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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 LOI2013001 Riverside Imaging Specialist, LLC Establish a Freestanding Diagnostic Imaging Center Received: 1/7/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/6/2013 Site: 2140 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31204 (Bibb County) Estimated Cost: $1,000,000 LOI2013002 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Kennestone New Off-Site Emergency Facility Received: 1/11/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/11/2013 Site: 4550 Cobb Parkway NW, Acworth, GA 30101 (Cobb County) Estimated Cost: $18,000,000 LOI2013003 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Kennestone New Off-Site Emergency Facility Received: 1/11/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/11/2013 Site: Intersection of Sixes Road & I-575, Holly Springs, GA 30114 (Cherokee County) Estimated Cost: $21,000,000 LOI2013004 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Received: 1/15/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/14/2013 Site: 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeKalb County) Estimated Cost: $1,500,000 Letters of Intent Winter Batching Megavoltage Radiation Therapy LOI2013005 Northside Hospital - Cherokee Megavoltage Radiation Therapy - Linear Accelerator Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 201 Hospital Road, Canton, GA 30114 (Cherokee County) Estimated Cost: $8,200,000 LOI2013006 Coliseum Park Cancer Treatment Center Megavoltage Radiation Therapy - CyberKnife Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 308 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217 (Bibb County) Estimated Cost: $8,000,000 LOI2013007 Northside Hospital - Forsyth Megavoltage Radiation Therapy - Gamma Knife Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 1200 Northside Hospital Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Estimated Cost: $8,000,000 Positron Emission Tomography Services LOI2013008 Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus PET/CT Services - Mobile Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Mary's, GA 31558 (Camden County) Estimated Cost: $160,000 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services LOI2013009 AMC - South Campus Add 15 Geriatric Psychiatric Beds 2 Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $900,000 LOI2013010 North Georgia Medical Center Add 10-bed Senior Mental Health program. Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 1362 South Main Street, Ellijay, GA 30540 (Gilmer County) Estimated Cost: $350,000 LOI2013011 FRN Georgia New 20-bed Residential Psychiatric Facility Received: 1/22/2013 Application must be submitted on: 2/19/2013 Site: 310 Black Bear Ridge, Sautee, GA 30571 (White County) Estimated Cost: $4,200,000 Expired Letters of Intent None New Applications 2013-004 Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Acquisition of Third Robotic Surgery Center Filed: 1/18/2013 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $1,777,000 2013-005 MRI & Imaging of Hapeville Convert Existing Diagnostic Imaging Facility to a CON DTRC Filed: 1/22/2013 Site: 535 North Central Avenue, Hapeville, GA 30354 (Fulton County) Contact: Per B. Normark 770-300-0101 Estimated Cost: $0 2013-006 Open MRI of Georgia, LLC dba MRI & Imaging of Duluth Convert Existing Diagnostic Imaging to a CON DTRC Filed: 1/22/2013 Site: 10670-A Medlock Bridge Road, Duluth, GA 30097 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Per B. Normark 770-300-0101 Estimated Cost: $0 2013-007 Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Renovate an Existing ICU Filed: 1/28/2013 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $8,917,000 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications 2012-065 Cartersville Medical Center New Off-Site Emergency Facility Filed: 12/13/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 12/19/2012 Site: Cherokee Village East, Acworth, GA 30102 (Cherokee County) Contact: Lori E. Rakes, COO 770-387-8181 Estimated Cost: $9,267,743 3 2013-001 MRI & Imaging of Douglasville Convert Existing Diagnostic Imaging Facility to a CON DTRC Filed: 1/7/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 1/18/2013 Site: 6095 Professional Parkway, Suite 101B, Douglasville, GA 30134 (Douglas County) Contact: Per B. Normark 770-330-0101 Estimated Cost: $0 2013-002 MRI & Imaging of Habersham Convert Existing Diagnostic Imaging Facility to a CON DTRC in Habersham Filed: 1/7/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 1/18/2013 Site: 638 Historic Highway 441 North, Suite D, Demorest, GA 30535 (Habersham County) Contact: Per B. Normark 770-300-0101 Estimated Cost: $0 2013-003 Northwest Imaging, LLC Convert one (1) existing MRI unit LNR-DTRC to a CON-approved DTRC Filed: 1/7/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 1/22/2013 Site: 4460 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Robert Bashuk, MD 770-941-4716 Estimated Cost: $15,000 Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications none Pending Review/Complete Applications 2012-049 Morgan Memorial Hospital Expansion of Five Beds Filed: 9/21/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 10/3/2012 Deemed Complete: 10/25/2012 60th Day Deadline: 