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Georgia Department of Community Health Healthcare Facility Regulation Division/ Office of Health Planning 2 Peachtree Street 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3159 (404) 656-0655 (404) 656-0442 Fax www.dch.georgia.gov Letters of Intent LOI2012054 Children's at Town Center Development of an Outpatient Pediatric Imaging Center Received: 8/20/2012 Application must be submitted on: 9/19/2012 Site: 2985 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (Cobb County) Estimated Cost: $6,000,000 LOI2012055 University Hospital Emergency Department - Evans Establish a Freestanding Emergency Facility Received: 8/17/2012 Application must be submitted on: 9/17/2012 Site: 4200 University Parkway, Evans, GA 30809 (Columbia County) Estimated Cost: $9,670,000 LOI2012056 Morgan Memorial Hospital Expansion of Five Beds Received: 8/22/2012 Application must be submitted on: 9/21/2012 Site: 1077 South Main Street, Madison, GA 30650 (Morgan County) Estimated Cost: $200,000 LOI2012057 Piedmont Newnan Hospital da Vinci Surgical Robotic System Received: 8/27/2012 Application must be submitted on: 9/26/2012 Site: 745 Poplar Road, Newnan, GA 30263 (Coweta County) Estimated Cost: $2,500,000 LOI2012058 Polk Medical Center, Inc. To Build a Replacement Hospital Received: 9/5/2012 Application must be submitted on: 10/5/2012 Site: US 278 and Kelly Road, Cedartown, GA 30125 (Polk County) Estimated Cost: $39,767,867 Withdrawn Letters of Intent None Expired Letters of Intent - Batching LOI2012040 Coliseum Park Cancer Treatment Center Megavoltage Radiation Therapy, CyberKnife Received: 7/23/2012 Application must be submitted on: 8/21/2012 Site: 308 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217 (Bibb County) Estimated Cost: $8,000,000 New Applications 2012-044 WellStar Kennestone Develop an Outpatient Diagnostic Center Filed: 8/31/2012 Site: 1180 NW Ernest Barrett Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6894 Estimated Cost: $12,720,000 2012-045 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Capital Expenditure To Add an Interventional Suite Filed: 8/31/2012 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 2 Estimated Cost: $4,984,297 2012-046 Decatur Health Imaging Replace Existing 0.2T MRI Unit with 1.5T Unit Filed: 9/5/2012 Site: 2774 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,677,000 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 2012-030 The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. New Seven Story MOB Filed: 8/15/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 8/29/2012 Site: 752 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $85,910,931 Pending Review/Complete Applications 2012-009 OMI Diagnostics - Alpharetta Conversion of a LNR Advance Imaging Center to a DTRC Filed: 3/16/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 3/30/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/23/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/21/2012 Decision Deadline: 9/19/2012 Site: 299 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30004 (Fulton County) Contact: Thomas Brown, Jr. 770-664-7777 Estimated Cost: $2,885,672 2012-014 MRI Imaging Specialist CT and MRI Unit Filed: 4/19/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/1/2012 Deemed Complete: 7/16/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/13/2012 Decision Deadline: 11/12/2012 Site: 6760 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Suite 165, Norcross, GA 30071 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Michael Alatorre 786-303-0242 Estimated Cost: $268,810 2012-015 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Central Sterile and Processing Relocation and Expansion Filed: 5/3/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/8/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/6/2012 Decision Deadline: 10/5/2012 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen W. Vault 770-792-7600 Estimated Cost: $8,280,000 2012-016 WellStar Douglas Hospital ICU and Emergency Department Renovation Filed: 5/7/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/6/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/4/2012 Decision Deadline: 10/3/2012 Site: 8954 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134 (Douglas County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Estimated Cost: $18,159,889 2012-017 Liberty Regional Medical Center Renovate and Reconstruct Service Areas 3 Filed: 5/18/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 5/31/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/15/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/13/2012 Decision Deadline: 10/12/2012 Site: 462 E. G. Miles Parkway, Hinesville, GA 31310 (Liberty County) Contact: Elise Stafford 912-545-3392 Estimated Cost: $14,027,875 2012-018 Meredyth Surgery Center Convert LNR ASC to Limited-Purpose CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Decision Deadline: 9/18/2012 Site: 2709 Meredyth Drive, Suite 210, Albany, GA 31707 (Dougherty County) Contact: Tina Fowler 229-878-0974 Estimated Cost: $15,000 2012-019 Neurological Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Convert LNR ASC to a Single-Specialty CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/212 Decision Deadline: 9/18/212 Site: 4 Jackson Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31405 (Chatham County) Contact: Randolph C. Bishop MD 912-355-1010 Estimated Cost: $50,000 2012-020 Pain Care Center Of Georgia, LLC Convert LNR ASC to a Single-Specialty CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Decision Deadline: 9/18/2012 Site: 1365 Rock Quarry Road, Suite 301, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Lindsey Mathes, MSN, RN 770-771-6582 Estimated Cost: $688,780 2012-021 Thomasville Surgery Center Inc Convert LNR ASC to Limited-Purpose CON ASC Filed: 5/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/20/2012 Decision Deadline: 9/18/2012 Site: 2282 East Pinetree Boulevard, Suite B, Thomasville, GA 31792 (Thomas County) Contact: Leslie Harvey 229-228-4988 Estimated Cost: $15,000 2012-022 Emory University Hospital Renovation and Expansion of Surgical Suite Filed: 5/25/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 6/7/2012 Deemed Complete: 6/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 8/20/2012 Decision Deadline: 10/19/2012 Site: 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeKalb County) Contact: Toni Wimby, Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $46,000,000 2012-023 Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center Relocate and Renovate Existing Space Filed: 6/25/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 7/9/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/1/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/29/2012 Decision Deadline: 11/28/2012 Site: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County) Contact: Daniel Merrell 706-721-6951 Estimated Cost: $10,600,150 4 2012-024 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc Renovation adding an OR Filed: 6/25/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 7/10/2012 Deemed Complete: 7/20/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/17/2012 Decision Deadline: 11/16/2012 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Margaret M. Gill 915-350-3691 Estimated Cost: $8,938,875 