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Letters of Intent
LOI2013021 Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC dba Coa stal Imaging
Proposed Expansion of Imaging Center with additional MRI
Received: 4/12/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/13/2013
Site: 503 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, GA 31406 (Chatham County)
Estimated Cost: $1,700,000
LOI2013022 Emory Universi ty Hospital
Acquisition of da Vinci Si Dual Console Robotic Surgery System
Received: 4/19/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/20/2013
Site: 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeK alb County)
Estimated Cost: $2,400,000
LOI2013023 WellStar Windy Hill Hospital
Reloc ate Diagnostic Center
Received: 4/25/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 3747 Ros well Road NE, Marietta, GA 30062 (Cobb County)
Estimated Cost: $13,000,000
Letters of Intent Spring Batching Cycle
Ambulatory Surgery
LOI2013024 Coosa Procedure Center
Covert LNR to Single Specialty CON - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 18 Riverbend Drive, Suite 120, Rome, GA 30161 (Floyd County)
Estimated Cost: $10,000
LOI2013025 Dublin Endoscopy Center
Convert LNR ASC to Single-S pecialty CON ASC - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 111 Fairview Park Drive, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County)
Estimated Cost: $3,000,000
LOI2013026 Northeast Georgia Procedure Center, LLC
Convert LNR ASC to Single-S pecialty CON ASC - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 1620 Prince A venue, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County)
Estimated Cost: $10,000
LOI2013027 Athens Regional Surgery Center, LLC
Establish New Freestanding ASC - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 1199 Prince A venue, Athens, GA 30606a (Clarke County)
Estimated Cost: $10,000,000
LOI2013028 Cobb Hospital, Inc.
Establish New Freestanding ASC - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: Winchester Parkway & S. ATL Road, Smyrna, GA 30080 (Cobb County)
Estimated Cost: $18,000,000
LOI2013029 WellStar Kennestone Hospital
Establish New Freestanding ASC - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 4550 Cobb Parkway NW, Acworth, GA 30101 (Cobb County)
Estimated Cost: $18,000,000
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Newborn ICU/ Neonatal INT
LOI2013030 Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Establish Basic Perinatal Services - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 5875 Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton, GA 30548 (Hall County)
Estimated Cost: $13,785,000
LOI2013031 Children's Hospital of Georgia
Add Four (4) Neonatal Level II Beds - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 1446 Harper Street, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County)
Estimated Cost: $150,000
LOI2013032 Spalding Regional Medical Center
Add Two (2) Neonatal Level II Beds - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 601 South 8th Street, Griffin, GA 30224 (Spalding County)
Estimated Cost: $75,000
LOI2013033 Northside Hospital, Inc. dba Northside Hospital - Forsyth
Establish 4-Bed Level III Neonatal ICU Service - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County)
Estimated Cost: $1,000,000
LOI2013034 Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Expand Level III Neonatal Intensive Care S ervices - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 (Fayette County)
Estimated Cost: $1,200,000
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services
LOI2013035 Dodge County Hospital
Establish a 12-bed Geriatric Psychiatry Unit - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 901 Griffin A venue, Eastman, GA 31023 (Dodge County)
Estimated Cost: $0
Rehabilitation
LOI2013036 HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of North Atlanta, LLC
Establish a 60-bed Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Hospital - B atching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: Alpharetta, GA 30005 (Fulton County)
Estimated Cost: $27,000,000
Skilled Nursing Care
LOI2013037 Devi Manor Home for Life, LLC
Development of a 252-bed Skilled Nursing Facility - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
Site: 6095 Pine Mountain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30152 (Cobb County)
Estimated Cost: $43,250,000
LOI2013038 Southea st Georgia Health System - Camden Campus
Reloc ate Skilled Nursing Facility and Addition of 42 Beds - Batching
Received: 4/29/2013
Application must be submitted on: 5/28/2013
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Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Mary's, GA 31558 (Camden County) Estimated Cost: $20,000,000
Expired Letters of Intent
none
New Applications
2013-019 Johns Creek Diagnostic Center Convert non-CON approved facility to CON DTRC Filed: 4/24/2013 Site: 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suite 300, Suwanee, GA 30024 (Forsyth County) Contact: Joseph A. Paul, President 561-744-9122 Estimated Cost: $1,591,586
2013-020 Open MRI of Milledgeville, LLC Convert LNR approved facility to CON DTRC Filed: 4/24/2013 Site: 1850 N. Columbus Street, Suite 3, Milledgeville, GA 31061 (B aldwin County) Contact: Joseph A. Paul, President 561-744-9122 Estimated Cost: $1,308,681
2013-021 Regional Open MRI, LLC Convert LNR approved facility to CON DTRC Filed: 4/24/2013 Site: 1014 Augusta Road SE, Suite 1, Thomson, GA 30824 (McDuffie County) Contact: Joseph A. Paul, President 561-744-9122 Estimated Cost: $307,947
2013-022 Memorial Health Universi ty Medical Center, Inc. Renovation and Expansion of Emergency Department Filed: 4/25/2013 Site: 4700 Waters A venue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: Laura Dow, Vice President - Fianance 912-350-8613 Estimated Cost: $16,500,000
Pending Review/Incomplete Applications
2013-016 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospi tal Renovation of Seventh-Floor Filed: 3/13/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 3/27/2013 Site: 417 Third A venue, Albany, GA 31701 (Dougherty County) Contact: Lori Jenkins, Manager of Planning 229 -312-1432 Estimated Cost: $5,107,436
Pending Review/Complete/Joined Applications
none
Pending Review/Complete Applications
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
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Deci sion 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
2012-061 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 Deci sion 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
2012-065 Cartersville Medical Center
New Off-Site Emergency Facility Filed: 12/13/2012 Deemed Incomplete: 12/19/2012 Deemed Complete: 2/19/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/19/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/18/2013 Site: Cherokee Village East, Acworth, GA 30102 (Cherokee County) Contact: Lori E. Rakes, COO 770-387-8181 Estimated Cost: $9,267,743
2013-001 MRI & Imaging of Douglasville
Convert Existing Diagnostic Imaging Facility to a CON DTRC Filed: 1/7/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 1/18/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/4/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/4/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/3/2013 Site: 6095 Professional Park way, Suite 101B, Douglas ville, 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 Deemed Complete: 2/4/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/4/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/3/2013 Site: 638 Historic Highway 441 Nort h, Suite D, Demorest, GA 30535 (Habersham County) Contact: Per B. Normark 770-300-0101 Estimated Cost: $0
2013-003 Northwe st Imaging, LLC
Convert one (1) existing MRI unit LNR-DTRC to a CON-approved DTRC Filed: 1/7/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 1/22/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/14/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/14/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/13/2013 Site: 4460 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) Contact: Robert Bashuk, MD 770-941-4716 Estimated Cost: $15,000
2013-004 Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Acquisition of Third Robotic Surgery Center Filed: 1/18/2013 Deemed Complete: 1/31/2013 60th Day Deadline: 3/31/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 5/30/2013 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