12/23/2012 Decision Deadline: 2/21/2013 Site: 1077 South Main Street, Madison, GA 30650 (Morgan County) Contact: Ralph Castillo, CEO 706-752-2247 Estimated Cost: $140,000 2012-050 Piedmont Newnan Hospital da Vinci Surgical Robotic System Filed: 9/26/2012 Deemed Complete: 10/10/2012 60th Day Deadline: 12/8/2012 Decision Deadline: 2/6/2013 Site: 745 Poplar Road, Newnan, GA 30263 (Coweta County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Manager Regulatory Affairs 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $2,045,115 2012-051 Polk Medical Center, Inc. To Build a Replacement Hospital Filed: 10/5/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 10/22/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/8/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/6/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/7/2013 Site: US 278 and Kelly Road, Cedartown, GA 30125 (Polk County) Contact: Stephen Weed, Director of Planning 706-509-3257 Estimated Cost: $39,767,867 2012-052 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. Replacement of a Previously LNR-approved da Vinci S Robotic Surgical System Filed: 11/9/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/26/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/24/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/25/2013 Site: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) 4 Contact: Heather Dexter, VP Planning 678-843-7001 Estimated Cost: $1,830,000 2012-053 Augusta Diagnostic Imaging Conversion of Existing Approved LNR to CON Approved DTRC Filed: 11/16/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 12/4/2012 Deemed Complete: 1/7/2013 60th Day Deadline: 3/7/2013 Decision Deadline: 5/6/2013 Site: 1211 West Medical Park Drive, Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) Contact: Klara Joseph, COO 706-364-2603 Estimated Cost: $2,346,770 2012-054 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc. Add Four (4) Neonatal Intermediate Care Bassinets BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Laura Dow 912-350-8613 Estimated Cost: $2,249,500 2012-055 Rockdale Medical Center Establish a Four (4) Bed Neonatal Intensive (Level III) Care Service BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 1412 Milstead Avenue, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: James Atkins 770-918-3755 Estimated Cost: $532,168 2012-056 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc. Add Eight (8) Neonatal Intensive Care Bassinets BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Laura Dow 912-350-8613 Estimated Cost: $1,645,500 2012-057 The Medical Center, Inc. Add Five (5) Neonatal Intensive Care Beds BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31901 (Muscogee County) Contact: Donald E. Elder 706-660-6342 Estimated Cost: $867,720 2012-058 Associates Surgery Center, Inc. Convert from PO Single Specialty ASC to CON Single Specialty ASC BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 864 First Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) Contact: Dr. J. Gregory Jones 478-741-6522 Estimated Cost: $30,000 2012-059 Neurological Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Convert from a PO Single Specialty ASC to CON Single Specialty ASC BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 5 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 1 Jackson Boulevard, Suite 101, Savannah, GA 31405 (Chatham County) Contact: Randolph C. Bishop, M.D. 912-355-1010 Estimated Cost: $50,000 2012-060 Thomasville Surgery Center, Inc. Convert from PO Single Specialty ASC to Single Specialty CON ASC BATCHING Filed: 11/24/2012 Deemed Complete: 11/24/2012 60th Day Deadline: 1/22/2013 Decision Deadline: 3/23/2013 Site: 2282 East Pinetree Boulevard, Suite B, Thomasville, GA 31792 (Thomas County) Contact: Leslie Harvey, RN 229-228-4988 Estimated Cost: $15,000 2012-061 Wynfield Park Health & Rehabilitation Renovation of the Existing Center Filed: 12/3/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 12/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 1/8/2013 60th Day Deadline: 3/8/2013 Decision Deadline: 5/7/2013 Site: 223 West 3rd Street, Albany, GA 31701 (Dougherty County) Contact: Stelling Nelson 478-986-7484 Estimated Cost: $8,285,651 2012-062 Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Acquisition of Siemens Magnatom Aera 1.5T MRI Filed: 12/3/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/17/2012 60th Day Deadline: 2/14/2013 Decision Deadline: 4/15/2013 Site: 1365-C Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeKalb County) Contact: Toni Wimby, Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $3,175,000 2012-063 Northside Hospital - Forsyth 16 Bed Expansion Filed: 12/13/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/31/2012 60th Day Deadline: 2/28/2013 Decision Deadline: 4/29/2013 Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian Toporek, Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $0 2012-064 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Renovate Cancer Support Center Filed: 12/13/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/31/2012 60th Day Deadline: 2/28/2013 Decision Deadline: 4/29/2013 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Caroline C. Aultman 678-331-6887 Estimated Cost: $6,785,000 