2012-025 Piedmont Hospital Renovation of the Women's Center - Maternity Services Filed: 7/16/2012 Deemed Complete: 7/30/2012 60th Day Deadline: 9/27/2012 Decision Deadline: 11/26/2012 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-425-1344 Estimated Cost: $3,233,000 2012-026 Marietta Imaging Center Conversion of a Letter of Non-Review to a DTRC Filed: 7/23/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/6/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/4/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/3/2012 Site: 780 Canton Road, Suite 230, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Michael Evertsen, Co-President 770-792-1234 Estimated Cost: $1,164,631 2012-027 Grady Memorial Hospital Renovations: Existing Spaces, Nursing Unit, Physical Plant Replacement Filed: 7/26/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/8/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/6/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/5/2012 Site: 80 Jess Hill Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Craig J. Tindall, Sr. V. President, Operation/Fac 404-616-1000 Estimated Cost: $17,763,860 2012-028 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc. Renovations of Neonatal - Labor and Delivery Filed: 8/6/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/20/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/18/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/17/2012 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Laura Dow, VP - Finance 912-350-8613 Estimated Cost: $2,823,000 2012-029 Colquitt Regional Medical Center Hospital Expansion and Renovation Filed: 8/15/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2012 Site: 3131 South Main Street, Moultrie, GA 31768 (Colquitt County) Contact: James L. Matney, President & Chief Exe Officer 229-890-3570 Estimated Cost: $29,984,469 2012-031 Houston Medical Center Renovate Physical Plant, Expand Surgery Department Filed: 8/16/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/30/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/28/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/27/2012 Site: 1601 Watson Boulevard, Warner Robins, GA 31093 (Houston County) Contact: Cathy Martin, CEO 478-542-7839 5 Estimated Cost: $41,828,435 2012-032 Eastside Medical Center Constructing a New Off-Site Emergency Facility Filed: 8/20/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/22/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/20/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/19/2012 Site: 3435 Highway 81 South, Loganville, GA 30052 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Andrew B. Tyrer 770-736-2531 Estimated Cost: $5,240,910 2012-033 Emory-Adventist, Inc. dba Emory-Adventist Hospital PET Scanner, Mobile Vendor Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 3949 South Cobb Drive, Smyrna, GA 30080 (Cobb County) Contact: Ed Moyer, MBA,RN,CPHQ,LNHA 770-434-0710 Estimated Cost: $48,300 2012-034 Piedmont Mountainside Hospital PET Scanner Services, Mobile Vendor Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1266 Highway 515 South, Jasper, GA 30143 (Pickens County) Contact: Dais Dunbar 404-425-1344 Estimated Cost: $20,000 2012-035 Piedmont Fayette Hospital Megavoltage Radiation Therapy, Addition of Second Linear Accelerator Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 (Fayette County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $7,184,922 2012-036 Northeast Georgia Medical Center - South Hall Campus Megavoltage Radiation Therapy, Addition of One Linear Accelerator Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 5875 Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton, GA 30548 (Hall County) Contact: Chad T. Bolton 770-219-6630 Estimated Cost: $10,152,399 2012-037 Doctors Hospital Radiation Oncology Center Megavoltage Radiation Therapy, CyberKnife Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 3625 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Doug Welch, CEO 706-651-2451 Estimated Cost: $6,218,516 2012-038 Northside Hospital - Forsyth Megavoltage Radiation Therapy, Gamma Knife Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 6 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $8,000,000 2012-039 Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Psych/Substance Abuse Services, Add 30 Child/Adolescent Beds Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: Willowbrooke at Tanner, 20 Herrell Road, Villa Rica, GA 30180 (Carroll County) Contact: Wayne Senfeld, ED.S, LPC 770-836-9551 Estimated Cost: $5,804,900 2012-040 Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta Psych-Substance Abuse Services, Establish 14-bed Pediatric SA Program Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 3100 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: George Boykin - CEO 843-655-5531 Estimated Cost: $912,000 2012-041 Rockdale Medical Center PET Scanner Services, Mobile Vendor Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 1412 Milstead Avenue, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: James Atkins 770-918-3877 Estimated Cost: $341,250 2012-042 Laurel Heights Hospital Psych/Substance Abuse Services, Establish 16-bed Pediatric Acute Program Filed: 8/21/2012 Deemed Complete: 8/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 10/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 12/18/2012 Site: 934 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 (Fulton County) Contact: Gloria Choo 404-888-7876 Estimated Cost: $1,875,815 2012-043 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC New Off-Site Emergency Facility Filed: 8/27/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/11/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/9/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/8/2013 Site: 743 North Belair Road, Evans, GA 30809 (Columbia County) Contact: Dough Welch, CEO 706-651-2451 Estimated Cost: $9,822,715 Recently Approved Applications 2012-010 St. Mary's Hospital Renovate the ER Department at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA Filed: 3/26/2012 Deemed Complete: 4/9/2012 60th Day Deadline: 6/7/2012 Decision Deadline: 8/6/2012 APPROVED: 8/6/2012 Site: 1230 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Richard D. Sanders 404-364-1819 Estimated Cost: $3,500,000 7 2012-012 The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. Renovation of 5 East Filed: 3/29/2012 Deemed Complete: 4/10/2012 60th Day Deadline: 6/8/2012 Decision Deadline: 8/7/2012 APPROVED: 8/7/2012 Site: 777 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $5,383,708 2012-013 Hamilton Medical Center Renovation and Expansion of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Filed: 4/4/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 4/18/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/1/2012 60th Day Deadline: 6/29/2012 Decision Deadline: 8/28/2012 APPROVED: 8/28/2012 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: Alison Bonner 706-272-6589 Estimated Cost: $8,030,000 Recently Denied Applications none CON Applications Withdrawn 2012-011 Woodstock MRI and Health Center, LLC New DTRC Facility Filed: 3/28/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 4/10/2012 Deemed Complete: 5/3/2012 60th Day Deadline: 7/1/2012 Decision Deadline: 8/30/2012 WITHDRAWN: 8/29/2012 Site: 203 Wood Park Place, Suite