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Filed: 1/22/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 1/31/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/13/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/13/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/12/2013 Site: 535 Nort h Central A venue, 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 Deemed Incomplete: 1/31/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/13/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/13/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/12/2013 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 Deemed Complete: 2/11/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/11/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/10/2013 Site: 1968 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $8,917,000
2013-008 Ri verside Imaging Specialist, LLC Establish a Freestanding Diagnostic Imaging Center Filed: 2/6/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/21/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/21/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/20/2013 Site: 2140 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31204 (Bibb County) Contact: Howard Williams III, MD DABPM 404 -538-7246 Estimated Cost: $1,416,400
2013-009 Emory University dba Emory University Hospi tal
Acquisition of a CT Scanner Filed: 2/14/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/28/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/28/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/27/2013 Site: 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeK alb County) Contact: Toni Wimby, Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $1,589,957
2013-010 Northsi de Hospital - Forsyth
Megavolt age Radiation Therapy - Gamma Knife - Batching Filed: 2/19/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/19/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/19/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/18/2013 Site: 1200 Northside Hospital Forsyth Drive, Cumming, GA 30041 (Forsyth County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $8,163,620
2013-011 Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus
PET/CT Services - Mobile - Batching Filed: 2/19/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/19/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/19/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/18/2013 Site: 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Mary's, GA 31558 (Camden County) Contact: Marjorie Mat hieu, Vice President 912 -466-7055 Estimated Cost: $154,227
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2013-012 Atlanta Medical Center (AMC - South Campus) Add 15 Geriatric Psychiatric Beds - Batching Filed: 2/19/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/19/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/19/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/18/2013 Site: 1170 Cleveland A venue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Contact: Todd Goodall, Chief Business Development Officer 404 -265-4202 Estimated Cost: $524,089
2013-013 North Georgia Medical Center Add 10-bed Senior Mental Health Program - Batching Filed: 2/19/2013 Deemed Complete: 2/19/2013 60th Day Deadline: 4/19/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 6/18/2013 Site: 1362 South Main Street, Ellijay, GA 30540 (Gilmer County) Contact: Debbie Self, Chief Financial Officer 706 -276-4741 Estimated Cost: $370,000
2013-014 Emory University Hospital Construct a new Clinical Tower Filed: 3/1/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 3/15/2013 Deemed Complete: 3/20/2013 60th Day Deadline: 5/18/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 7/17/2013 Site: 1365 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeKalb County) Contact: Toni Wimby 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $312,030,000
2013-015 MRI & Imaging of NE Georgia Replace one of its Existing MRI Scanner Filed: 3/4/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 3/12/2013 Deemed Complete: 4/19/2013 60th Day Deadline: 6/17/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 8/16/2013 Site: 425 Broad Street, Gaines ville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Contact: Per B. Normark 678-992-7311 Estimated Cost: $2,211,513
2013-017 West Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Purchase an MRI Unit and Replace the Existing Mobile MRI Filed: 3/25/2013 Deemed Incomplete: 4/4/2013 Deemed Complete: 4/11/2013 60th Day Deadline: 6/9/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 8/8/2013 Site: 1514 Vernon Road, LaGrange, GA 30240 (Troup County) Contact: Carol Todd, General Counsel 706-882-1411 Estimated Cost: $2,413,263
2013-018 Athens Regional Medical Center Single Console da Vinci Si Robotic Surgery System Filed: 4/12/2013 Deemed Complete: 4/26/2013 60th Day Deadline: 6/24/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 8/23/2013 Site: 1199 Prince A venue, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Jeffrey C. Baxter, Senior VP & Corporate Counsel 706-475-1195 Estimated Cost: $2,186,480
Recently Approved Applications
2012-062 Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Acquisition of Siemens Magnat om Aera 1.5T MRI Filed: 12/3/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/17/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/17/2012
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60th Day Deadline: 2/14/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 4/15/2013 APPROV ED: 4/15/2013 Site: 1365-C Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322 (DeK alb County) Contact: Toni Wimby, Associate Administrator 404-686-2450 Estimated Cost: $3,175,000
2012-063 Northsi de Hospital - Forsyth 16 Bed Expansion Filed: 12/13/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/31/2012 60th Day Deadline: 2/28/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 4/29/2013 APPROV ED: 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 Cent er Filed: 12/13/2012 Deemed Complete: 12/31/2012 60th Day Deadline: 2/28/2013 Deci sion Deadline: 4/29/2013 APPROV ED: 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 Denied Applications
none
CON Applications Withdrawn
None
Appealed LNRs
LNR-AS C2011-021 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 A ppeal Hearing, 05/ 02/2012. Administrative Hearing Date: To be Determined.
Appealed Determinations
DET2012181 Meadows Regional Cancer Center, LLC - Toombs Requested Determination for modification of approved Certificate of Need project, 11/15/2012. Determination of "non-reviewable as proposed" issued on 2/ 25/2013. Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center, LLC ("Satilla") and Statesboro Cancer Care, LLC d/b/a South Georgia Center ("South Georgia") collectively filed request for Administrative Appeal Hearing, 3/26/2013.
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; N orthside 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. App lication is
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remanded to Department by Hearing Officer, April 6, 2011 for the Department to conduct an additional alt ernative 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 applic ation for alt ernative 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: Decision pending
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
2012-037 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: Melvin Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 6/4/2013 6/6/2013 Hearing Decision: Pending
2012-043 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC (Columbia) 2012-047 University Health Services, Inc. (Richmond) New Off-Site Emergency Facility Agency Decision: GA2012043 denied, 1/25/2013 - GA2012047 denied, 1/25/2013 Appealed By: Doctors (2012043) appealed the denial of their application with request to intervene in the University (2012047) appeal, 2/21/2013. University (2012047) appealed the denial of their application with request to intervene in the Doctors (2012043) appeal, 2/22/2013. Applicants Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC and University Health Services, Inc withdrew their appeals, 4/5/2013.
