Use the links below for easy navigation Letters of Intent Expired Letters of Intent New CON Applications Pending Review/Incomplete Applications Pending Review/Complete Applications Recently Approved Applications Recently Denied Applications Withdrawn Applications Appealed Determinations Appealed LNRs Appealed CON Projects Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period Office of Health Planning CERTIFICATE OF NEED Batching Notifications - Winter Need Projection Analyses New Batching Review Fall Cycle Winter Cycle Non-Filed or Incomplete Surveys Indigent-Charity Shortfalls Legislation Affecting CON New CON Filing Requirements (effective July 1, 2008) New Reporting Requirements (effective July 1, 2008) Certificate of Need Appeal Panel Contact Information Open Record Request Form Special Note New CON Thresholds New Web Links January 6, 2016 January 12, 2016 Georgia Department of Community Health Office of Health Planning 2 Peachtree Street 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3159 (404) 656-0409 (404) 656-0442 Fax www.dch.georgia.gov www.GaMap2Care.info Letters of Intent LOI2015077 Grady Memorial Hospital Renovation of Existing Space Received: 12/18/2015 Application must be submitted on: 1/19/2016 (Rollover Date) Site: 80 Jesse Hill Drive, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $18,000,000 LOI2015078 Columbus Diagnostic Imaging Center LLC Development of Single Modality (MRI) Imaging Center Received: 12/21/2015 Application must be submitted on: 1/20/2016 Site: 7500 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, GA 31909 (Muscogee County) Estimated Cost: $1,640,000 LOI2015079 Northeast Georgia Medical Center Inc Addition of Fifth Cardiac Catheterization Lab on Main Campus Received: 12/21/2015 Application must be submitted on: 1/20/2016 Site: 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Estimated Cost: $1,500,000 LOI2016001 Georgia Regents Medical Center Renovation of Existing Clinical Space Received: 1/11/2016 Application must be submitted on: 2/10/2016 Site: 1120 15th Street BC-1112, Augusta, GA 30912 (Richmond County) Estimated Cost: $4,133,279 Expired Letters of Intent None New CON Applications 2016-001 Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Renovation of Heart Failure Clinic Filed: 1/1/2016 (application received on rollover date of 1/4/2016) Site: 1968 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Fulton County) Contact: Sheryl Klink, CFO 404-605-2233 Estimated Cost: $4,414,430 2016-002 Eastside Imaging Center Development of Outpatient Imaging Center Filed: 1/1/2016 (application received on rollover date of 1/4/2016) Site: 3991 Highway 78, Snellville, GA 30039 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Callie Andrews, FACHE, COO 770-736-2224 Estimated Cost: $3,393,421 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications none Pending Review/Complete Applications 2015-022 Regency Hospital of South Atlanta OPPOSITION FILED Relocation of Regency Hospital of South Atlanta Filed: 7/27/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 8/10/2015 Deemed Complete: 9/21/2015 60th Day Deadline: 11/19/2015 Decision Deadline: 1/18/2016 Site: 1170 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian Williams, VP Business Development 404-304-5061 2 Estimated Cost: $4,114,159 2015-033 Decatur Health Imaging Addition of Third MRI Unit (DTRC) Filed: 9/3/2015 Deemed Complete: 9/17/2015 60th Day Deadline: 11/15/2015 Decision Deadline: 1/14/2016 Site: 2774 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (DeKalb County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President & CEO 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,278,553 2015-034 Houston Medical Center Expansion and Renovation of Laboratory Department Filed: 9/11/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 9/25/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/30/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/28/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/26/2016 Site: 1601 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093 (Houston County) Contact: Stephen J. Machen, MBA, FACHE, Administrator 478-542-7839 Estimated Cost: $4,858,530 2015-035 Emory Johns Creek Hospital Purchase MRI Unit & Construct Two-Story Addition to House MRI Filed: 9/17/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/1/2015 60th Day Deadline: 11/29/2015 Decision Deadline: 1/28/2016 Site: 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 (Fulton County) Contact: Laurie Hansen, Associate Administrator 678-474-7012 Estimated Cost: $4,172,929 2015-036 Athens Diagnostic Center OPPOSITION FILED Convert LNR-Approved DTRC to CON-Approved DTRC Filed: 9/21/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/5/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/3/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/1/2016 Site: 1063 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Walter G. Price, Vice President 706-433-4123 Estimated Cost: $981,358 2015-037 