A-100, Woodstock, GA 30188 (Cherokee County) Contact: Saied Takallou, Managing Partner 404-428-7000 Estimated Cost: $1,739,807 Appealed LNRs LNR-ASC2011-021 Meadows Gynecology Surgery Center, Inc. and Meadows Surgical Arts, Inc. ("Meadows") Requested Letter of Non-Reviewability for the establishment of a Physician-Owned, Single Specialty, Office Based Ambulatory Surgery Center, 11/16/2011. Determination of "denied" issued on ,4/3/2012. Meadows Gynecology Surgery Center, Inc. and Meadows Surgical Arts, Inc. filed request for Administrative Appeal Hearing, 05/02/2012. Appealed CON Projects 2010-025 WellStar Kennestone at East Cobb (Cobb) Development of an Ambulatory Surgery Facility - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 9/20/2010 Appealed By: St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, 10/19/2010; Northside Hospital-Atlanta and Northside Alpharetta Surgery Center, 10/19/2010; Applicant (Kennestone) requests to intervene, 10/19/2010. St. Joseph's Hospital withdrew request for appeal, 1/20/2011. Hearing postponed pending Order from Hearing Officer. Application is remanded to Department by Hearing Officer, April 6, 2011 for the Department to conduct an additional alternative review under the specific review criteria for ambulatory surgery centers. Department requests, and is granted, extension on Remand decision date, 5/6/2011. On remand, the application for alternative review only is denied, 5/16/2011. The original application remains approved, 9/20/2010. Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 8/8/2011 8/11/2011; proposed orders from parties due 9/23/2011. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirms Department decision approving application, 10/20/ 2011. Northside 8 Hospital, Inc. requests Commissioner Review, 11/18/2011. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer Decision to award CON to WellStar, 1/18/2012. Northside filed petition for judicial review, 2/16/2012. Superior Court Decision: The Superior Court reversed DCH's decision to grant a CON to Kennestone, 7/30/2012. 2011-027 HealthSouth of Georgia, LLC (Coweta) Develop 50-Bed Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehab Hospital (CIPR)-Batching Agency Decision: Denied, 9/19/2011 Appealed By: HealthSouth appealed the denial of their application, 10/14/2011; Southern Regional Health System, Inc. d/b/a Southern Regional Medical Center filed request to intervene, 9/27/2011. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 5/15/2012 5/18/2012 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reversed Department's decision, 9/5/2012. 2011-076 Athens Regional Surgery Center, LLC (Clarke) Establish a Freestanding Multi-Specialty ASC Agency Decision: denied, 3/20/2012 Appealed By: Athens Regional Surgery Center, LLC, 3/28/2012; St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. filed request to intervene, 4/25/2012 Hearing Officer: Melvin M Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 10/22/2012 10/24/2012 Hearing Decision: Pending Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment LNR-EQT2012013 Premier Pain Management, Inc. Fixed MRI Request received: 6/8/2012 Contact Person: Randy Webman 678-209-0585 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012014 Monroe HMA, LLC dba Clearview Regional Medical Center Da Vinci S4 Request received: 6/18/2012 Contact Person: JT Barnhart 770-267-1792 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 8/27/2012 LNR-EQT2012015 Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA Fixed MRI Request received: 6/19/2012 Contact Person: Kayo Elliott 706-549-1663 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 8/30/2012 LNR-EQT2012016 Professional Resources Management of Rabun, LLC dba Mountain Fixed MRI Request received: 7/23/2012 Contact Person: Vicki Lawrenson Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012017 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. CT Scanner Request received: 8/13/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012018 Georgia Ear Associates, PC Fixed CT Request received: 8/20/2012 Contact Person: M. Miles Goldsmith, MD 912-356-1515 Determination: Pending 9 LNR-EQT2012019 Emory Specialty Associates, LLC Fixed MRI Request received: 8/22/2012 Contact Person: Mike Mason 404-778-5639 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012020 Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc., fna saint Joseph's at East Georgia, Mobile MRI Request received: 9/10/2012 Contact Person: D. Montez Carter 706-206-8554 Determination: Pending Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities LNR-ASC2012006 Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, P.C. Establishment of a Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgical Center Site: 2061 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30309 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Hand, Shoulder & Elbow Project costs as submitted: $2,031,527.00 Request received: 4/13/2012 Contact Person: Michele P. Madison 404-233-7000 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012010 Tiftarea Surgical Partners, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 1610 John Orr Drive, Suite H, Tifton, GA 31794 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Orthopaedic Procedures Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 6/13/2012 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross 912-657-4687 Determination: Approved Determination 8/23/2012 LNR-ASC2012011 West Georgia Eye Care Center, P.A. Physician-owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 2616 Warm Springs Road, Columbus, GA 31904 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Ophthalmology Project costs as submitted: $1,674,139.00 Request received: 7/11/2012 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan 404-443-5708 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012012 Hemlock Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 101 Preston Court, Macon, GA 31210 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Pain Management Procedure Project costs as submitted: $888,317.44 Request received: 8/9/2012 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross, Partner 912-657-4687 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012013 Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Center, LLC Development of a Single Specialty General Surgery ASC Site: 6300 Hospital Parkway, Suite 150, Johns Creek, GA 30097 Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Bariatric Project costs as submitted: $2,315,134.00 Request received: 8/17/2012 Contact Person: Michael Miller 404-435-1321 Determination: Pending 10 LNR-ASC2012014 South Georgia Urology Surgery Center, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 803 North Jackson Street, Albany, Georgia 31701 Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Urological Procedures Project costs as submitted: $647,908.78 Request received: 8/28/2012 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross, Partner 912-651-8941 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012015 Ankle and Foot Centers of Georgia, LLC New Replacement Medical Office Facility Site: Number of OR's: Specialty: Podiatry Project costs as submitted: $1,360,500.00 Request received: 8/30/2012 Contact Person: Everette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720 Determination: Pending Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination DET2011040 Smith of Georgia, LLC d/b/a Smith Northview Hospital Cardiac Cath Acquisition and Cardiac Cath Lab and OB Renovation Request received: 4/1/2011 Contact Person: Shamb Purohit 229-671-2002 Determination: Pending DET2011130 Jenkins County Hospital Hospital Renovation Request received: 8/1/2011 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter 912-644-5370 Determination: Pending DET2011174 Stevens Park Health and Rehabilitation Center Relocate 58 SNF Beds Request received: 10/27/2011 Contact Person: Stelling Nelson 478-314-1560 ext 2261 Determination: Pending DET2012037 North Fulton Medical Center dba North Fulton Hospital Relocate On-campus Pain Clinic & Imaging Equip to MOB below Threshold Request received: 3/6/2012 Contact Person: Teresa C. Urquhart 770-751-2510 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/21/2012 DET2012051 Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC dba Optim Imaging Utilization of Imaging Facility Request received: 4/5/2012 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter 912-644-5370 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/14/2012 DET2012062 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Washington, LLC dba CareSouth Homecare Reorganization of CareSouth's Washington service area Request received: 5/3/2012 Contact Person: Rick W. Griffin 706-854-7460 Determination: Pending DET2012089 The Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/15/2012 Contact Person: Donald Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending Opposition: St. Francis Hospital- 6/14/2012 11 DET2012104 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital Replace CON approved diagnostic equipment Request received: 6/6/2012 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/23/2012 DET2012105 MCG Health Inc. dba Georgia Health Science Medical Center Replace Pediatric Cath Lab Equipment Request received: 6/8/2012 Contact Person: Phil Howard 706-721-4551 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/14/2012 DET2012106 MCG Health, Inc. dba Georgia Health Science Medical Center Replace Electrophysiology Lab Equipment (EP) Request received: 6/8/2012 Contact Person: Phil Howard 706-721-4551 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/15/2012 DET2012107 Piney Grove East Lake LLC Development of New Assisted Living Community Request received: 6/12/2012 Contact Person: Julius Derico 678-637-8280 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/15/2012 DET2012108 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Kitchen Renovation Request received: 6/14/2012 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/24/2012 DET2012110 Summit Ridge Hospital Addition to 10 beds Request received: 6/18/2012 Contact Person: Margaret Collier 678-442-5900 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/27/2012 DET2012111 Athens Reg Med Center, Inc. dba Athens Reg Med Center Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment Request received: 6/20/2012 Contact Person: Jeffrey C. Baxter 706-475-1195 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/30/2012 DET2012112 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Establish Inpatient Hospice Service Request received: 6/21/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-425-1344 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 8/30/2012 DET2012113 Spanish Oaks Retreat, Inc. Spanish Oaks of Bellville Request received: 6/29/2012 Contact Person: Keith F. Munger 912-356-1313 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 9/5/2012 DET2012115 Alliance Healthcare Services Replacement of CON-Approved Diagnostic Equipment Request received: 7/2/2012 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2012116 Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. dba Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville Addition of Fifth Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Request received: 7/9/2012 12 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending DET2012118 Oconee Regional Medical Center Replacement of existing MRI Unit with an Open MRI Unit Request received: 7/12/2012 Contact Person: Alan Horton 478-454-3851 Determination: Pending DET2012119 The Medical Center, Columbus Specialty Hospital, and Doctors Hospital Relocation of LTCH Request received: 7/13/2012 Contact Person: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending DET2012120 University Health Services, Inc. Replacement of PET Scanner Request received: 7/17/2012 Contact Person: Jackie M. Kendinger 706-774-8044 Determination: Pending DET2012121 EHCA Eastside, LLC dba Eastside Medical Center Add a Shared Operating Room Request received: 7/17/2012 Contact Person: Dustin A. Greene, FACHE 770-736-2224 Determination: Pending DET2012122 Athens Eye Surgery Center, LLC ASC LNR Transfer of Membership Interest to Medical Practice Request received: 7/20/2012 Contact Person: Bonnie Butler 706-549-9993 Determination: Pending DET2012123 Covenant Woods Retirement Investors, LLC Increase from 29 to 40 bed Capacity Request received: 7/23/2012 Contact Person: Cindy S. Cross 423-473-5867 Determination: Pending DET2012124 Amicita Home Health, LLC Internal Reorganization/Consolidation of Amicita Home Health Agency Request received: 7/26/2012 Contact Person: Kim Herron 478-621-2045 ext 2228 Determination: Pending DET2012125 Kelly Foundation for Senior Living New Assisted Living Facility Request received: 7/27/2012 Contact Person: Joseph Zachariah Kelly 770-646-7777 Determination: Pending DET2012126 Doctors Hospital, Inc. Joint Venture Surgery Center Request received: 7/27/2012 Contact Person: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Determination: Pending Opposition: St. Francis Hospital, Inc.- 8/24/2012 DET2012127 Eye Partners, P.C. Expansion of Facility Request received: 8/1/2012 Contact Person: Robert Dienethal 229-435-8799 Determination: Pending 13 DET2012128 Paces Plastic Surgery Center, Inc. Confirmation from DCH that it holds a Valid and Effective CON Request received: 8/2/2012 Contact Person: T. Roderick Hester, M.D. 404-351-0051 Determination: Pending DET2012129 Candler County Hospital Authority dba Candler County Hospital Development of MOB Request received: 8/3/2102 Contact Person: Stephen C. Shepherd 912-685-5741 Determination: Pending DET2012130 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC dba Emory Johns Creek Hospital Relocation of Women's Imaging Services Request received: 8/6/2012 Contact Person: Laurie Hansen 678-474-7012 Determination: Pending DET2012131 GYN Resources, Inc. Mobile Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers Request received: 8/8/2012 Contact Person: Vickey Worthy 404-605-7087 Determination: Pending DET2012132 SunCrest Home Health of Georgia, Inc. dba SunCrest Home Health Transfer of Franklin County Request received: 8/9/2012 Contact Person: John W. Dant 615-712-2229 Determination: Pending DET2012133 Lane Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, LLC Renovations of Existing Facility Request received: 8/10/2012 Contact Person: Renee Blanton 706-322-1717 Determination: Pending DET2012134 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC dba Doctors Hospital of Augusta Temporary Lease of Cath Lab Request received: 8/13/2012 Contact Person: Sondra Smith 706-651-6689 Determination: Pending