2012-058 Associates Surgery Center, Inc. (Bibb) Convert from PO Single Specialty ASC to CON Single Specialty ASC BATCHING Agency Decision: approved, 3/22/2013 Appealed By: Coliseum Same Day Surgery Center filed appeal of decision, 4/19/2013 Hearing Officer: TB D Hearing Date: TB D Hearing Decision: Pending
Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment
LNR-EQT2012032 Ankle and Foot Associates, LLC Fixed MRI Request received: 12/26/ 2012 Contact Person: Jeanne Tucker 912-283-6471
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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: Approved
Determination Date: 4/19/2013
LNR-EQT2013007 Resurgens, P.C. Fixed MRI Request received: 1/31/2013 Contact Person: Dr. Steven B. Wertheim Determination: Approved
404 -5 31 -84 52 Determination Date: 4/1/2013
LNR-EQT2013008 CPM Imaging, LLC
Fixed MRI
Request received: 2/6/2013
Contact Person: Mary W. Hardwick 770-948-6824
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 4/2/2013
LNR-EQT2013009 Candler County Hospital
Fixed CT Scanner
Request received: 2/12/2013
Contact Person: Stephen C. Shepherd 912-685-5741
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 4/9/2013
LNR-EQT2013010 Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Associate s, P.C.
Fixed MRI
Request received: 2/15/2013
Contact Person: James F. Hammes fahr, MD 770-565-0011
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 4/26/2013
LNR-EQT2013011 Thoma sville Orthopedic Center, P.C. Fixed MRI Request received: 3/11/2013 Contact Person: Necia Ross 229-226-9141 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013012 Houston Hospital s, Inc. dba Perry Hospi tal Mobile MRI Request received: 3/28/2013 Contact Person: Tim Sisco 478-542-7837 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013013 University Cardiology Associates, LLC Fixed, Single-modality, Cardiac PET Scanner Request received: 4/4/2013 Contact Person: Dan Basso 706-774-2581 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013014 Piedmont Medical Care Corporation Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/8/2013 Contact Person: Jay D. Mitchell 404-425-1333 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013015 Piedmont Medical Care Corporation Fixed CT Request received: 4/8/2013 Contact Person: Jay D. Mitchell 404-425-1333 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013016 Coli seum Medical Center, LLC dba Coliseum Medical Centers da Vinci Si-e Robotic Surgical System
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Request received: 4/11/2013 Contact Person: David Portwood 478-765-4100 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013017 Gwinnett Cardiology Service s, LLC Physician Practice Cardiac PET Request received: 4/23/2013 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullin 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013018 Reagan Medical Center, LLC Fixed MRI and Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/23/2013 Contact Person: Sabrina Boyd 678-344-8700 Determination: Pending
LNR-EQT2013019 Atlanta Institute for ENT CT Scanner Fixed Request received: 5/1/2013 Contact Person: Pradeep Sinha 404-257-1589 Determination: Pending
Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
LNR-AS C2012022 Hillcre st Surgery Associate s, LLC
Hillcrest Surgery Associates
Site: 1110 Hillcrest Park way Suite D, Dublin, GA 31021
Number of OR's:
Specialty: Physician Owned Single Specialty
Project costs a s submitted: $1,126,000.00
Request received: 10/18/ 2012
Contact Person: Edward Luke 770-951-8427
Determination: Pending
LNR-AS C2012026 Georgia Pain Management ASC, LLC
Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Cent er
Site: 530 Spring Street, Gaines ville, GA 30501
Number of OR's: 1
Specialty: Pain Management
Project costs a s submitted: $76,000.00
Request received: 12/13/ 2012
Contact Person: Kathryn Herndon 770-503-7222
Determination: Pending
LNR-AS C2013001 Thoma s 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 a s submitted: $0.00
Request received: 1/16/2013
Contact Person: Gayle R. E vans, RN MBA 770-794-4944
Determination: Approved
Determination
4/24/2013
LNR-AS C2013002 Advanced Urology Institute of Georgia, P.C.
Physician Single Specialty Treatment Cent er
Site: 1557 Janmar Road, Snellville, 30078
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Urology
Project costs a s submitted: $1,791,600.00
Request received: 1/25/2013
Contact Person: Dr. Jitesh V. Patel 678-344-8900
Determination: Approved
Determination
4/16/2013
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LNR-AS C2013003 Colon & Dige stive Health Specialists, LLC
Physician-Owned Single-Special Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: Tract Two Nort on Road, Conyers, GA 30012
Number of OR's: 3
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Project costs a s submitted: $2,207,591.00
Request received: 2/26/2013
Contact Person: E verette G. Jenkins 678-625-4720
Determination: Pending
LNR-AS C2013004 The Interventional Spine and Pain Management Center, PC
Physician-Owned Single-Specialty ASC
Site: 3885 Princeton Lakes Way, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30331
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Pain Management
Project costs a s submitted: $259,110.98
Request received: 1/9/2013
Contact Person: Stephen Ros enbaum 404-920-4950
Determination: Approved
Determination
4/16/2013
LNR-AS C2013005 Peachtree Buckhead Surgery Center, LLC
Physician-Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 2061 Peachtree Road, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: General Surgery
Project costs a s submitted: $1,278,635.00
Request received: 3/15/2013
Contact Person: Josh Belinfante 678-701-9374
Determination: Pending
LNR-AS C2013006 Center for Spine Interventions AS C 1, LLC
Physician-Owned, Single-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center
Site: 4586 Timber Ridge Drive, Suite 141, Douglas ville, GA 30135
Number of OR's: 1
Specialty: Physiatry, Anesthesiology and Pain
Project costs a s submitted: $905,210.93
Request received: 3/15/2013
Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross 912-651-8941
Determination: Pending
LNR-AS C2013007 Village Podiatry Group, LLC
Physician Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Treatment Center
Site: 792 Church Street Extension, Suite 101, Marietta, GA 30060
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Podiatry
