHEROKEE CHEROKEE 
 
Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009) 
 
Appalachian Home Health Care 
 
Union 
 
Appalachian Home Health Care 
 
Union 
 
Appalachian Home Health Care 
 
Union 
 
Hutcheson Home Health Care 
 
Catoosa 
 
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 Jasper Memorial Hospital 
 
Catoosa Jasper 
 
Kindred Hospital-Atlanta 
 
Fulton 
 
Liberty Regional Medical Center 
 
Liberty 
 
Lower Oconee Community Hospital Inc. 
 
Wheeler 
 
Stewart Webster Hospital 
 
Stewart 
 
Stewart Webster Hospital 
 
Stewart 
 
Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital 
 
Telfair 
 
Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital 
 
Telfair 
 
Trinity Hospital of Augusta 
 
Richmond 
 
30 
 
2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2007 
2009 
2008 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 
2007 2008 2009 2009 
2006 2008 2006 2006 2007 2006 2006 2008 2007 2008 2006 2007 2006 
 
7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 10/3/2008 
3/12/2010 
7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 7/31/2009 3/12/2010 
10/10/2008 8/7/2009 
3/12/2010 3/12/2010 
3/14/2008 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 3/14/2008 9/30/2009 3/27/2009 9/30/2009 3/14/2008 3/27/2009 3/14/2008 
 
 Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital Willingway Hospital 
 
Dade Bulloch 
 
2006 2006 
 
Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009) 
 
Athens Regional Medical Center 
 
Clarke 
 
2009 
 
Coliseum Medical Centers 
 
Bibb 
 
2009 
 
Emory University Hospital 
 
DeKalb 
 
2009 
 
Emory University Hospital Midtown 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Grady Memorial Hospital 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Northeast Georgia Medical Center 
 
Hall 
 
2009 
 
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 
 
Dougherty 
 
2009 
 
Piedmont Hospital 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
WellStar Kennestone Hospital 
 
Cobb 
 
2009 
 
Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009) 
 
Battlefield Imaging Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2007 
 
Battlefield Imaging Center 
 
Catoosa 
 
2009 
 
Georgia Institute for Lung Cancer Research, Inc. (c/o Alliance Imaging) North Fulton Regional Hospital 
 
Fulton Fulton 
 
2009 2009 
 
P.E.T. Scans of America Corporation - Year 2000 Unit Fulton 
 
2009 
 
(c/o Allicance Imaging) 
 
P.E.T. Scans of America Corporation - Year 2001 Unit Fulton 
 
2009 
 
(c/o Allicance Imaging) 
 
Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2007 thru 2009) 
 
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Bibb 
 
Bibb 
 
2008 
 
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Bibb 
 
Bibb 
 
2009 
 
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston 
 
2007 
 
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston 
 
2008 
 
Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Houston 
 
2009 
 
Grady Memorial Hospital 
 
Fulton 
 
2009 
 
Northeast Georgia Cancer Care 
 
Clarke 
 
2008 
 
Northeast Georgia Cancer Care 
 
Clarke 
 
2009 
 
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital 
 
Dougherty 
 
2009 
 
Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center 
 
Ware 
 
2009 
 
3/14/2008 3/14/2008 
7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 7/2/2010 
1/16/2009 4/30/2010 4/30/2010 
4/30/2010 4/30/2010 
4/30/2010 
8/7/2009 4/30/2010 1/16/2009 
8/7/2009 4/30/2010 4/30/2010 
8/7/2009 4/30/2010 4/30/2010 4/30/2010 
 
Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls 
Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years (Commitment status as of 7/20/2010) 
 
Facility Name 
Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West Endoscopy Center of Columbus, LLC Endoscopy Ctr Of Southeast Ga Gainesville Surgery Center Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Surgery Center, LLC, The St Mary's Hospital 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 Covington Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta 
 
County 
Fulton Muscogee TOOMBS Hall Chatham 
 
Year 
2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 
 
Shortfall Due Service 
1,665.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 22,714.61 Ambulatory Surgery Center 55,632.65 Ambulatory Surgery Center 115,649.77 Ambulatory Surgery Center 63,987.36 Ambulatory Surgery Center 
 
Muscogee Clarke Franklin Franklin Newton Newton Bibb Bibb Lowndes Lowndes 
 
2009 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 
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114,593.31 156,012.87 342,825.43 373,632.70 214,673.39 246,772.54 369,149.60 545,230.14 
71,436.47 84,081.95 
 
Ambulatory Surgery Center Cardiac Catheterization Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency 
 
 ASAP Healthcare Network Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Toombs) Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Toombs) Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals Central Georgia Home Health, Macon Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Chattahoochee Valley Home Health, Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Georgia Home Health Services, Inc., High Shoals 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. Healthfield Home Health, Inc. Healthfield of Southwest Georgia Ogeechee Home Health Ogeechee Home Health Ogeechee Home Health Staff Builders Home Health Staff Builders Home Health SunCrest Home Health of Georgia Tugaloo Home Health Agency an Amedisys Tugaloo Home Health Agency an Amedisys Ultra Care of Georgia Ultra Care of Georgia Ultra Care of Georgia 
 
Cobb Toombs Toombs Muscogee Elbert Elbert Hall Muscogee Bibb Douglas 
 
2009 2008 2009 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 
 
Douglas 
 
2009 
 
Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Cherokee Cherokee McDuffie McDuffie McDuffie Fulton Fulton Fulton Chatham Chatham Chatham Oconee Oconee Oconee Oconee Hall Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Fulton DeKalb Forsyth Forsyth Spalding Spalding Spalding Fulton Fulton Fulton Decatur Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Fulton Fulton Spalding Hall Hall Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee 
 