Recently Approved Applications 2012-030 The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. New Seven Story MOB Filed: 8/15/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 8/29/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/14/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/12/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/11/2013 APPROVED: 1/11/2013 Site: 752 Hemlock Street, Macon, GA 31201 (Bibb County) 6 Contact: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Estimated Cost: $85,910,931 2012-044 WellStar Kennestone Hospital Develop an Outpatient Pediatric Diagnostic Center Filed: 8/31/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/17/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/15/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/14/2013 APPROVED: 1/14/2013 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 Deemed Complete: 9/17/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/15/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/14/2013 APPROVED: 1/14/2013 Site: 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (Cobb County) Contact: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Estimated Cost: $4,984,297 2012-046 Decatur Health Imaging Replace Existing 0.2T MRI Unit with 1.5T Unit Filed: 9/5/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/20/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/18/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/17/2013 APPROVED: 1/17/2013 Site: 2774 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,677,000 2012-048 Children's at Town Center Development of an Outpatient Pediatric Imaging Center Filed: 9/19/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/21/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/19/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/18/2013 APPROVED: 1/18/2013 Site: 2985 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (Cobb County) Contact: David R. Tatum, Vice President 404-785-7556 Estimated Cost: $7,000,000 Recently Denied Applications 2012-043 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC New Off-Site Emergency Facility (Joined 047) Filed: 8/27/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/11/2012 Joined: 9/28/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/26/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/25/2013 DENIED: 1/25/2013 Site: 743 North Belair Road, Evans, GA 30809 (Columbia County) Contact: Dough Welch, CEO 706-651-2451 Estimated Cost: $9,822,715 2012-047 University Hospital Emergency Department - Evans New Off-Site Emergency Facility (Joined 043) Filed: 9/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 9/28/2012 7 Joined: 9/28/2012 60th Day Deadline: 11/26/2012 Decision Deadline: 1/25/2013 DENIED: 1/25/2013 Site: 4200 University Parkway, Evans, GA 30809 (Columbia County) Contact: Edward L. Burr, VP of Legal Affairs 706-774-4500 Estimated Cost: $9,670,000 CON Applications Withdrawn none 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. Administrative Hearing Date: To be Determined. 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 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. Court of Appeals: granted Kennestone Hospital, Inc. and DCH's Applications for Discretionary Appeal on 09/21/12. 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. Department and Southern Regional Medical Center filed request for Commissioner Review, 10/5/2012 Commissioner Review Decision: Commissioner Review affirms Hearing Officer decision,12/18/2012. Southern Regional Medical Center (SRMC) filed petition for judicial review, 1/18/2013. Superior Court Decision: Pending 2012-032 Eastside Medical Center (Walton) New Off-Site Emergency Facility Agency Decision: Denied, 12/19/2012 Appealed By: Eastside Medical Center, 1/15/2013; Clearview Regional Medical Center files request to intervene in appeal, 1/16/2013. 8 Hearing Officer: TBD Hearing Date: TBD Hearing Decision: Pending 2012-037 Doctors Hospital Radiation Oncology Center (Richmond) Megavoltage Radiation Therapy, CyberKnife Agency Decision: Approved, 12/18/2012 Appealed By: Georgia Health Science Medical Center, 1/16/2013; Doctors Hospital of Augusta files request to intervene in appeal, 1/15/2013. Hearing Officer: TBD Hearing Date: TBD Hearing Decision: Pending Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment LNR-EQT2012025 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Midtown Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 11/9/2012 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 1/22/2013 LNR-EQT2012026 Valdosta Family Medicine Associates, P.C. Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 11/15/2012 Contact Person: Wendy Cain 229-244-1400 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 1/22/2013 LNR-EQT2012027 Meadows Regional Medical Center Fixed MRI; Fixed CT Scanner and Nuclear Camera Request received: 11/16/2012 Contact Person: Howard Holman 912-538-5889 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 1/11/2013 LNR-EQT2012028 MRI Imaging Specialist Fixed MRI and CT Scanner Request received: 12/4/2012 Contact Person: Michael Alatorre 786-303-0242 Determination: Pending Opposition: American Health Imaging- 1/3/2013; Novant Health, Inc.