Project costs a s submitted: $679,030.44
Request received: 4/23/2013
Contact Person: E verette B. Jenkins 678-625-4720
Determination: Pending
LNR-AS C2013008 ENTI Surgery Center, LLC
Physician Owned, Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgic al Center
Site: 1535 East Highway 34, Newnan, GA 30265
Number of OR's: 2
Specialty: Otolaryngology
Project costs a s submitted: $2,425,996.40
Request received: 4/23/2013
Contact Person: Robin Beatty 404-725-8786
Determination: Pending
Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination
DET2011040 Smith of Georgia, LLC d/b/a Smith Northview Hospital Cardiac Cath Acquisition and Cardiac Cat h Lab and OB Renovation Request received: 4/1/2011 Contact Person: Shamb Purohit 229-671-2002 Determination: Pending
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DET2012062 CareSouth HHA Holdings of Wa shington, 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
DET2012131 GYN Resource s, 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
DET2012183 Southern Regional Health System, Inc, Combine Hospital Permit Request received: 11/20/ 2012 Contact Person: James E. Crissey 770-991-9000 Determination: Pending
DET2013009 Kenne stone Hospital, Inc. Trans fer of Owners hip of East Cobb Imaging Center Request received: 1/28/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/19/2013
DET2013010 The Emory Clinic, Inc. Addition of two proc edure rooms Request received: 1/29/2013 Contact Person: W. Wilkes Mason 404-778-5639 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/4/2013
DET2013011 Emory Orthopaedic & Spine Physiatry Outpatient Surgery Center Addition of two proc edure rooms Request received: 1/29/2013 Contact Person: W. Mike Mason 404-778-5639 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/4/2013
DET2013012 Grady Health System Office Build-Out from Shell Space Request received: 1/31/2013 Contact Person: Samuel L. Williams Determination: Pending
404-616-3228
DET2013013 North Fulton medical Center, Inc. dba North Fulton Hospital Reloc ation of Hospital-B ased ORs Request received: 2/1/2013 Contact Person: Debbie Keel 770-751-2515 Determination: Pending
DET2013014 Summerhill Elderliving Home and Care Renovation of existing Nursing Facility below CON threshold Request received: 2/8/2013 Contact Person: Chip Davis 478-988-1294 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/8/2013
DET2013015 The Montclair Personal Care Home Increase in Licensed Bed Capacity Request received: 2/12/2013
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Contact Person: Paul McGough 404-633-8875 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/9/2013
DET2013016 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Addition and Replacement of Computer Information System Request received: 2/15/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/26/2013
DET2013017 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Addition and Replacement of Computer or Information System Request received: 2/15/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/26/2013
DET2013018 Henry Medical Center, Inc. dba Piedmont Henry Hospital Establish Inpatient Hospice Services Request received: 2/19/2013 Contact Person: Davis Dunbar 404-788-3638 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/26/2013
DET2013019 Heavenly Living Center Increase Living Space from 24 to 42 Request received: 2/25/2013 Contact Person: Hamid Nikfarjam 770-726-9630 Determination: Pending
DET2013020 Diagnosti c Services, L.C. dba OMI Diagnostic - Marietta Reloc ation of DTRC with MRI Replacement Request received: 2/22/2013 Contact Person: Thomas Brown 770-664-7777 Ext 4601 Determination: Pending
DET2013021 Wesley Woods Long Term Hospital, Inc. Add 10 hospital Beds Request received: 2/25/2013 Contact Person: William Such 404-728-6315 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 4/29/2013
DET2013022 Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. Development of Medical Office Building Request received: 3/1/2013 Contact Person: Lori Jenkins 229-312-1432 Determination: Pending
DET2013023 Fountain Cre st at Lake Oconee, LLC Establishment of a Personal Care Home Request received: 3/4/2013 Contact Person: Michael C. Harris 706-868-9299 Determination: Pending
DET2013024 Scepter Health and Rehab of Snellville, LLC New Emergency Generator Request received: 3/4/2013 Contact Person: Andy Garrett Shafer 903-875-5096 Determination: Pending
DET2013025 South Atlanta Medical Clinic, P.C. CON ASC LNR Endoscopy Center Conversion to Single Specialty/Limited Request received: 3/4/2013 Contact Person: Jay R. Prakash, M.D. 770-692-0100 Determination: Pending Opposition: Piedmont Henry Hospit al- 4/3/2013
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DET2013026 RCOG Cancer Centers, LLC dba Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia Replacement of a Linear Accelerator Request received: 3/8/2013 Contact Person: Joe Chang, VP, Controller 310-335-4011 Determination: Pending
DET2013027 DeKalb Medical Center Exemption for Adult Cardiac Cathet erization Laboratory Request received: 3/8/2013 Contact Person: Don Fears 404-501-5790 Determination: Pending
DET2013028 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. dba Floyd Medical Center Fire Alarm System Upgrade Request received: 3/8/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Weed 706-509-3257 Determination: Pending
DET2013029 Gwinnett Hospi tal System, Inc. dba Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville CT Unit Replacement Request received: 3/12/2013 Contact Person: Mark M. Mullins 678-312-4193 Determination: Pending
DET2013030 Tift County Hospital Authori ty dba Tift Regional Medical Center Enlargement of Two Endoscopy Procedure Rooms Request received: 3/13/2013 Contact Person: Sarah S. Thompson 229-353-6102 Determination: Pending
DET2013031 Wayne County. Health Department, Hospital Authority of Wayne County Trans fer of Home Health Agency County Request received: 3/15/2013 Contact Person: Rosemarie D. Parks, MD, MPH 912-285-6002 Determination: Pending
DET2013032 Wayne County. Health Department, Hospital Authori ty of Wayne County Trans fer of Home Health Agency Counties Request received: 3/15/2013 Contact Person: Rosemarie D. Parks, MD, MPH 912-285-6002 Determination: Pending
DET2013033 Wayne County. Health Department, Hospital Authori ty of Wayne County Trans fer of Home Health Agency Counties Request received: 3/15/2013 Contact Person: Rosemarie D. Parks, MD, MPH 912-285-6002 Determination: Pending