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC Capital Expenditure for Renovation of Emergency Department Filed: 9/21/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/5/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/3/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/1/2016 Site: 1499 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA 30458 (Bulloch County) Contact: Bob Bigley, CEO 912-486-1000 Estimated Cost: $12,502,325 2015-038 South Georgia Medical Center Construction of Hybrid Operating Room Filed: 9/23/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 10/7/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/7/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/5/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/3/2016 Site: 2501 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: Raymond A. Snead, Interim CEO 229-259-4102 Estimated Cost: $6,292,265 2015-039 Grady Memorial Hospital Relocation/Renovation/Expansion of the Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center Filed: 9/24/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/8/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/6/2015 3 Decision Deadline: 2/4/2016 Site: 80 Jesse Hill Drive, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Fulton County) Contact: Stephen Vault, Director, Planning & Business Devel 404-616-8470 Estimated Cost: $7,962,903 2015-040 Northside Hospital - Cherokee Capital Expenditure to Replace Hospital-Based MRI Unit Filed: 10/1/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/16/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/14/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/12/2016 Site: 720 Transit Avenue, Bldg 200, Suite 102, Canton, GA 30114 (Cherokee County) Contact: Brian Toporek, Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $2,400,000 2015-041 American Health Imaging of Lawrenceville Addition of Second MRI Unit Filed: 10/5/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 10/20/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/13/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/11/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/11/2016 Site: 481 West Pike Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President & CEO 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,389,000 2015-042 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Addition of 46 Inpatient & 14 Observation Beds Filed: 10/15/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 10/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/25/2016 Site: 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: David R. Tatum, Chief Public Policy Officer 404-785-7556 Estimated Cost: $52,097,893 2015-043 American Health Imaging of Stockbridge OPPOSITION FILED Initiation of 1.5T MRI Service Filed: 10/19/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/30/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/28/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/26/2016 Site: 1040 Eagles Landing Parkway, Ste 102/103, Stockbridge, GA 30281 (Henry County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President & CEO 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,736,254 2015-044 American Health Imaging of Douglasville OPPOSITION FILED Initiation of 1.5T MRI Services Filed: 10/19/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/30/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/28/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/26/2016 Site: 8855 Hospital Drive, 1st Floor, Douglasville, GA 30134 (Douglas County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President & CEO 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,368,554 2015-045 American Health Imaging of Buckhead OPPOSITION FILED Initiation of 1.5T MRI Services Filed: 10/19/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/30/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/28/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/26/2016 Site: 60 Peachtree Park Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Fulton County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President & CEO 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,753,054 2015-046 American Health Imaging of Conyers Initiation of 1.5T MRI Services OPPOSITION FILED 4 Filed: 10/19/2015 Deemed Complete: 10/30/2015 60th Day Deadline: 12/28/2015 Decision Deadline: 2/26/2016 Site: 1501 Milstead Road, Suite 140, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, President & CEO 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,700,654 2015-047 Southern Regional Medical Center Proposal to Acquire the Assets of the Hospital from SRHS Out of Bankruptcy Filed: 10/26/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 11/9/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/17/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/15/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/15/2016 Site: 11 Upper Riverdale Road, SW, Riverdale, GA 30274 (Clayton County) Contact: Troy Schell, General