- 1/3/2013; Open MRI & Imaging of Snellville, LLC- 1/3/2013 LNR-EQT2012029 EHCA Johns Creeks, LLC dba Emory Johns Creek Hospital Robotic Surgery System Request received: 12/14/2012 Contact Person: R. Craig McCoy 678-474-7003 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012030 Dalton Diagnostic Associates, L.P. Fixed MRI Request received: 12/19/2012 Contact Person: John C. Church, M.D. 706-278-9729 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012031 Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc DaVinci Surgical Robot Request received: 12/21/2012 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2012032 Ankle and Foot Associates, LLC Fixed MRI 9 Request received: 12/26/2012 Contact Person: Jeanne Tucker 912-283-6471 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2013001 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC dba Emory Johns Creek Hospital Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 1/4/2013 Contact Person: Laurie Hansen 678-474-7012 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2013002 Houston Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Perry Hospital Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 1/8/2013 Contact Person: Tim Sisco 478-542-7837 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2013003 ISPM ASC at Camp Creek, LLC C-Arm Request received: 1/9/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Rosenbaum Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2013004 Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia, P.C. Fixed MRI Request received: 1/16/2013 Contact Person: J. Lex Kenerly, III, M.D. 912-427-0800 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2013005 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Windy Hill Hospital Fixed CT, Mammography, Ultrasound, Bone Density, Diagnostic Radiology Request received: 1/25/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2013006 Urology Specialists of Georgia, P.C. Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 1/25/2013 Contact Person: Joshua A. Perkel, M.D. 478-745-6576 Determination: Pending Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities LNR-ASC2012022 Hillcrest Surgery Associates, LLC Hillcrest Surgery Associates Site: 1110 Hillcrest Parkway Suite D, Dublin, GA 31021 Number of OR's: Specialty: Physician Owned Single Specialty Project costs as submitted: $1,126,000.00 Request received: 10/18/2012 Contact Person: Edward Luke 770-951-8427 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012023 White Oak Surgery Center, Inc. Pain Management Site: 1665 East Highway 34, Newnan, GA 302065 Number of OR's: Specialty: Pain Management Project costs as submitted: $189,000.00 Request received: 10/30/2012 Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr. 770-951-8427 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012024 Innovative Pain Management Center, LLC 10 Physician-owned Single-Specialty ASC Site: 1300 Upper Hembree Road, Building 100, Suite B Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Pain Management Project costs as submitted: $821,173.00 Request received: 10/31/2012 Contact Person: Edward C. Luke, Jr. 770-951-8427 Determination: Approved Determination 1/10/2013 LNR-ASC2012025 Georgia Pain Physicians, P.C. Physician-Owned, Office-Based Single Specialty ASC Site: 88-C Lindsey Lane, Kingsland, Camden County, GA 31548 Number of OR's: Specialty: Pain Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 11/30/2012 Contact Person: Kristie E. Piasta 404-504-7649 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012026 Georgia Pain Management ASC, LLC Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 530 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Pain Management Project costs as submitted: $76,000.00 Request received: 12/13/2012 Contact Person: Kathryn Herndon 770-503-7222 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012027 Southern Surgery Center, LLC Physician-Owed, Single Specialty ASC Site: 401 West Fourth Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 Number of OR's: 3 Specialty: General Surgical Procedures Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 12/12/2012 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross 912-651-8941 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2012028 Panola Endoscopy Center, LLC. Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 5403 Hillandale Park Court, Suite B, Lithonia 30058 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Gastroenterology Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 12/26/2012 Contact Person: Victor L. Moldovan 404-443-5708 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2013001 Thomas Eye Surgery Center, LLC Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 5874 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Ophthalmology Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 1/16/2013 Contact Person: Gayle R. Evans, RN MBA 770-794-4944 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2013002 Advanced Urology Institute of Georgia, P.C. Physician Single Specialty Treatment Center Site: 1557 Janmar Road, Snellville, 30078 Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Urology Project costs as submitted: $1,791,600.00 Request received: 1/25/2013 Contact Person: Dr. Jitesh V. Patel 678-344-8900 Determination: Pending 11 