DET2012135 Candler County Hospital Authority dba Candler County Hospital Facilities Improvement and Equipment Replacement Program Request received: 8/14/2012 Contact Person: Stephen C. Shepherd 912-685-5741 Determination: Pending DET2012136 SHI Parc at Duluth, LLC Establishment of Personal Care Home Request received: 8/14/2012 Contact Person: Jan Robbs 770-622-6880 Determination: Pending DET2012137 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Inc. Construction/Replacement/Consolidation of Physician Specialty Clinic Request received: 8/15/2012 Contact Person: John Fischer 229-228-2880 Determination: Pending DET2012138 Duke Realty North Fulton Development, LLC MOB on North Fulton Hospital Campus Request received: 8/16/2012 14 Contact Person: Del Mar Taylor 317-808-6913 Determination: Pending DET2012139 AFA Equipment Corp, LLC Replacement of Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine Request received: 8/21/2012 Contact Person: Jeanne Tucker 912-283-6471 Determination: Pending DET2012140 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital - Cherokee Addition of Second Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Request received: 8/23/2012 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending DET2012141 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Kennestone Hospital Development of Medical Office Building Request received: 8/23/2012 Contact Person: Caroline Aultman 678-331-6885 Determination: Pending DET2012142 Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville CT Unit Replacement Request received: 8/24/2012 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending DET2012143 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital - Forsyth Addition of Third Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab Request received: 8/31/2012 Contact Person: Bill Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending DET2012144 Augusta Healthcare Properties, Inc. Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/29/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending DET2012145 Healthcare Properties Leasing, Inc. dba Augusta Hills, LLC Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/29/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending DET2012146 upac-Laurel Park, LLC Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/29/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending DET2012147 Hilltop Healthcare Properties, Inc. Renovation of Existing Nursing Facility Request received: 8/28/2012 Contact Person: Aneel Gill 678-533-6699 Determination: Pending DET2012148 Advanced Aesthetics, P.C. Transfer Approved ASC to LNR Holder's Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Request received: 9/4/2012 Contact Person: Diane Rodriguez 770-461-4000 Determination: Pending 15 DET2012149 Atlanta Center for Medical Research Exempt Clinical Trial Research Facility Request received: 9/4/2012 Contact Person: Determination: Pending DET2012150 Tenet Healthsystem GB, Inc. and Tenet South Fulton, Inc. Consolidation of Hospital License Request received: 9/5/2012 Contact Person: Dawnmarie Matlock 404-881-4253 Determination: Pending DET2012151 Meadows Regional Medical Center Construct a 9-bed Observation Unit Request received: 9/6/2012 Contact Person: J. Alan Kent 912-535-5827 Determination: Pending DET2012152 UHS of Anchor, L.P. dba Anchor Hospital Allow Reduction of Indigent/Charity Care Percentage Request received: 9/10/2012 Contact Person: James Duff, CEO 770-991-6044 Determination: Pending Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 2011028 Floyd Healthcare, Inc. d/b/a Floyd Medical Center Establish Level III NICU Services Request to extend Performance Period Site: 304 Turner McCall Boulevard, Rome Project Approved: 9/19/2011 Request Received: 8/15/2012 Contact: Stephen Weed, DOP (706) 509-3257 Approved Cost: $779,980 Determination: Approved, 8/20/2012 Extended Implementation Date: 2/18/2013 2011036 Miller County Hospital/Miller Nursing Home Mechanical Ventilator Request to extend Implementation Period Site: 209 N. Cuthbert Street, Colquitt Project Approved: 10/28/2011 Request Received: 8/30/2012 Contact: Robin Rau, CEO, (229-758-5954) Approved Cost: $496,676 Determination: Approved, 9/10/2012 Extended Implementation Date: 10/28/2013 2011039 PAP of Georgia Skilled Nursing Complex/Technology Dependent Children 18 Under Request to extend Implementation Period Site: 5620 Glenridge Drive, Atlanta Project Approved: 10/28/2011 Request Received: 8/30/2012 Contact: Gregory Hook, Chief Compliance Officer, (908-236-8712) Approved Cost: $7,301,064 Determination: Approved, 9/7/2012 Extended Implementation Date: 10/28/2013 2011020 West Cobb Health Imaging Add CT Scanner Request to extend Effective Period Site: 3824 Austell Rd, Marietta Project Approved: 10/13/2011 Request Received: 9/4/2012 Contact: Robert Limyansky, Partner (770-394-8465 x120) 16 Approved Cost: $523,000 Determination: Approved, 9/6/2012 Extended Completion Date: 1/13/2013 2011021 American Health Imaging, Inc Mobile Service Provider Purchase Dedicated Mobile Breast MRI Unit Request to extend Effective Period Site: 2200 Century Parkway, NE, Suite 600, Atlanta Project Approved: 10/3/2011 Request Received: 9/4/2012 Contact: Robert Limyansky, Partner (770-394-8465 x120) Approved Cost: $1,838,000 Determination: Approved, 9/6/2012 Extended Completion Date: 10/31/2013 2011035 Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, Inc. Expansion and Renovation of its Clinical Laboratory Request to extend Completion Date Site: 1001 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta Project Approved: 10/12/2011 Request Received: 9/11/2012 Contact: David Tatum, VP & Chief-Public Policy (404-785-7556) Approved Cost: $4,818,000 Determination: Pending Need Projection Analyses Updated 06/29/2012 Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services 2017 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy - 6/29/2012 2017 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 6/20/2012 2016 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 3/22/2012 2014 Home Health Agency Services - 3/21/2012 2016 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 3/22/2012 2016 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 3/23/2012 2016 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 3/23/2012 2016 Obstetric Services Beds - 3/23/2012 2014 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 3/21/2012 Non-Batched Need Projections 2015 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/6/2010 2016 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 5/27/2011 Note: Short Stay Hospital Bed Need Projections are facility-specific and completed by DCH on an ad hoc basis upon request. Currently, projections can be obtained for 2016 using 2010 utilization. 