Counsel 909-235-4311 Estimated Cost: $18,750,000 2015-048 Gwinnett Medical Center - Lawrenceville Renovation and Expansion of Surgical Suite Filed: 10/30/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/16/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/14/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/14/2016 Site: 1000 Medical Center Boulevard, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Michael C. Boblitz, VP, Plan & Bus 678-312-1000 Estimated Cost: $7,774,000 2015-049 Fairview Park Hospital Acquisition of da Vinci Xi Surgical System Filed: 11/2/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 11/17/2015 Deemed Complete: 12/21/2015 60th Day Deadline: 2/18/2016 Decision Deadline: 4/18/2016 Site: 200 Industrial Boulevard, Dublin, GA 31020 (Laurens County) Contact: Ted Short, CFO 478-274-3103 Estimated Cost: $2,024,253 2015-050 Northeast Georgia Medical Center - South Hall Campus Development of 4-Bed Neonatal Intermediate Beds - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 1400 River Place, Braselton, GA 30517 (Hall County) Contact: Chad T. Bolton, Director of Planning 770-219-6630 Estimated Cost: $2,500,000 2015-051 Three Rivers Home Health Expansion of Home Health Agency SSDR 7 - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 1760 Bass Road, Suite 103, Macon, GA 31210 (Bibb County) Contact: Hal M. Smith, Jr., Administrator 478-374-3468 Estimated Cost: $10,000 2015-052 Mesun Health Services Establish 100-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility for Asian Community - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 88 Johnson Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Hanson Kim 256-473-0964 Estimated Cost: $10,983,626 5 2015-053 Miller County Hospital and Nursing Home Skilled Nursing Facility Addition of 24-Beds for Dialysis Patients - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 209 North Cuthbert Street, Colquitt, GA 39837 (Miller County) Contact: Robin Rau, CEO 229-758-5954 Estimated Cost: $1,984,900 2015-054 King David Community Center of Atlanta, Inc. Establish Home Health Agency - Exception SSDR 3 - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 5054 Singleton Road, Norcross, GA 30093 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Richard Sanders, Attorney-in-Fact 404-364-1819 Estimated Cost: $56,000 2015-055 Piedmont Newton Hospital Addition of Two (2) Neonatal Intermediate Beds - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 5126 Hospital Drive NE, Covington, GA 30014 (Newton County) Contact: Davis Dunbar, Consultant 404-788-3638 Estimated Cost: $120,859 2015-056 Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc Addition of Eight (8) Neonatal ICU beds - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) Contact: William Lee, III, MBA/MHA, Sr VP, Chief Strategy 912-350-0884 Estimated Cost: $2,136,715 2015-057 Joynus Care, Inc Establish Home Health Agency - Exception SSDR 3 - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: To Be Determined, Duluth, GA 30136 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Marcia Morgan Parker, RN, MSN, Administrator 678-248-5832 Estimated Cost: $55,000 2015-058 Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Development of 4-Bed Neonatal ICU - Batching Filed: 11/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 11/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 1/27/2016 Decision Deadline: 3/27/2016 Site: 705 Dixie Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 (Carroll County) Contact: Kathlynn Butler Polvino, Esq. 404-256-6685 Estimated Cost: $29,394,715 2015-059 Memorial University Medical Center Acquisition of a Hospital Filed: 12/7/2015 Deemed Complete: 12/21/2015 60th Day Deadline: 2/18/2016 Decision Deadline: 4/18/2016 Site: 4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA 31404 (Chatham County) 6 Contact: Peter Brunstetter, General Counsel 336-718-2050 Estimated Cost: $70,000 2015-060 Hamilton Medical Center Consolidation of OP Cancer Services into Single Facility on Campus Filed: 12/21/2015 Deemed Complete: 1/6/2016 60th Day Deadline: 3/5/2016 Decision Deadline: 5/4/2016 Site: 1200 Memorial Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 (Whitfield County) Contact: Gary L. Howard, Sr. VP, CFO 706-226-3003 Estimated Cost: $30,000,000 2015-061 Floyd Medical Center Hospital Three Phase Construction and Renovation Filed: 12/28/2015 Deemed Complete: 1/11/2016 60th Day Deadline: 3/10/2016 Decision Deadline: 5/9/2016 Site: 304 Turner McCall Boulevard, Rome, GA 30162 (Floyd County) Contact: Matt Gorman, Administrator 770-748-2500 Estimated Cost: $6,229,420 Recently Approved Applications 2015-025 Tanner Medical Center - Higgins General Hospital Capital Expenditures to Renovate Surgical Services Filed: 8/14/2015 Deemed Incomplete: 8/27/2015 Deemed Complete: 9/1/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/30/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/29/2015 APPROVED: 12/29/2015 Site: 200 Allen Memorial Drive, Bremen, GA 30110 (Haralson