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 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 DET2012131 GYN Resources, Inc. Mobile Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers Request received: 8/8/2012 Contact Person: Vickey Worthy 404-605-7087 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 DET2012161 Houston Hospitals, Inc. dab Perry Hospital Replace existing fixed based CT unit Request received: 10/3/2012 Contact Person: Tim Sisco 478-542-7837 Determination: Pending DET2012165 Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc. Purchase a Da Vinci Vessel Sealer and Stapler Vision Cart System Request received: 10/18/2012 Contact Person: David Kent 770-400-6261 Determination: Pending DET2012169 Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation Relocate 66 SNF Beds Request received: 11/2/2012 Contact Person: Stelling Nelson 478-314-1560 ext 2261 Determination: Pending DET2012170 Effingham County Hospital Authority dba Effingham Health System Facilities Renovation and Imaging Project Request received: 11/6/2012 Contact Person: Norma Jean Morgan 912-754-0160 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/14/2013 DET2012171 Universal Health Services, Inc. dba UHS of Savannah, LLC Consolidation of Hospital License Request received: 11/6/2012 Contact Person: Ray Heckerman 912-354-3911 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/8/2013 12 DET2012172 East Georgia Regional Medical Center Addition of Vascular Lab to Existing Hospital Request received: 11/9/2012 Contact Person: Bob Bigley 912-486-1000 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/14/2013 DET2012173 Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation dba Grady Health System Hemodialysis Unit Renovations Request received: 11/13/2012 Contact Person: Craig Tindall 404-616-5141 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/14/2013 DET2012174 Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, dba Grady Health System Clinical Engineering Department Remodeling Request received: 11/13/2012 Contact Person: Craig J. Tindall 404-616-5141 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/14/2013 DET2012175 Muscogee Manor & Rehabilitation Center Relocation of 90 Beds Request received: 11/13/2012 Contact Person: Frank Morast 706-561-3218 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/23/2013 DET2012176 Azalea Trace Nursing Center Relocation of the Nursing Center Request received: 11/13/2012 Contact Person: Frank Morast 706-561-3218 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/23/2013 DET2012177 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. dba WellStar Kennestone Hospital Capital Expenditure Below Threshold Request received: 11/13/2012 Contact Person: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/14/2013 DET2012178 Riverwood Retirement Life Community Expansion of PCH from 75 to 100 beds Request received: 11/13/212 Contact Person: Jason Gibson 423-653-8512 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/15/2013 DET2012179 University Hospital Replacement of CT Scanner Request received: 11/14/2012 Contact Person: Jackie M. Kendinger 706-774-8044 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/23/2013 DET2012181 Meadows Regional Cancer Center, LLC Replacement of Linear Accelerator Request received: 11/15/2012 Contact Person: Howard Holman 912-538-5889 Determination: Pending Opposition: Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center- ; South Georgia Center- 12/14/2012 DET2012182 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Replacement of MRI Scanner Request received: 11/20/2012 Contact Person: Ken Brooker 229-228-2880 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/23/2013 DET2012183 South Regional Health System, Inc, Combine Hospital Permit Request received: 11/20/2012 13 Contact Person: James E. Crissey 770-991-9000 Determination: Pending DET2012184 Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. dba Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville Replacement of CON - Authorized Equipment Request received: 11/21/2012 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending DET2012185 Emory University dba Emory University Orthopedic & Spine Hospital Addition of a 7th Shared Operating Room Request received: 11/21/2012 Contact Person: June Connor, MN,RN,NE-BC 404-656-8925 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/24/2013 DET2012186 Houston Hospital, Inc. dba Houston Medical Center Replace existing Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Request received: 11/26/2012 Contact Person: Tim Sisco 478-542-7837 Determination: Pending DET2012187 Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. Construction of New Medical Office Building Request received: 11/26/2012 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending DET2012188 Central Georgia PET, LLC Relocate PT/CT Equipment on Campus Request received: 11/26/2012 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending DET2012189 Tifton County Hospital Authority Replacement of Computed Tomography Scanner Request received: 11/30/2012 Contact Person: Tracie Grace 229-353-7594 Determination: Pending DET2012190 Northside Hospital, Inc. Capital Expenditures to Acquire Existing MOB Request received: 11/30/2012 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending DET2012191 Northside Hospital, Inc. Capital Expenditures to Acquire Existing MOB Request received: 11/30/2012 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending DET2012192 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Acquisition of Computer/Information Systems Request received: 12/5/2012 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Pending DET2012193 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Renovate Inpatient Bathrooms Request received: 12/5/2012 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Pending 14 DET2012194 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Renovate Public Bathrooms Request received: 12/5/2012 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Pending DET2012195 Magnolia Manor of St. Mary's Change of Capacity Request received: 12/12/2012 Contact Person: Mark Todd 229-924-9352 Ext 4053 Determination: Pending DET2012196 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Replacement of Gamma Knife Request received: 12/13/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending DET2012197 Foundations Recovery Network Establish a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center Request received: 12/17/2012 Contact Person: Richard Rogers 615-345-3204 Determination: Pending DET2012198 Coliseum Medical Center, LLC dba Coliseum Medical Centers Expansion and Relocation of Electrophysiology (EP) Service Request received: 12/14/2012 Contact Person: David Portwood 478-765-4100 Determination: Pending DET2012199 Coliseum Medical Center, LLC dba Coliseum Medical Centers Addition of an Electrophysiology (EP) Laboratory Request received: 12/14/2012 Contact Person: David Portwood 478-765-4100 Determination: Pending DET2012200 MCG Health, Inc. dba Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center Replacement of Adult Cath Lab Equipment & Renovations Request received: 12/17/2012 Contact Person: Phil Howard 706-721-4551 Determination: Pending DET2012201 Med Cross Imaging P.C. Mobile MRI Services Request received: 12/17/2012 Contact Person: Kuo L. Lee, MD 478-7337-9292 Determination: Pending DET2012202 Med Cross Imaging P.C. Mobile MRI Services Request received: 12/17/2012 Contact Person: Kuo L. Lee, M.D. 478-737-9292 Determination: Pending DET2012203 Assisted Living at Cedarcrest Assisted Living Community for Private Pay Residents Request received: 12/17/2012 Contact Person: Craig Thomas/Mike McMahan 678-618-1022 Determination: Pending DET2012204 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC Convert Radiology Room Into Emergency Treatment Room Request received: 12/18/2012 15 Contact Person: Chris Cosby 706-651-6101 Determination: Pending DET2012205 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Renovation Emergency Department Triage/Waiting/Reception area Request received: 12/19/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending DET2012206 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Renovation of Coronary Care Unit on Third Floor Request received: 12/19/2012 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending DET2012207 Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. dba Gwinnett Medical Center Renovation of Diagnostic Cardiology Department Request received: 12/21/2012 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending DET2012208 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Replacement of CON Approved Hospital Based MRI Request received: 12/21/2012 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Pending DET2013001 St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. Addition of Sterile Processing Area Request received: 1/2/2013 Contact Person: Nina Evans 706-389-3947 Determination: Pending DET2013002 Piedmont Hospital, Ind. Dba Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Renovation of the McDonnell Outpatient Surgery Center Request received: 1/3/2013 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending DET2013003 Hidden Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care Assisted Living Community for Private Pay Residents Request received: 1/4/2013 Contact Person: John M. Pascoe/Brian P. Sticker 770-366-6600 Determination: Pending DET2013004 Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. Development of Medical Office Building Request received: 1/4/2013 Contact Person: Lori Jenkins 229-312-1432 Determination: Pending DET2013005 Diagnostic Services, L.C. dba OMI Diagnostics - Alpharetta Relocation of DTRC and replacement of one existing MRI Unit Request received: 1/9/2013 Contact Person: Thomas Brown 770-664-7777 ext 4601 Determination: Pending DET2013006 HLTC, Inc dba Quinton Memorial and Rehabilitation Capital Expenditure Below CON Threshold Request received: 1/15/2013 Contact Person: Dennis Stout 706-226-4642 Determination: Pending 16 DET2013007 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. dba Piedmont Fayette Hospital Increase in Bed Capacity Request received: 1/17/2013 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Pending DET2013008 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital - Forsyth Replace CON approved Radiology Equipment Request received: 1/18/2013 Contact Person: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Determination: Pending DET2013009 