17 Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of 9/11/2012) 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 2009 thru 2011) Barrow Regional Medical Center Barrow 2011 Berrien County Hospital Berrien 2011 Burke Medical Center Burke 2011 Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton 2011 Chestatee Regional Hospital Lumpkin 2011 East Central Regional Hospital - Augusta Campus Richmond 2011 Flint River Community Hospital Macon 2011 Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah Chatham 2009 Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah Chatham 2011 Georgia Regional Hospital-Atlanta DeKalb 2011 Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2011 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2011 Lower Oconee Community Hospital, Inc. Wheeler 2011 Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Floyd 2010 Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Floyd 2011 Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Sumter 2011 Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care Clayton 2011 Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center Randolph 2011 Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart 2009 Stewart Webster Hospital Stewart 2010 Triumph - The Specialty Hospital Floyd 2011 Walton Regional Medical Center Walton 2011 Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Douglas 2011 Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Agape Health & Rehab of Moultrie, LLC Bel Arbor Health & Rehabilitation Colquitt Bibb 2011 2011 Bell Minor Home, The Brown's Health & Rehabilitation Center Carrollton Manor, Incorporated Church Home For The Aged College Park Health Care Center Eastview Nursing Center Emanuel County Nursing Home Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center Glendale Nursing Home Golden LivingCenter - Augusta Hall Bulloch Carroll Houston Fulton Bibb Emanuel Charlton Jefferson Richmond 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Golden LivingCenter - Decatur Golden LivingCenter - Medical Arts Golden LivingCenter - Northside Golden LivingCenter - Rome Goodwill Nursing Home Inc Gracewood Development Ctr - ICF/MR DeKalb Gwinnett Fulton Floyd Bibb Richmond 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Gracewood Nursing Facility (Unit 9) Hutcheson Medical Center Joe-Anne Burgin Nursing Home Richmond Catoosa Randolph 2011 2011 2011 18 Survey Due 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 Lumber City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Decatur Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Marietta Meadowbrook Health Care Meadows Nursing Center Mitchell County Nursing Homes New London Health Center Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital ICF/MR Oceanside Nursing & Rehab Center Parkside At Hutcheson Medical Center Pinehill Nursing Center, Inc Pinewood Nursing Center Powder Springs Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Savannah Beach Nursing & Rehab Center Savannah Specialty Care Center Savannah Square Health Center Scepter Health & Rehab of Snellville, LLC Southland Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center Warm Springs Medical Center Nursing Home Westminster Commons Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Telfair DeKalb Cobb DeKalb Toombs Mitchell Gwinnett Floyd Chatham Walker Dooly Grady Cobb Chatham Chatham Chatham Gwinnett Laurens Meriwether Fulton Chatham 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Athens Regional Medical Center Clarke 2011 Coffee Regional Medical Center Coffee 2011 Floyd Medical Center Floyd 2011 Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2011 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2010 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2011 Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross Ware 2011 Meadows Regional Medical Center Toombs 2011 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Dougherty 2011 University Hospital Richmond 2011 Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2009 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2010 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2011 Akstein Eye Center, P.c. CLAYTON 2009 Akstein Eye Center, P.c. CLAYTON 2010 Akstein Eye Center, P.c. CLAYTON 2011 Ambulatory Foot & Leg Surg Ctr COBB 2011 Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr CLAYTON 2009 Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr CLAYTON 2010 Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr CLAYTON 2011 Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center, Inc MUSCOGEE 2009 American Eye Surgery Center, Inc CLARKE 2010 Associates Physicians Asc BIBB 2009 Associates Physicians Asc BIBB 2010 Associates Physicians Asc BIBB 2011 Athens Plastic Surgery Center CLARKE 2011 Atlanta Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Center, LLC Atlanta Center for Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery Atlanta Endoscopy Center, Ltd. FULTON Fulton DEKALB 2011 2011 2009 Atlanta Plastic & Reconst Surg FULTON 2009 19 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 9/16/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/1/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta Sports Medicine Surgery Center Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc Augusta Aesthetic Surgery, Llc Augusta Endoscopy Center Augusta Endoscopy Center Augusta Endoscopy Center Bowman Pain Management, Pc Bowman Pain Management, Pc Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC Center For Orthopedic Surgery Center For Pl & Recon Surgery Center For Pl & Recon Surgery Center For Pl & Recon Surgery Center For Spine & Pain Medicine Center For Spine & Pain Medicine Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr Coastal Empire Plastic Surgery Coastal Pain Center, Llc Cobb Endoscopy Center, Llc Cobb Foot And Leg Surgical Center, Llc Coffee County Center For Digestive Disease Columbus Women's Health Organization, Inc. CPMSC Roswell, PC Dalton Plastic Surgery Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr Dennis Surgery Center, Inc. Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endo Ctr Mountainside Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endo Ctr Mountainside Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endoscopy Ctr Dublin Endoscopy Center, LLC Dublin Eye Surgery Center Dublin Orthopaedics Asc, Inc Endoscopy Center Of Middle Georgia, Llc Endoscopy Center, Llc, The Endoscopy Consultants, Llc Endoscopy Consultants, LLC Ent Surgical Center Eye Associates Surgery Ctr Eye Associates Surgery Ctr Eyesight's Laser & Surgery Ctr Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. Forsyth Surgical Center, Inc. GA Urology, PA Cobb Ambulatory Surgery Center Gainesville Endoscopy Center, Llc Gainesville Eye Center, Llc Georgia Endoscopy Center, LLC Georgia Pain Physicians dba Georgia Surgical Centers CLAYTON CLAYTON CLAYTON FULTON DOUGLAS DOUGLAS DOUGLAS RICHMOND COLUMBIA COLUMBIA COLUMBIA BIBB BIBB FULTON FULTON BARTOW CLARKE CLARKE CLARKE WHITFIELD WHITFIELD CLAYTON CHATHAM GLYNN COBB COBB COFFEE Muscogee FULTON WHITFIELD WHITFIELD FULTON PICKENS PICKENS FULTON LAURENS LAURENS LAURENS BIBB CHATHAM FULTON FULTON CHATHAM LOWNDES LOWNDES HOUSTON MUSCOGEE MUSCOGEE FORSYTH FORSYTH COBB HALL HALL Forsyth GORDON 20 2009 2010 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2009 2010 2011 2009 2011 2010 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2010 2009 2011 2009 2011 2009 2009 2011 2009 2011 2011 2009 2010 2009 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2009 2011 2011 2009 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009 2009 2011 2010 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 of North Georgia GEORGIA PAIN SPINE CENTER, LLC Georgia Surgical Ctrs Of N Ga Golden Isles Foot Sur Ctr, Inc Gwinnett Center for Outpatient Surgery Gwinnett Endoscopy Services - Duluth Harbin G I, Llc Island Surgery Center, Inc Island