County) Contact: Chris Bell, Director, Facilities Dev. 770-838-8434 Estimated Cost: $8,453,000 2015-026 Effingham Health System CON for Mobile PET Scan Service - Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 APPROVED: 12/23/2015 Site: 459 Hwy 119 South, Springfield, GA 31329 (Effingham County) Contact: Tammy P. Mims, COO 912-754-0463 Estimated Cost: $15,000 2015-027 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Reestablish Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Program w/Eight (8) Beds - Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 APPROVED: 12/23/2015 Site: 915 Gordon Avenue, Thomasville, GA 31792 (Thomas County) Contact: J. Perry Mustian, President/CEO 229-228-2880 Estimated Cost: $101,809 2015-028 Veritas Collaborative Georgia, LLC Establish New Freestanding 50-Bed Acute Care Psychiatric Hospital - Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 7 APPROVED: 12/23/2015 Site: 1150 Lake Hearn Drive, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Stacie McEntyre, President & CEO 919-908-9730 Estimated Cost: $17,088,835 Recently Denied Applications 2015-030 Lake Bridge Behavioral Health System f/k/a Macon Behavioral Health System Development of a 25-Bed Acute Inpatient Adult Psych/Sub Abuse Unit - Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 DENIED: 12/23/2015 Site: 3500 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31210 (Bibb County) Contact: James Eyler, CEO 478-477-3829 Estimated Cost: $1,617,263 2015-032 Piedmont Hospital, Inc. Develop a New Non-Special Purpose MRT Service - Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 DENIED: 12/23/2015 Site: 3525 Busbee Drive, NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (Cobb County) Contact: John W. Goodman, Exec Dir, Oncology Services 404-425-7922 Estimated Cost: $9,350,363 CON Applications Withdrawn by Applicant 2015-029 Greenleaf Center, LLC Add 40 Adult Psychiatric/Substance Beds Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 Withdrawn: 12/16/2015 Site: 2209 Pineview Drive, Valdosta, GA 31602 (Lowndes County) Contact: Stephen Register, CEO 229-671-6601 Estimated Cost: $10,983,289 2015-031 Northside Hospital - Atlanta Expand Hospital-Based Radiation Therapy Services Batching Filed: 8/29/2015 Deemed Complete: 8/29/2015 60th Day Deadline: 10/27/2015 Decision Deadline: 12/26/2015 Withdrawn: 12/23/2015 Site: 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (Fulton County) Contact: Brian J. Toporek, Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $18,458,097 Appealed Determinations none Appealed LNRs LNR-EQT2013025 Medical Center of Central Georgia Monroe Requested Letter of Non-Reviewability ("LNR") with regard to the acquisition of certain diagnostic equipment, 8/1/2013. The Department issued LNR, 12/11/2013. Hospital Authority of Monroe County Hospital ("MCH") filed a request for Administrative Appeal Hearing, 1/10/2014. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. 8 Administrative Hearing Date: 11/3/2014 to 11/5/2014, 5th Floor. MCCG granted Summary Adjudication and MCH's Motion to Compel discovery need not be determined in the matter, 11/5/2014. Hospital Authority of Monroe County requested Commissioner Review, 12/5/20214. Commissioner affirms 11/5/2014 Hearing Officer Decision, 12/30/2014. Hospital Authority of Monroe County filed Petition for Judicial Review with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Monroe County, 1/28/2015. Superior Court reversed the Department's grant of a letter of non-reviewability to MCCG, 08/11/2015. Application for discretionary appeal, 9/10/2015. Court of Appeals granted Discretionary Review, 10/8/2015. . Appealed CON Projects 2013-031 WellStar Kennestone Hospital (Cobb) Establish New Freestanding ASC - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 9/24/2013 Appealed By: Marietta Outpatient Surgery, LTD d/b/a Marietta Surgical Center (MSC), 10/16/2013; Cartersville Medical Center (CMC), 10/16/2013; Northside Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Northside Hospital - Atlanta, Northside Hospital - Cherokee and Northside Alpharetta Surgery Center, (collectively, "Northside"), 10/18/2013. WellStar Kennestone, Inc., d/b/a WellStar Kennestone Hospital files request to intervene, 10/21/2013. Northside withdraws appeal request, 11/4/2013. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 3/4/2014 @10:00AM through 3/7/2014 and 4/3/2014 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reverses DCH decision, 7/17/2014.The Department and WellStar Kennestone filed requests for Commissioner Review, 8/18/2014. Commissioner Review Decision: Hearing Officer is reversed and the original decision of the Department to award a CON to Kennestone becomes the final agency decision, 9/15/2014. Marietta Outpatient Surgery, LTD d/b/a Marietta Surgical Center (MSC), and Cartersville Medical Center (CMC) filed petition for judicial review, 10/15/2014. Superior Court Decision: Superior Court reversed and remanded to the Department with instruction to deny Kennestone's CON application, 5/18/2015. Court of Appeals: WellStar Kennestone and the Department each filed an Application for Discretionary Appeal, 06/17/2015. Court of Appeals granted discretionary appeal, 7/8/2015. 