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. Transfer of Ownership of East Cobb Imaging Center Request received: 1/28/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Determination: Pending Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 2011069 Emory University dba Emory University Hospital Midtown Purchase MRI Request to extend Performance Period Site: 550 Peachtree St., Atlanta Project Approved: 2/20/2012 Request Received: 1/25/2013 Contact: Toni Wimby, Assoc Admin (404-686-2450) Approved Cost: $3,064,022 Determination: Approved, 1/28/2013 Extended Completion Date: May 28, 2013 Need Projection Analyses Updated 12/21/2012 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 - 12/20/2012 2017 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 12/20/2012 2017 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 9/21/2012 2015 Home Health Agency Services - 9/24/2012 2017 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 9/24/2012 2017 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 9/24/2012 2017 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 9/24/2012 2017 Obstetric Services Beds - 9/24/2012 2015 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 9/24/2012 Non-Batched Need Projections 2015 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/6/2010 2017 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 7/2/2012 17 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. Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of 1/29/2013) 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 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 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 Colquitt 2011 Bell Minor Home, The Hall 2011 Brown's Health & Rehabilitation Center Bulloch 2011 Carrollton Manor, Incorporated Carroll 2011 College Park Health Care Center Fulton 2011 Emanuel County Nursing Home Emanuel 2011 Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center Charlton 2011 Golden LivingCenter - Augusta Richmond 2011 Golden LivingCenter - Decatur DeKalb 2011 Golden LivingCenter - Medical Arts Gwinnett 2011 Golden LivingCenter - Northside Fulton 2011 Goodwill Nursing Home Inc Bibb 2011 Gracewood Development Ctr - ICF/MR Gracewood Nursing Facility (Unit 9) Richmond Richmond 2011 2011 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2011 Joe-Anne Burgin Nursing Home Randolph 2011 Lumber City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Telfair 2011 Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Decatur DeKalb 2011 Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Marietta Cobb 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 3/12/2010 3/11/2011 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 Meadows Nursing Center New London Health Center Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital ICF/MR Oceanside Nursing & Rehab Center Parkside At Hutcheson Medical 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 Westminster Commons Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Toombs Gwinnett Floyd Chatham Walker Cobb Chatham Chatham Chatham Gwinnett Laurens Fulton Chatham 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Coffee Regional Medical Center Coffee 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 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 Associates Physicians Asc BIBB BIBB 2010 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 Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc CLAYTON 2009 Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc CLAYTON 2010 Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc CLAYTON 2011 Atlanta Sports Medicine Surgery Center FULTON 2011 Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc DOUGLAS 2009 Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc DOUGLAS 2010 Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc DOUGLAS 2011 Augusta Aesthetic Surgery, Llc RICHMOND 2010 Bowman Pain Management, Pc BIBB 2009 Bowman Pain Management, Pc BIBB 2011 Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC FULTON 2010 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 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 7/1/2011 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 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 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 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 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 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 COBB GORDON GLYNN Gwinnett Gwinnett FLOYD GLYNN GLYNN GWINNETT GWINNETT Fulton BIBB BIBB 20 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 2010 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2009 2010 2009 2011 2011 2009 2010 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 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 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 Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Rome Surgical Center, P C 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 Samson Pain Center, Pc Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Center, LLC Savannah Pain Center, Llc 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 FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD Fulton CHEROKEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE Chatham Chatham