2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2008 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2009 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 
 
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31,100.53 76,874.74 151,137.99 100,400.27 224,038.55 332,939.80 154,713.07 205,942.65 37,017.26 826,827.27 
 
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 
 
985,564.19 Home Health Agency 
 
13,329.80 70,270.61 64,108.57 225,476.08 154,324.72 31,195.10 39,221.83 45,455.44 125,615.85 94,357.96 85,704.41 32,141.02 41,204.20 64,000.47 
4,106.22 80,394.12 123,061.96 132,878.36 68,748.96 109,316.11 170,465.12 184,196.33 312,705.50 371,303.72 36,359.62 64,346.81 82,472.04 11,170.79 35,481.79 103,231.57 252,058.52 708,840.78 675,403.05 13,950.61 37,826.03 107,582.54 135,073.96 387,507.97 417,004.04 62,617.95 505,269.70 519,291.22 27,315.39 27,746.82 28,636.94 
 
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 
 
 VNA of Southwest Georgia, Inc. VNA of Southwest Georgia, Inc. Focus By the Sea Battlefield Imaging Center Decatur Health Imaging, LLC DeKalb Medical Center 
 
Decatur Decatur Glynn Catoosa DeKalb DeKalb 
 
2008 2009 2006 2008 2009 2009 
 
26,842.90 5,649.04 
30,995.33 47,397.70 
6.45 75,345.65 
 
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Hospital PET Services PET Services 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 6/22/2010 on DCH Website 
Summer Batching Review Cycle Notifications 
 
PET Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy 
Pediatric Cath/Open Heart 
 
Adult Open Heart Psych/Substance Abuse Birthing Centers 
 
35 
 
 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES 
 
Batching Notice 
(March 25, 2010) 
 
Application Day 
(application complete when 
submitted; review cycle begins same 
day) 
(due by 12 noon May 24, 2010) 
 
SPRING CYCLE 
 
75th Day 
(applicant provides additional information) 
(August 6, 2010) 
 
100th 
Day 
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to 
Department) 
(August 31, 2010) 
 
120th Day 
(Department Issues 
decision) 
(September 20, 2010) 
 
Letter of Intent 
(due by 5pm April 24, 2010) (Rollover Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010) 
 
60-Day Meeting 
(applicant only); 
opposition letter(s) due. 
(July 22, 2010) 
 
90th Day 
(opposition meeting, applicant 
can attend, opposing party must provide 
written copy of argument) 
(August 21, 2010) 
 
110th Day 
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) 
(September 10, 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) 
36 
 
 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES 
SUMMER CYCLE 
 
Batching Notice 
(June 22, 2010) 
 
Application 
Day 
(application complete when 
submitted; review cycle begins same 
day) 
(due August 21, 2010 must be received by 12 noon Aug 23, 2010) 
 
75th Day 
(applicant provides additional information) 
(November 3, 2010) 
 
100th 
 
Day 
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) 
November 28, 2010 (due Monday, November 29, 2010) 
 
120th Day 
(Department Issues 
decision) 
 
(December 18, 2010) 
 
Letter of Intent 
(due by 5pm July 22, 2010) 
 
60-Day Meeting 
(applicant only); 
opposition letter(s) due. 
(October 19, 2010) 
 
90th Day 
(opposition meeting, applicant 
can attend, opposing party must provide 
written copy of argument) 
(November 18, 2010) 
 
110th Day 
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) 
(December 8, 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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 Certificate of Need Annual Assessment of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption 
March 2010 Pursuant to Certificate of Need Rule 111-2-2-.03(24)(b), any hospital approved to perform therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures as a result of a request for determination submitted between May 1 and May 15 of any calendar after the adoption of this rule, must, between May 1 and May 15, of each subsequent year, submit a request which documents its compliance with the standards of this rule, and the Department must re-affirm the hospital's current compliance in writing in order for the hospital to continue its therapeutic cardiac catheterization program. The Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption, Exhibit Five of the Request for Determination form, must be utilized in such request for determination to confirm compliance with the standards of Certificate of Need Rule 1112-2-.03(24)(a). 
Certificate of Need Rule 111-2-2-.03(24) can be found at the link below. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/111/2/2/03.pdf 
A Request for Determination form, inclusive of Exhibit Five, can be found at the link below. http://dch.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/59/40/138421436CON_Request_for_Determination_4-142009.doc 
HOME HEALTH RULE CHANGE: Rule 111-2-2-.32 Specific Rule Considerations for Home Health Services Effective March 8, 2010, the Indigent and Charity Care Commitment requirement in the Home Health Rules was changed from 3% to 1%. This change applies to prospective applicants for new or expanded home health services. Existing Home Health agencies that have a 3% or greater Indigent and Charity Care Commitment may file a Determination Request from May 1, 2010 to May 31, 2010 to request conversion of the commitment to the 1% amount. Such requests must be filed on the Determination Request form, with the proper filing fee enclosed. No Determination Requests for conversion will be accepted after May 31, 2010. Any Home Health agency with an existing Indigent and Charity Care shortfall from any previous year must satisfy such shortfall(s) prior to receiving a response from the Department. 
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