Surgery Center, Inc Jimenez Foot, Ankle & Leg Asc Jimenez Foot, Ankle & Leg Asc Johns Creek Othopedic Surgery Center Macon Pain Center, Pc Macon Pain Center, Pc Macon Pain Center, Pc Metro Atlanta Endoscopy Midtown Urology Surgical Center Newnan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc Newnan Foot & Ankle Surgery Center, Llc Non-surgical Orthopaedic Pain Center, P C North Columbus Surgery Center, LLC North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc North Georgia Eye Surgery Center, Llc North Georgia Foot & Ankle Surgery Center North Georgia Institute For Wound Care, Llc North Georgia Institute For Wound Care, Llc Northeast Endoscopy Center, Llc Northeast Georgia Urological Surgery Center, Llc Northeast Georgia Urological Surgery Center, Llc Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Northside Surgery Center, Inc. Operating Room Services, Llc Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Paces Plastic Surgery Center Paces Plastic Surgery Center Pain Clinic Of Aimr, P.c. Pain Clinic Of Aimr, P.c. Peachtree Spine And Pain Physicians Asc, Llc Perimeter Surgery Center of Atlanta Perimeter Surgery Center of Atlanta Piedmont Surgery Center Pinnacle Orthopaedics Surgery Center-Austell, LLC Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Center, Pc Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Plastic Surgery Ctr Land, The Podiatric Surgi Center Professional Eye Surgery Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr Pulliam Ambulatory Surg Ctr COBB GORDON GLYNN Gwinnett Gwinnett FLOYD GLYNN GLYNN GWINNETT GWINNETT Fulton BIBB BIBB BIBB FULTON FULTON COWETA COWETA COBB MUSCOGEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE HALL HALL Catoosa FORSYTH FORSYTH GWINNETT HALL HALL GWINNETT FULTON CHATHAM Chatham Chatham FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON Fulton Fulton BIBB COBB RICHMOND CHATHAM CHATHAM CHATHAM DEKALB WHITFIELD NEWTON NEWTON NEWTON 21 2010 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2009 2010 2009 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2011 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2009 2010 2011 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The FLOYD Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The FLOYD Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The FLOYD Rome Surgical Center, P C FLOYD Rome Surgical Center, P C FLOYD Rome Surgical Center, P C FLOYD Roswell Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery Fulton Samson Pain Center, Pc CHEROKEE Samson Pain Center, Pc CHEROKEE Samson Pain Center, Pc CHEROKEE Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Pain Center, Llc Chatham Chatham CHATHAM Savannah Pain Center, Llc CHATHAM Savannah Pain Center, Llc CHATHAM Seaside Surgical, Llc GLYNN Seaside Surgical, Llc GLYNN Southeast Treatment Center, Llc CAMDEN Southeast Treatment Center, Llc CAMDEN Southern Bone & Joint, Llc COWETA Summit Endoscopy Center, L L C FAYETTE Summit Endoscopy Center, L L C FAYETTE Surgery Center of Athens Clarke Surgery Center of BJI, LLC WAYNE Surgical Centers of Georgia Bibb Thomas Eye Surgery Center FULTON Tifton Endoscopy Center, Inc. TIFT Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C MUSCOGEE Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C MUSCOGEE Urology Associates Surgery Center, Llc COBB Urology Center Of Georgia Llc BIBB Urology Center Of Georgia Llc BIBB Urology Surgery Center Of Savannah, Lp CHATHAM Urology Surgical Partners, Llc FULTON V.O.A. Ambulatory Surgical Center LOWNDES Valdosta Endoscopy Center, Llc LOWNDES Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery LOWNDES Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery LOWNDES Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery LOWNDES Wellbrook Endoscopy Center ROCKDALE Wellbrook Endoscopy Center Wellbrook Endoscopy Center (covington) ROCKDALE NEWTON West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc CARROLL Westside Endoscopy Center, P C COBB Westside Endoscopy Center, P C COBB WESTSIDE SURGERY CENTER, LLC (d/b/a ENT of Coffee County) Woodhams Laser & Lens Implant COFFEE FULTON Woodhams Laser & Lens Implant FULTON WOOLFSON AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, LLC FULTON Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Intrepid USA Healthcare Services Glynn 22 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2010 2010 2011 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 2011 2010 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 Medside Home Health Agency Trinity Home Health Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Tift Co Fulton Richmond Tift 2011 2011 2011 Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Burke Medical Center Burke Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Northridge Medical Center Jackson Riverwoods Behavioral Health System Clayton Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Douglas Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Douglas 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Athens Regional Medical Center Clarke 2011 Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2011 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Dougherty 2011 University Hospital Richmond 2011 Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Battlefield Imaging Center Catoosa 2009 Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2010 South Georgia Center for Cancer Care Bulloch 2010 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 4/30/2010 4/29/2011 4/29/2011 Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years (Commitment status as of 9/11/2012) Facility Name Albany Surgery Center, Llp Albany Surgery Center, Llp Atlanta Eye Surgery Center at Omni West Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr Dekalb Endoscopy Center Dennis Surgery Center, Inc. G.I. Endoscopy Center G.I. Endoscopy Center Gainesville Surgery Center Georgia Pain Management Center, LLC Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Gwinnett Endoscopy Center Gwinnett Endoscopy Services - Duluth North Georgia Outpatient Surg North Georgia Outpatient Surg Northside Foot & Ankle O P Sc Northside Foot & Ankle O P Sc Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Northside Surgery Center, Inc. Northside Surgery Center, Inc. Orthopaedic South Surgical Center County Year DOUGHERTY 2010 DOUGHERTY 2011 Fulton 2009 Clayton 2010 Clayton 2011 CLAYTON 2011 DEKALB 2011 FULTON 2010 CLAYTON 2010 CLAYTON 2011 Hall 2011 HENRY 2011 GWINNETT 2009 GWINNETT 2010 GWINNETT 2011 Gwinnett 2010 GORDON 2010 GORDON 2011 HALL 2010 HALL 2011 GWINNETT 2010 GWINNETT 2011 FULTON 2009 FULTON 2011 CLAYTON 2009 23 Shortfall Due Service 38,801.81 Ambulatory Surgery Center 46,106.54 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,665.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 13,418.77 Ambulatory Surgery Center 66,531.12 Ambulatory Surgery Center 44,542.67 Ambulatory Surgery Center 83,031.41 Ambulatory Surgery Center 16,719.75 Ambulatory Surgery Center 75,209.04 Ambulatory Surgery Center 10,731.33 Ambulatory Surgery Center 38,485.44 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,303.40 Ambulatory Surgery Center 280,297.14 Ambulatory Surgery Center 277,941.25 Ambulatory Surgery Center 212,166.57 Ambulatory Surgery Center 29,339.64 Ambulatory Surgery Center 16,008.93 Ambulatory Surgery Center 26,481.60 Ambulatory Surgery Center 10,443.33 Ambulatory Surgery Center 2,272.71 Ambulatory Surgery Center 19,902.09 Ambulatory Surgery Center 738.00 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,466.67 Ambulatory Surgery Center 9,470.49 Ambulatory Surgery Center 673,595.09 Ambulatory Surgery Center Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Orthopedic Surgery Center, L.P. Paces Plastic Surgery Center Resurgens Surgical Center Resurgens Surgical Center Resurgens Surgical Center Savannah Plastic Surgicenter, Inc. Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. South Georgia Surgery Center Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Spivey Station Surgery Center Summerville Surgical Center Surgery Center, LLC, The Surgery Center, LLC, The Surgical Suite, The Surgical Suite, The Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Macon Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Washington CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. CSRA Home Health- Columbia, Inc. Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care, LLC Southside Medical Home Health Suncrest Home Health Suncrest Home Health CLAYTON CLAYTON Chatham FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON Chatham Chatham Chatham Ware FULTON FULTON Clayton Richmond Muscogee Muscogee FULTON FULTON Muscogee Bibb Elbert McDuffie McDuffie Oconee Hall Fulton DeKalb Newton Cobb 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2010 2011 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 736,036.52 804,390.23 2,275,498.54 67,813.20 1,193,396.65 1,203,614.79 1,375,891.97 36,419.70 25,369.55 27,490.23 11,500.12 9,376.56 4,035.84 55,170.93 583.16 114,593.31 124,405.19 4,689.30 4,650.87 5,272.52 192.42 98,252.02 11,903.41 10,055.68 49,938.52 35,797.51 147,847.14 4,224.15 2,942.44 6,917.49 Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center 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 Notes: The provisions of the Provider Payment Act of 2010 exempt eligible hospitals from being required to pay shortfalls associated with CON indigent and charity care commitments while the Act is in force. Critical Access Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and State-owned hospitals are exempt from the PPA so must still pay shortfalls associated with CON 24 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. 31-643(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. 25 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: FALL Batched Service Batching Notice Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery September PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart, Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers December Letter of Intent October January Application Deadline November February WINTER Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery March April May SPRING PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart, Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers June July August SUMMER 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 6/22/2012 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 Need Projections can be found on the DHP Need Projections Page 26 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES SPRING CYCLE Batching Notice (March 23, 2012) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (due by 12 noon May 22, 2012) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (August 4, 2012) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (August 29, 2012) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (September 18, 2012) Letter of Intent (April 22, 2012 - Rollover date: due by 5pm April 24, 2012) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (July 20, 2012) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (August 19, 2012) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (September 8, 2012) 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) 27 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES SUMMER CYCLE Batching Notice (June 22, 2012) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) Due by 12 noon August 21, 2012) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (November 3, 2012) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) November 28, 2012 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (December 18, 2012) Letter of Intent (July 22, 2012 - Rollover date: due by 5pm July 23, 2012) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (October 19, 2012) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (November 18, 2012) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (December 8, 2012) 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) 28 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 must be submitted by 3 PM (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). Applications submitted after 3:00 M PM will be considered received on the next business day. 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) 29 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 e-mail. Information will not be accepted by telephone. Please submit this information to: Georgia Department of Community Health Healthcare Facility Regulation Division c/o Matthew Jarrard 2 Peachtree Street, NW 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Fax Number: 404-656-0654 E-mail address: mjarrard@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. 30 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 Office of Health Planning Contact Information For general questions related to the Office of Health Planning, questions concerning Health Planning surveys, indigent and charity care commitment shortfalls, and all other matters please contact Matthew Jarrard, Director (mjarrard@dch.ga.gov) For questions concerning pending Certificate of Need applications please contact Bruce Henderson, Senior Reviewer (bhenderson@dch.ga.gov) For LNR/DET letters and for CON related matters please contact Roxana Tatman, Legal Director, Health Planning (rtatman@dch.ga.gov ) New Requirements for Verification of Lawful Presence within the United States Effective January 1, 2012 agencies or political subdivisions of the State of Georgia providing or administering a public benefit are required to verify that applicants for a public benefit are in the United States in a lawful manner. See O.C.G.A. 50-36-1(e). Certificates of Need (CON) are considered a public benefit under the new provisions. Therefore, an applicant for a CON must be in compliance with the law for the CON to be awarded. Effective January 1, 2012 all CON applications must include an original signed and notarized affidavit in accordance with O.C.G.A. 50-36-1(e)(2) as well as a copy of a secure and verifiable document in accordance with O.C.G.A. 50-36-2. A copy of the affidavit along with instructions for submitting the affidavit and secure and verifiable document can be located at the following link or by navigating to the CON Applications and Forms page from the CON Information link from www.dch.georgia.gov. http://dch.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/23/25/180044217HB87_CON_Instructions_1-1-2012.pdf CONs that are approved and issued after January 1, 2012 for applications that were submitted prior to January 1, 2012 are also subject to these provisions. DCH will contact applicants to provide instruction related to compliance prior to issuing such a CON. 31