CHATHAM 21 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 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2011 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2009 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 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 Savannah Pain Center, Llc CHATHAM Savannah Pain Center, Llc CHATHAM Seaside Surgical, Llc GLYNN Seaside Surgical, Llc Southeast Treatment Center, Llc GLYNN 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 ROCKDALE Wellbrook Endoscopy Center (covington) 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 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 Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Intrepid USA Healthcare Services Glynn Medside Home Health Agency Fulton Trinity Home Health Richmond Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Tift Co Tift 2010 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011 Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Mountain Lakes Medical Center Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Rabun Riverwoods Behavioral Health System Clayton Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Douglas Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Douglas 2011 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011) Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2011 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Dougherty 2011 22 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 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 7/13/2011 7/13/2011 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 4/30/2010 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 1/29/2013) 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 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 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. 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 2010 GORDON 2010 GORDON 2011 HALL 2010 HALL 2011 GWINNETT 2010 GWINNETT 2011 FULTON 2009 FULTON 2011 CLAYTON 2009 CLAYTON 2010 CLAYTON 2011 Chatham 2010 FULTON 2011 FULTON 2009 FULTON 2010 FULTON 2011 Chatham 2009 Chatham 2010 Chatham 2011 Ware 2010 FULTON 2010 FULTON 2011 Clayton 2010 Richmond 2011 Muscogee 2009 Muscogee 2010 FULTON 2010 FULTON 2011 Muscogee 2011 Bibb 2011 Elbert 2011 McDuffie 2010 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 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 736,036.52 Ambulatory Surgery Center 804,390.23 Ambulatory Surgery Center 2,275,498.54 Ambulatory Surgery Center 67,813.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,193,396.65 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,203,614.79 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,375,891.97 Ambulatory Surgery Center 36,419.70 Ambulatory Surgery Center 25,369.55 Ambulatory Surgery Center 27,490.23 Ambulatory Surgery Center 11,500.12 Ambulatory Surgery Center 9,376.56 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,035.84 Ambulatory Surgery Center 55,170.93 Ambulatory Surgery Center 583.16 Ambulatory Surgery Center 114,593.31 Ambulatory Surgery Center 124,405.19 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,689.30 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,650.87 Ambulatory Surgery Center 5,272.52 Home Health Agency 192.42 Home Health Agency 98,252.02 Home Health Agency 11,903.41 Home Health Agency 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 McDuffie Oconee Hall Fulton DeKalb Cobb 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 10,055.68 49,938.52 35,797.51 147,847.14 4,224.15 6,917.49 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 12/21/2012 on DCH Website Winter Batching Review Cycle Notifications PET Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Pediatric Cath/Open Heart Adult Open Heart Psych/Substance Abuse Birthing Centers Need Projections can be found on the DHP Need Projections Page 26 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES FALL CYCLE Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle Batching begins same Notice day) (September 25, 2012) (November 24, 2012; Rollover date App due by 12 noon November 26, 2012) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (February 6, 2013) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (March 3, 2013) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (March 22, 2013) Letter of Intent (October 25, 2012) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (January 22, 2013) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (February 21, 2013) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (March 13, 2013) 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 WINTER CYCLE Batching Notice (December 21, 2012) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) Due by 12 noon February 19, 2013) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (May 4, 2013) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) May 29, 2013 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (June 18, 2013) Letter of Intent ( Due by 5pm January 22, 2013) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (April 19, 2013) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (May 19, 2013) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (June 8, 2013) 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