2013-051 Newnan Behavioral Hospital (Coweta) Psych/Substance Abuse Services - batching Agency Decision: Denied, 12/27/2013 Appealed By: Vest Newnan, LLC d/b/a Newnan Behavioral Hospital ("NBH"); Southern Crescent Behavioral Health System Crescent Pines Campus and Southern Crescent Behavioral Health System - Anchor Hospital campus have filed requests to intervene in the administrative hearing, 1/9/2014. Tanner Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica ("Tanner") filed a request to intervene,1/16/2014. RiverWoods Behavioral Health, LLC, d/b/a RiverWoods Behavioral Health ("RiverWoods") filed request to intervene in hearing, 1/24/2014. Motion for Summary Adjudication of UHS of Anchor, LP denied, 5/16/2014. Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: (Revised) 6/23/2014 to 6/26/2014 and 7/8/2014 to 7/11/2014, 41st Floor, 9AM. Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirms DCH decision, 10/16/2014. Vest Newnan, LLC d/b/a Newnan Behavioral Hospital filed requests for Commissioner Review, 11/14/2014. The City of Newnan, Georgia and Coweta County filed request for Commissioner Review, 11/14/2014 Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's 10/16/2014 Decision, 12/12/2014. Vest, LLC d/b/a Newnan Behavioral Hospital, Coweta County and the City of Newnan filed Petition for Judicial Review in the Superior Court of Coweta County on 01/09/2015. Superior Court Decision: Superior Court Reverses Department's decision, 5/20/2015. Court of Appeals: An application for Discretionary Appeal, 06/10/2015. Court of Appeals granted discretionary appeal, 07/08/2015. 2014-028 HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Forsyth County, LLC. (Forsyth) Establish a New 50-Bed Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Hospital - Batching Agency Decision: Denied, 9/26/2014 9 Appealed By: Applicant, 10/22/2014. WellStar Kennestone submitted request to intervene, 10/24/2014; WellStar Cobb Hospital submitted request to intervene, 10/24/2014; Northeast Georgia Medical Center submitted request to intervene, 10/24/2014; Gwinnett Medical Center- Duluth, submitted request to intervene, 10/24/2014; North Fulton Hospital submitted request to intervene, 10/24/2014. WellStar Cobb Hospital withdraws request to intervene, 2/12/2015. WellStar Kennestone Hospital withdraws request to intervene, 2/12/2015. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 3/18/2015 3/26/2015 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed DCH decision, 7/14/2015. HealthSouth filed request for Commissioner Review, 8/13/2015. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's decision, 9/11/2015. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Forsyth County, LLC, filed Petition for Judicial Review, 10/12/2015. 2014-019 University Hospital (Columbia) 2014-029 GRHealth Columbia County (Columbia) 2014-030 Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Columbia) 2014-019 Establish a New 100-Bed Short-Stay Acute Care Hospital 2014-029 Establish New 100-Bed Community Teaching Hospital 2014-030 Construction of New Short-Stay General Acute Care Hospital Agency Decision: 2014-019 Denied, 11/26/14; 2014-029 Approved, 11/26/14; 2014-030 Denied, 11/26/14 Appealed: University McDuffie appeals 2014-029 approval,12/22/2014; University Augusta appeals its own denial and appeals 2014-029 approval,12/22/14. Doctors Hospital appeals approval of 2014-029, 12/23/2014. Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 6/18/2015 6/30/2015, 9AM Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed DCH decision, 9/24/2015. Doctors Hospital requests Commissioner's review, 10/23/2015. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's decision, 11/23/15. Doctors Hospital of Augusta filed Petition for Judicial Review, 12/23/2015. 2015-007 Jeff Davis County Hospital Authority (Jeff Davis) Construction of a 10 Bed Inpatient Adult Psychiatric Unit - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 6/19/2015 Appealed By: Baxley and Appling County Hospital Authority d/b/a Appling Health System ("Appling"), 7/16/2015 Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 11/3/2015 11/6/2015 2015-011 Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Cobb Hospital (Cobb) Develop Outpatient Surgery Center that is Part of a Hospital Agency Decision: Approved, 8/12/2015 Appealed By: Piedmont Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Atlanta Hospital ("Piedmont Atlanta") and Piedmont West Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC ("Piedmont West"; collectively, Piedmont"), 9/9/2015. Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a/ WellStar Cobb Hospital ("WellStar Cobb") files request to intervene, 9/10/2015. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: Pending 2015-017 ASMC, LLC d/b/a Atlanta Sports Medicine Center (Fulton) Development of Single-Specialty Orthopedic ASC - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 9/25/2015 Appealed By: Northside Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Northside Hospital - Atlanta, Northside HospitalCherokee, Northside Hospital-Forsyth, and Northside/Alpharetta Surgery Center (collectively "Northside"), 10/14/2015. North Fulton Medical Center, 10/23/2015; Marietta Surgical Center ("MSC") and Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center ("AOSC"), 10/23/2015. The Emory Clinic, Inc. d/b/a Emory Orthopedic and Spine Physiatry Outpatient Surgery Center ("Emory"), 10/26/2015. Hearing Officer: Ellwood Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 3/21/2016, 9:00AM. 10 Requests for LNR for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment LNR-EQT2015043 Columbus Diagnostic Imaging Center Purchase of Fixed MRI Request received: 11/13/2015 Contact Person: Joseph A. Paul, President 561-744-9122 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2015044 Burke County Hospital d/b/a Burke Medical Center Lease Fixed GE Optima CT660 Scanner Request received: 11/20/2015 Contact Person: Karen H. O'Neal, CEO 706-437-2650 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 12/30/2015 LNR-EQT2015045 Resurgens Orthopaedics PC Purchase Fixed MRI Request received: 12/8/2015 Contact Person: Dr. Douglas W. Lundy, Co-Pres. 678-422-4296 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2015046 Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, LLC Purchase of MRI Equipment Below Threshold Request received: 12/8/2015 Contact Person: Armin Oskouei, Manager 770-733-0859 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2015047 Medical Center of Central Georgia Purchase DaVinci Surgical Robot Request received: 12/11/2015 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines, AVP Govt Rmbursmnt 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2015048 Urology Center of Columbus LLC Acquisition of Fixed Refurbished GE Qxi CT Scanner Request received: 12/28/2015 Contact Person: Heather Tharpe, Director, Administration 706-324-7700 Determination: Pending LNR-EQT2016001 Regional Medical Group, LLC Purchase Phillips Intera 1.5T Mobile MRI Request received: 1/8/2016 Contact Person: Mark Schwaiger, Administrator 404-943-9996 Determination: Pending Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities LNR-ASC2015020 Alliance Surgery Center of Augusta, LLC Physician-Owned Single Specialty ASC Site: 1367 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, GA 30909 Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Pain management Project costs as submitted: $523,786.98 Request received: 8/19/2015 Contact Person: Victoria Beck, CFO 404-403-8310 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2015027 Radius Surgery Center, LLC Operation of a Physician-Owned, Single-Specialty ASC Site: 600 Professional Drive, Stes 100/150, Lawrenceville 30046 Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Hand Surgery/Related Extremities Project costs as submitted: $716,487.35 Request received: 11/6/2015 11 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross, Partner 912-651-8941 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2015029 Colon & Digestive Health Specialists, LLC Office-Based Single Specialty ASC Site: 1367 Norton Road, NE, Land Lot 318, Dist 16, Conyers Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Gastroenterology Project costs as submitted: $1,316,527.00 Request received: 11/23/2015 Contact Person: Everett Jenkins, Consultant 678-625-4720 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 1/4/2016 LNR-ASC2015030 Resugens East Surgery Center, LLC Single Specialty Orthopaedic ASC Site: 3241 Iris Drive, Covington Number of OR's: 2 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Project costs as submitted: $3,705,375.00 Request received: 12/1/2015 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan, Esq 404-443-5500 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2015031 Ear, Nose and Throat/Facial Plastics and Sleep Disorder Center, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC Site: MOB 601 Pryor St. Atlanta Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Otolaryngology Project costs as submitted: $1,167,400.00 Request received: 12/8/2015 Contact Person: Terry Seymour, III, M D, MBA 404-618-9137 Determination: Pending LNR-ASC2015032 Center for Spine & Pain Medicine, PCA Establish Physician-Owned Office-Based Single Specialty ASC Site: 1016 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville Number of OR's: 1 Specialty: Pain Management Project costs as submitted: $329,025.00 Request received: 12/28/2015 Contact Person: Everette Jenkins 678-625-4720 Determination: Pending Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination DET2015142 Cobb Hospital, Inc d/b/a WellStar Cobb Hospital Capital Expenditure Renovate Space for Hyperbaric & Wound Care Program Request received: 8/28/2015 Contact Person: April Austin, Reg Plan Coordinator 470-644-0057 Determination: Pending DET2015167 Woolfson Ambulatory Surgery Center ASC Transition Request received: 10/19/2015 Contact Person: Deepak Jeyaram, Esq. 678-325-3872 Determination: Withdr/Appl Prior to Dec Date of Withdrawal: 1/11/2016 DET2015168 Southeast Eye Professionals, LLC Proposed Group Practice Request received: 10/19/2015 Contact Person: Deepak Jeyaram, Esq. 678-325-3872 Determination: Withdr/Appl Prior to Dec Date of Withdrawal: 1/11/2016 12 DET2015175 Atlanta Birth Center, Inc d/b/a Atlanta Birth Center Relocate GA 2013-012 Atlanta Birth Center from Original Site Request received: 10/27/2015 Contact Person: Anjli Aurora Hinman, Executive Director 770-846-3593 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/14/2015 DET2015177 Medical Center of Central Georgia Replacement of da Vinci Surgical Robot Request received: 10/29/2015 Contact Person: H. Bryan Forlines, AVP Govt Reimbrsmnt 478-633-6966 Determination: Pending DET2015179 St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. Hospice House Renovation Project Request received: 11/5/2015 Contact Person: Tom Kruer, Director of Engineering 706-389-2555 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/22/2015 DET2015182 Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Cobb Hospital Replacement of Existing CT Scanner Request received: 11/12/2015 Contact Person: April Austin, Reg Plan Crdntr 470-644-0057 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/16/2015 DET2015183 Phoenix Senior Living, LLC Construction of New Assisted Living Community Request received: 11/12/2015 Contact Person: Yolanda Hunter, Director, Operations 678-214-2902 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/16/2015 DET2015184 Professional Resource Mgmt of Rabun LLC d/b/a Mountain Lakes Medical Relocation of Hospital Request received: 11/13/2015 Contact Person: Joseph Forese, DC, MD, CEO 706-782-0400 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/23/2015 DET2015185 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. Replacement of Existing Linear Accelerator Request received: 11/13/2015 Contact Person: Lori Jenkins, Dir. Strategy/Planning 229-312-1432 Determination: Pending DET2015186 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. Replacement of Existing Linear Accelerator Request received: 11/13/2015 Contact Person: Lori Jenkins, Dir., Strategy/Planning 229-312-1432 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/11/2016 DET2015187 Emory University d/b/a Emory Orthopedic and Spine Hospital Post Anesthesia Care Unit ("PACU") Renovation Request received: 11/19/2015 Contact Person: Ashley F. Hoffman, Assoc. General Cnsl 404-727-3529 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 12/29/2015 DET2015188 Tifton Senior Services, LLC Increase in Beds Request received: 12/2/2015 Contact Person: Bryan Cook, Sr VP 423-478-8071 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/7/2016 DET2015189 Tifton Senior Services LLC Increase in Beds Request received: 12/2/2015 13 Contact Person: Bryan Cook, Sr. VP 423-478-8071 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/7/2016 DET2015190 Ashton Senior Living New Personal Care Home Request received: 12/2/2015 Contact Person: Curtis McGill, Owner 770-842-5439 Determination: Pending DET2015191 Novant Health, Inc/Memorial Health, Inc. Acquisition of Memorial Health, Inc. Request received: 12/2/2015 Contact Person: Peter H. Brunstetter, General Counsel 404-572-4600 Determination: Pending DET2015192 Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Cobb Hospital Capital Expenditure to Renovate Existing Space in Cafeteria Request received: 12/4/2015 Contact Person: April Austin, Reg Planning Crdntr 470-644-0057 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/11/2016 DET2015193 Parc at Duluth PCH Increase in Capacity Request received: 12/7/2015 Contact Person: Phil Benjamson, Sr VP, Ops 770-618-4960 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/11/2016 DET2015194 Parc at Piedmont Personal Care Home Increase in Capacity Request received: 12/7/2015 Contact Person: Phil Benjamson, Sr. VP, Ops 770-618-4960 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 1/11/2016 DET2015195 Gastroenterology Institute, PC Build and Equip Two- Procedure Room Endoscopy Center Request received: 12/7/2015 Contact Person: Tina Hathaway, BSN, RN, Administrator 912-681-6944 Determination: Pending DET2015196 DOC-MOB Augusta II, LLC Construction of Medical Office Building ("MOB") Request received: 12/8/2015 Contact Person: Frank Mullins, Managing Member 704-206-8336 Determination: Pending DET2015197 Canton Retirement Investors, LLC Development of 100-Bed Assisted Living Facility Request received: 12/9/2015 Contact Person: Barry Ray, Principal 423-478-8071 Determination: Pending DET2015198 Grady Memorial Hospital Corp Hospital Authority d/b/a Grady Health System Multiple Minor Renovation Projects Request received: 12/10/2015 Contact Person: Carlos F. Ruiz, Dir, Fac Mgmt 404-616-0588 