DET2013034 CHMG of Griffin, LLC Fayette County Become Parent Site, Spalding County Becomes Branch Site Request received: 3/18/2013 Contact Person: Donna van der Does 913-814-2831 Determination: Pending
DET2013035 Emory Universi ty dba Emory University Hospital Reloc ate the Care Initiation Unit (CIU) Request received: 3/19/2013 Contact Person: Toni Wimby 404-686-2809 Determination: Pending
DET2013036 Lane Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, LLC. Renovations of Existing Facility Request received: 3/20/2013
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Contact Person: Renee Blanton 706-322-1717 Determination: Pending
DET2013037 Bacon County Health Services, Inc. dba Bacon County Hospital Upgrade the existing MRI Request received: 3/20/2013 Contact Person: Cindy R. Tuner 912-632-8961 ext 1017 Determination: Pending
DET2013038 Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.A. Fixed MRI Request received: 3/21/2013 Contact Person: Kayo Elliott 706-549-1663 Determination: Pending
DET2013039 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Replace Existing CON-Approved Cardiac Cath Lab on Main Campus Request received: 3/22/2013 Contact Person: Chad T. Bolton 770-219-6630 Determination: Pending
DET2013040 Augusta Re source s Center on Aging, Inc. dba Brandon Wilde Change from PCH to Assisted Living and Expansion from 40 to 65 beds Request received: 4/2/2013 Contact Person: Richard J. Kisner 706-868-3560 Determination: Pending
DET2013041 Wesley Woods Center of Emory Uni versity, Inc. dba Wesley Woods Add 18 P CH Beds Request received: 4/4/2013 Contact Person: Terry Barcoft 404-728-6210 Determination: Pending
DET2013042 Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC dba Optim Surgery Center Podiatric Surgeon Request received: 4/8/2013 Contact Person: Michael Kleinpeter 912-644-5370 Determination: Pending
DET2013043 North Fulton Medical Center, Inc. dba North Fulton Hospital Replace Cardiac Cath E quipment Request received: 4/9/2013 Contact Person: Debbie Keel 770-751-2515 Determination: Pending
DET2013044 Adventi st Health System of Georgia, Inc. dba Gordon Hospital Reduction I HHA CON Indigent/Charity Care Commitment Request received: 4/9/2013 Contact Person: Cory Reeves 706-879-4711 Determination: Pending
DET2013045 Coli seum Medical Center, LLC dba Coliseum Medical Center Replacement of a da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Request received: 4/11/2013 Contact Person: David Portwood 478-765-4100 Determination: Pending
DET2013046 Towne Club PCH License Expanded from 41 to 49 Request received: 4/12/2013 Contact Person: Gretchen Vogel 770-632-5823 Determination: Pending
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DET2013047 Dkumar LLC dba Atlanta Hand Specialist Scope of services that can be performed in LNR-AS C Request received: 4/16/2013 Contact Person: Viralkumar Patel, M.D. 770-333-7888 Determination: Pending
DET2013048 Arbor Terrace of East Cobb Increase Number of Personal Care Beds Request received: 4/23/2013 Contact Person: Jerry Novack 646-278-4223 Determination: Pending
DET2013049 Landmark Hospital of Savannah LLC Change in defined Location for CO N Approved Project Request received: 4/23/2013 Contact Person: Willam Kapp, M.D. 573-331-8040 Determination: Pending
DET2013050 Clearview Physicians Center 1, LLC Development of Medical Office Building Request received: 4/23/2013 Contact Person: Lawrenceville L. Unger 404-436-3060 Determination: Pending
DET2013051 Egle ston Children's Hospital at Emory University, INC. Bed Capacity Increase Request received: 4/24/2013 Contact Person: David Tat um 404-785-7556 Determination: Pending
DET2013052 Scotti sh Rite Children's Medical Center Inc. Bed Capacity Increase Request received: 4/24/2013 Contact Person: David Tat um 404-785-7556 Determination: Pending
DET2013053 Laurel Baye Healthcare of Macon, LLC Addition of 20 private beds Request received: 4/24/2013 Contact Person: Dennis W. Wheeler 843-216-6800 Determination: Pending
DET2013054 MH RDM Operating LLC Establish a non-Medicaid Certified P CH Request received: 4/24/2013 Contact Person: Patricia Ebert 206-676-5379 Determination: Pending
DET2013055 Cobb Hospi tal, Inc. dba WellStar Cobb Hospi tal Development of Medical Office Building Request received: 4/29/2013 Contact Person: Stephen Vault 678-331-6887 Determination: Pending
Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period
2011050 Heritage Park Healthcare Properties, Inc. d/b/a Heritage Healthcare of Savannah Expansion and Renovation Request to extend Performance Period Site: 12825 White Bluff Road, Savannah Project Approved: 12/29/2011 Request Received: 4/5/2013
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Contact: Aneel Gill, Health Planner (678-533-6699)
Approved Cost: $5,299,903
Determination: Approved, 4/8/2013
Extended Completion Date: 2/3/2014
2010089 Paulding Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Paulding Hospital
New MOB Outpatient Imaging Expansion and Develop Urgent Care Center
Request to extend Performance Period
Site: 148 Bill Carruth Parkway
Project Approved: 5/17/2011
Request Received: 4/18/2013
Contact: Stephen Vault, Director, Strategic Planning (678-331-6887)
Approved Cost: $15,917,269
Determination: Approved, 4/18/2013
Extended Completion Date: 7/1/2014
2011079 Houston Medical Center
Expansion and Renovation of Cardiac Catheterization Services
Request to extend Performance Period
Site: 1601 Watson Boulevard, Warner Robins
Project Approved: 5/2/2012
Request Received: 4/25/2013
Contact: Cary Martin, CEO (478-542-7839)
Approved Cost: $8,078,735
Determination: Approved, 4/26/2013
Extended Completion Date: 5/31/2014
Need Projection Analyses Updated 3/29/2013
Current Status of Official Division of Health Planning Need Projection Analyse s and Other Data Resource s
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 - 3/26/ 2013 2015 Home Health Agency Services - 3/26/2013 2017 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 3/28/2013 2017 Neonat al Intensive Care Beds - 3/28/2013 2017 Neonat al Intermediate Care Beds - 3/28/2013 2017 Obstetric Services Beds - 3/28/2013 2015 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 3/28/2013 Non-Batched Need P rojections 2015 Cardiac Catheterization Labs - Updated 4/6/2010 2017 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 7/2/2012 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 20 10 utilization.
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Non-Filed or Incomplete Division of Health Planning
Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years (Survey Status as of 5/2/2013)
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
Coun ty
Survey Year
Annual Hospital Questionnaire and Addenda (Survey Years 2010 thru 2012)
Appling Hospital
Appling
2012
Athens Regional Medical Center
Clarke
2012
Bacon County Hospital
Bacon
2012
Barrow Regional Medical Center
Barrow
2011
Barrow Regional Medical Center
Barrow
2012
Berrien County Hospital
Berrien
2011
Burke Medical Center
Burke
2011
Burke Medical Center
Burke
2012
Calhoun Memorial Hospital
Calhoun
2012
Candler County Hospital
Candler
2012
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
2011
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
2012
Clinch Memorial Hospital
Clinch
2012
Coastal Behavioral Health
Chatham
2012
Coastal Harbor Treatment Center
Chatham
2012
Doctor's Hospital (Columbus)
Muscogee
2012
Doctors Hospital of Tattnall, The
Tattnall
2012
East Central Regional Hospital - Augusta Campus
Richmond
2011
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Bulloch
2012
Flint River Community Hospital
Macon
2011
Flint River Community Hospital
Macon
2012
Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah
Chatham
2011
Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah
Chatham
2012
Georgia Regional Hospital-Atlanta
DeKalb
2011
Georgia Regional Hospital-Atlanta
DeKalb
2012
Gw innett Medical Center
Gw innett
2012
Gw innett Medical Center - Duluth
Gw innett
2012
Houston Medical Center
Houston
2012
Hughston Hospital
Muscogee
2012
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
2011
Irw in County Hospital
Irw in
2012
Jenkins County Hospital
Jenkins
2012
Laurel Heights Hospital
DeKalb
2012
Liberty Regional Medical Center
Liberty
2012
Low er Oconee Community Hospital, Inc.
Wheeler
2011
Low er Oconee Community Hospital, Inc. Macon Behavioral Health System
Wheeler Bibb
2012 2012
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Rabun
2012
North Georgia Medical Center
Gilmer
2012
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Hall
2012
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital
Floyd
2010
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital
Floyd
2011
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital
Floyd
2012
Peachf ord Behavioral Health System of Atlanta
DeKalb
2012
Perry Hospital
Houston
2012
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Survey Due
3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 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
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
Piedmont Fayette Hospital Piedmont Hospital Riverw oods Behavioral Health System Rockdale Medical Center
Screven County Hospital Southern Crescent Behavioral Hlth System-Anchor Hospital Campus Southern Crescent Behavioral Hlth System-Crescent Pines Campus Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care Southw est Georgia Regional Medical Center
Southw estern State Hospital Stew art Webster Hospital SummitRidge Center - Psychiatry & Addictive Medicine
The Medical Center Warm Springs Medical Center Wildw ood Lifestyle Center & Hospital Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus
Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus
Dougherty Sumter Fayette Fulton Clayton Rockdale Screven Clayton
Henry
Clayton Clayton Randolph Thomas Stew art Gw innett Muscogee Meriw ether Dade Douglas Douglas
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
2012
2011 2012 2011 2012 2010 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012
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
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
Gw innett
2011
Golden LivingCenter - Northside
Fulton
2011
Goodw ill Nursing Home Inc
Bibb
2011
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
2011
Joe-Anne Burgin Nursing Home Lumber City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Randolph Telf air
2011 2011
Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Decatur
DeKalb
2011
Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - Marietta
Cobb
2011
Meadow s Nursing Center
Toombs
2011
New London Health Center
Gw innett
2011
Northw est Georgia Regional Hospital ICF/MR
Floyd
2011
Oceanside Nursing & Rehab Center
Chatham
2011
Parkside At Hutcheson Medical Center
Walker
2011
Savannah Beach Nursing & Rehab Center
Chatham
2011
Savannah Specialty Care Center
Chatham
2011
Savannah Square Health Center
Chatham
2011
Scepter Health & Rehab of Snellville, LLC
Gw innett
2011
Southland Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
Laurens
2011
Westminster Commons
Fulton
2011
Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011)
Coffee Regional Medical Center
Cof f ee
2011
Gw innett Medical Center
Gw innett
2011
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
2010
Hutcheson Medical Center
Catoosa
2011
Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross
Ware
2011
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3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012 3/9/2012
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 3/9/2012 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 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
Meadow s Regional Medical Center
Toombs
2011
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2010 thru 2012)
Advanced Aesthetics Surgicenter
FAYETTE
2012
Advanced Surgery Center Of Georgia
Cherokee
2012
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center
BIBB
2010
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center
BIBB
2011
Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center
BIBB
2012
Akstein Eye Center, P.c.
CLAYTON
2010
Akstein Eye Center, P.c.
CLAYTON
2011
Akstein Eye Center, P.c.
CLAYTON
2012
Ambulatory Foot & Leg Surg Ctr
COBB
2011
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr
CLAYTON
2010
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr
CLAYTON
2011
Ambulatory Laser & Surgery Ctr
CLAYTON
2012
American Eye Surgery Center, Inc
CLARKE
2010
Associates Physicians Asc
BIBB
2010
Associates Physicians Asc
BIBB
2011
Associates Physicians Asc
BIBB
2012
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.
Atlanta Eye International Surgery Center
FUL TON
Fulton
DEKALB DEKALB
2011
2012
2012 2012
Atlanta Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Fulton
2012
Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc
CLAYTON
2010
Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc
CLAYTON
2011
Atlanta South Endoscopy Center, Llc
CLAYTON
2012
Atlanta Sports Medicine Surgery Center
FUL TON
2011
Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc
DOUGLAS
2010
Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc
DOUGLAS
2011
Atlanta West Endoscopy Center, Llc
DOUGLAS
2012
Augusta Aesthetic Surgery, Llc
RICHMOND
2010
Bow man Pain Management, Pc
BIBB
2011
Bow man Pain Management, Pc
BIBB
2012
Brunswick Pain Treatment Center, Llc
GLYNN
2012
Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC
FUL TON
2010
Buckhead Mohs Surgical Center, LLC
FUL TON
2011
Center For Orthopedic Surgery
BARTOW
2012
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery
CLARKE
2010
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery
CLARKE
2011
Center For Pl & Recon Surgery
CLARKE
2012
Center For Spine & Pain Medicine
WHITFIEL D
2010
Center For Spine & Pain Medicine
WHITFIEL D
2012
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Surgery, Meridian Mark Fulton
2012
Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center
Clayton
2012
Clayton Outpatient Surg Ctr
CLAYTON
2010
Coastal Pain Center, Llc
GLYNN
2011
Cobb Foot And Leg Surgical Center, Llc
COBB
2011
CPMSC Rosw ell, PC
FUL TON
2011
Day Surgery And Recovery Ctr
WHITFIEL D
2011
Dennis Surgery Center, Inc.
FUL TON
2012
Digestive Healthcare Of Ga Endo Ctr Mountainside
PICKENS
2010
Dublin Endoscopy Center, LLC
LAURENS
2011
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Seaside Surgical, Llc Seaside Surgical, Llc Southeast Treatment Center, Llc Southeast Treatment Center, Llc
Southeast Treatment Center, Llc Spalding Endoscopy Center
HALL GWINNETT FUL TON DeKalb CHATHAM CHATHAM Chatham Henry FUL TON FUL TON FUL TON HOUSTON FUL TON Fulton Fulton BIBB BIBB COBB Richmond CHATHAM CHATHAM CHATHAM DOUGHERTY WHITFIEL D NEWTON NEWTON NEWTON GLYNN FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD Fulton CHEROKEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE Chatham
Chatham
Chatham
Chatham
CHATHAM CHATHAM CHATHAM GLYNN GLYNN GLYNN CAMDEN CAMDEN CAMDEN Spalding
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2012 2012 2010 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2011 2010 2011 2010 2012 2010 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2010 2010 2011 2012 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2010 2011 2012 2011
2011
2012
2012
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012
3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/25/2013 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/9/2012
3/9/2012
3/25/2013
3/25/2013
3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013
Summit Endoscopy Center, L L C
FAYETTE
Surgery Center of Athens
Clarke
Surgery Center of Athens
Clarke
Surgery Center of BJI, LLC
WAYNE
Surgery Center of BJI, LLC
WAYNE
Surgical Centers of Georgia
Bibb
Surgical Suite, The
FUL TON
Tifton Endoscopy Center, Inc.
TIFT
Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C
MUSCOGEE
Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C
MUSCOGEE
Universal Ambulatory Surgery Center, P C
MUSCOGEE
Urology Associates Surgery Center, Llc
COBB
Urology Associates Surgery Center, Llc
COBB
Urology Center Of Georgia Llc
BIBB
Urology Center Of Georgia Llc
BIBB
Urology Center Of Georgia Llc
BIBB
Urology Institute Asc, The
THOMAS
Urology Surgery Center Of Savannah, Lp
CHATHAM
Urology Surgical Partners, Llc
FUL TON
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
Wellbrook Endoscopy Center (covington)
NEWTON
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 FUL TON
WOOLFSON AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, LLC FULTON
Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2010 thru 2012)
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Appalachian Home Health Care
Union
Central Georgia Home Health, Macon
Bibb
HCMC Home Care
Habersham
Intrepid USA Healthcare Services
Glynn
Medside Home Health Agency
Fulton
Medside Home Health Agency
Fulton
Trinity Home Health
Richmond
Trinity Home Health
Richmond
Visiting Nurse Health Systems, Metro Atlanta
Gw innett
Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Tift Co
Tif t
Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011
Charlton Memorial Hospital
Charlton
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Rabun
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
Rabun
Riverw oods Behavioral Health System
Clayton
Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus
Douglas
Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus
Douglas
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2010 2011 2012 2010 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 2011 2012 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2010 2012 2010 2011 2010
2010 2010
2010 2011 2012 2012 2012 2010 2011 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011
2011 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011
3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011 3/25/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/11/2011
3/11/2011 3/11/2011
3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/15/2013 3/15/2013 3/15/2013 3/11/2011 3/9/2012 3/15/2013 3/9/2012 3/15/2013 3/15/2013 3/9/2012
7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012 7/13/2012 7/8/2011 7/13/2012
Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2009 thru 2011)
Gw innett Medical Center
Gw innett
2011
Posi tron Emi ssion 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
7/13/2011 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 5/2/2013)
Facility Name Atlanta Aesthetic Surgery Center 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 Gastro Specialists Endoscopy Center, LLC Georgia Pain Management Center, LLC Georgia Pain Management Center, LLC ISPM ASC AT COVINGTON, LLC ISPM ASC AT COVINGTON, LLC North Columbus Surgery Center, LLC North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Endoscopy Center, Inc North Georgia Outpatient Surg North Georgia Outpatient Surg Northlake Endoscopy Center 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. Northw oods Surgery Center, LLC Orthopaedic South Surgical Center Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. Spivey Station Surgery Center Summerville Surgical Center Surgery Center, LLC, The Amedisys Home Health of Covington Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Amicita Home Health, LLC AseraCare Home Health Camellia Home Health
County Fulton Clayton Clayton CLAYTON DEKALB Fulton CLAYTON CLAYTON DEKALB HENRY HENRY NEWTON NEWTON MUSCOGEE CHEROKEE CHEROKEE GORDON GORDON DEKALB HALL HALL GWINNETT GWINNETT FUL TON FUL TON Forsyth CLAYTON Chatham Chatham Chatham FUL TON FUL TON FUL TON Clayton Richmond Muscogee New ton Bibb Low ndes Oconee Fulton Cobb
Year 2012 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
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Shortfall Due Service 4,745.25 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 8,719.02 Ambulatory Surgery Center 75,209.04 Ambulatory Surgery Center 10,731.33 Ambulatory Surgery Center 19,883.76 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,303.40 Ambulatory Surgery Center 15,628.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 7,283.28 Ambulatory Surgery Center 45,344.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center
195,621.52 Ambulatory Surgery Center 26,161.36 Ambulatory Surgery Center 27,510.96 Ambulatory Surgery Center 16,008.93 Ambulatory Surgery Center 26,481.60 Ambulatory Surgery Center 24,871.89 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 9,470.49 Ambulatory Surgery Center 9,829.02 Ambulatory Surgery Center 73,629.63 Ambulatory Surgery Center
709,062.12 Ambulatory Surgery Center 25,369.55 Ambulatory Surgery Center 27,490.23 Ambulatory Surgery Center 29,475.08 Ambulatory Surgery Center 9,376.56 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,035.84 Ambulatory Surgery Center 46,920.00 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,140.53 Ambulatory Surgery Center 452.66 Ambulatory Surgery Center
111,704.81 Ambulatory Surgery Center 36,210.08 Home Health Agency
134,881.91 Home Health Agency 22,874.58 Home Health Agency 13,053.35 Home Health Agency 42,409.08 Home Health Agency 14,972.97 Home Health Agency
Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Toombs) Caresouth Homecare Professionals Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Macon Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Washington Caresouth Homecare Professionals - Washington Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company Floyd HomeCare Gentiva Health Services Gentiva Health Services Gentiva Health Services Gentiva Health Services Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Healthfield Home Health of Griffin Healthfield of Southwest Georgia Pediatric Services of America Pediatric Services of America - Norcross Pediatric Services of America, Inc - Bibb Southside Medical Home Health Suncrest Home Health Suncrest Home Health Suncrest Home Health SunCrest Home Health of Georgia SunCrest Home Health of Georgia Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Gainesville Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Lavonia United Home Care of Atlanta United Home Care of Cumming United Home Care of North Georgia
Toombs Hall Bibb Elbert Elbert Douglas
Cherokee Floyd Bulloch Forsyth Muscogee Fulton Fulton Chatham Oconee Oconee Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Spalding Decatur Colu mbia Gw innett Bibb DeKalb Cobb Cobb New ton Clayton Hall Hall Franklin Gw innett Forsyth Hall
2012 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
34,351.08 49,006.35 2,390.02 98,252.02 77,385.84 177,365.10
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency
940.90 24,054.07 24,548.80 18,404.59 13,169.64 145,958.26 28,410.28 13,304.08 49,938.52 41,485.25 35,797.51 49,592.90 147,847.14 123,710.12 33,623.37 23,886.23
36.10 228.26 133.38 4,224.15 6,917.49 3,521.43 2,410.49 23,014.96 38,325.05 88,198.15 115,384.84 53,604.94 17,580.81 36,025.66
Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency
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 comm itments 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
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NEW CERTIFICATE OF NEED FILING REQUIREMENTS
Notices of Intent
Effective July 1, 2008, O.C.G.A. 31-6-40(b) provides that:
Any person proposing to develop or offer a new institutional health service or health care facility shall, before commencing such activity, submit a letter of intent and an application to the dep artment 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 ser vices, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified batching cycle may be filed at any time.
The requirements for Notices of Intent associated with designated Batching Cycles will be issued at the time of publication of the Batching Notice.
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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
Hom e Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Am bulatory 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
WINT ER
Hom e Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Am bulatory Surgery
March
April
May
SPRI NG
PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart,
Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers
June
July
August
SUM MER
Letters of Intent for services, facilities, or expenditures for which there is no specified bat ching cycle, or other applicable rule, may be filed at any time.
Batching Notifications Posted 3/29/2013 on DCH Website
Spring Batching Re view Cycle Notifications
Ambulatory Surgery Home Health Agencies
Obstetrical Services
Neonatal Intermediate Services Neonatal Intensive Care Services Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services Skilled Nursing Facilities/Intermediate Care Facilities
Need Projections can be found on the DHP Need Projections Page
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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 Opposi tion Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing partie s must provide written statement of opposition arguments pre sented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); pre sentation 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 opposi tion due to Department; applicant deadline for pro viding written response to Department' s inquiries subsequent to opposi tion meeting
120th day Deci sion issued (No di scretion to extend)
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BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES
SPRING CYCLE
Batching Notice
(March 29, 2013)
Application
Day
(application complete when
submitted; review cycle begins same
day)
May 28, 2013
applications due by 12 noon)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information)
(August 10, 2013)
100th
Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to
Department)
(September 4, 2013)
120th Day
(Department Issues
decision)
(September 24, 2013)
Letter of Intent
April 28, 2013 (Rollov er Day April 29, 2013 LOI due by 5PM)
60-Day Meeting
(applicant only);
opposition letter(s) due.
(July 26, 2013)
90th Day
(oppositio n meeting, applicant
can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument)
(August 25, 2013)
110th Day
(applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition)
(September 14, 2013)
Batching Notice issued 30 days before Letter of Intent Due
Letter of Intent received by Department 30 days before application is sub mitted
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 Opposi tion Meeting(s) scheduled; applicant can be in attendance; opposing partie s must provide written statement of opposition arguments pre sented (original and one copy to the Department and one copy to the applicant); pre sentation 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 opposi tion due to Department; applicant deadline for pro viding written response to Department' s inquiries subsequent to opposi tion meeting
120th day Deci sion issued (No di scretion to extend)
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NON-BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICAT E OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Letter of Intent
Ap pli ca tio n deemed complete (re vi e w cycl e begins)
75th Day
(applicant provides additional information prior to 75th day)
100th Day
(last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department)
120th Day
(Department Issues decision)
Ap pli ca tio n 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)
150t h
Da y
(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 prior to 75th day
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 rese rves right to make additional inquiries subsequent to 60-day meeting and following opposition meeting.
100th day Last day for letters of support to be submitted to the Department
110th day Applicant deadline for submitting amended information; applicant deadline for providing written response to opposition; applicant deadline for providing written response to Department's inquiries subsequent to opposition meeting
120th day Decision issued (Department has discretion to extend to 150th day)
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NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Beginning July 1, 2008, all facilities operating under a previously granted exempti on 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 forth coming by mail. The survey instrument for imaging centers is expected to be released on or before July 1, 2009.
LETTERS OF DETERMINATION The Department will require that a determination request be submitted for any proposed activity that may be exempt under O.C.G.A. 31-6. Such requests will be accepted only on the Department's Determination Request form with the required filing fee of $250. Note: Requests for confirmation of the exemptions for a single specialty ambulatory surgical center or a joint venture ambulatory surgical center and equipment below the threshold are considered requests for a Letter of Nonreviewability and require a $500 filing fee.
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CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL
Sw orn by Governor Sonny Perdue on August 20, 2008
Ellwood "Ebb" Oakley (Chair) eoakley@gsu.edu
Melvin M. Goldstein goldatty@bellsouth.net
William "Bill" C. Joy (Vice Chair) 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 surve ys, 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 Re viewer (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.
Open Record Requests Requests for documents or other information can be obtained using the Open Record Request form found at the following: http://dch.georgia.gov/health-planning-publications-and-data-resources The ORR Form found there can be emailed to HealthPlanningInfo@dch.ga.gov Please also visit www.GaMap2Care.info for healthcare facility and reporting information.
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