Determination: Pending DET2015199 Work Comp Surgery Center LLC Acquisition of Existing Ambulatory Surgery Center Request received: 12/11/2015 Contact Person: Najah Drakes, CFO 404-761-1263 Determination: Pending 14 DET2015200 Floyd Healthcare Management d/b/a Floyd Medical Center Replacement of Components to Comply with 2014 FGI Guidelines Request received: 12/14/2015 Contact Person: Matt Gorman,Planning 770-749-4201 Determination: Pending DET2015201 Georgia Living Management, Inc. Development of 65-Bed Personal Care Home Request received: 12/14/2015 Contact Person: William E. WrIght, COO 912-489-4468 Determination: Pending DET2015202 Alliance Healthcare Services Mobile PET/CT Unit for CON-approved Providers Request received: 12/14/2015 Contact Person: Andre Kellogg, Sr. , MPA, Dir of Operations 770-317-7800 Determination: Pending DET2015203 White Oaks at Lanier Increase in Capacity for PCH from 39 to 50 beds Request received: 12/15/2015 Contact Person: Alex Salabarria, CEO 770-888-4683 Determination: Pending DET2015204 Calhoun Health Care Center Relocation of Skilled Nursing Facility Request received: 12/28/2015 Contact Person: Dana W. Karschner, Managing Member 770-939-8720 Determination: Pending DET2015205 North Georgia Medical Center Freestanding Emergency Department Request received: 12/28/2015 Contact Person: Denise Ray, CEO 404-233-7000 Determination: Pending DET2015206 Morgan County Hospital Authority d/b/a Morgan Memorial Hospital Relocation of Hospital Request received: 12/31/2015 Contact Person: Ralph A Castillo, CEO 706-752-2206 Determination: Pending DET2016001 Colquitt Regional Medical Center Renovation of the Imaging Department and Infusion Center Request received: 1/6/2016 Contact Person: Greg K. Johnson, COO 229-890-3547 Determination: Pending DET2016002 Golden Crest Corporation Increase in Capacity Personal Care Home Request received: 1/8/2016 Contact Person: Shauna Maddox, Executive Director 770-389-3118 Determination: Pending DET2016003 Golden Crest Assisted Living Change of Occupancy Request received: 1/8/2016 Contact Person: Kimberly Campbell, Asst Director 770-961-2200 Determination: Pending 15 Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 2014031 HLTC, Inc. d/b/a Quinton Memorial Health and Rehabilitation Expansion and Reconstruction of 120-Bed SNF Request to extend Completion Date Site: 1115 Professional Boulevard, Dalton (Whitfield) Project Approved: 11/5/2014 Request Received: 12/21/2015 Contact:, Scott Edens, Regional VP (706-281-4328 x2334) Approved Cost: $4,630,000 Determination: Approved, 1/12/2016 Extended Completion Date: 3/1/2017 Need Projection Analyses Updated 12/28/2015 Current Status of Official Office of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services 2020 Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy 12/28/2015 2020 Positron Emission Tomography Services - 12/28/2015 2020 Ambulatory Surgery Center Services - 9/30/2015 2018 Home Health Agency Services - 9/30/2015 2020 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services - 9/30/2015 2020 Neonatal Intensive Care Beds - 09/25/2015 2020 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - 9/30/2015 2020 Obstetric Services Beds - 9/30/2015 2018 Skilled Nursing Home Beds - 9/30/2015 Non-Batched Need Projections 2019 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 2/17/2015 Note: Short Stay Hospital Bed Need Projections are facility-specific and completed by DCH on an ad hoc basis upon request. Non-Filed or Incomplete Office of Health Planning Facility Surveys for Most Recent 3 Years 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 2012 thru 2014) Bacon County Hospital Bacon 2012 Bacon County Hospital Bacon 2013 Bacon County Hospital Bacon 2014 Burke Medical Center Burke 2012 16 Survey Due 3/9/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 Calhoun Memorial Hospital Candler County Hospital Candler County Hospital Candler County Hospital Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Memorial Hospital Columbus Specialty Hospital Columbus Specialty Hospital East Central Regional Hospital - Augusta Campus Evans Memorial Hospital Fannin Regional Hospital Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah Georgia Regional Hospital-Atlanta Georgia Regional Hospital-Atlanta Irwin County Hospital Irwin County Hospital Irwin County Hospital Landmark Hospital of Savannah Memorial Hospital of Bainbridge Mountain Lakes Medical Center Mountain Lakes Medical Center North Georgia Medical Center North Georgia Medical Center Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Pioneer Community Hospital of Early Pioneer Community Hospital of Early Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care Southwestern State Hospital Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center Warm Springs Medical Center Wildwood Lifestyle Center & Hospital Wills Memorial Hospital Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Calhoun Candler Candler Candler Charlton Charlton Muscogee Muscogee Richmond Evans Fannin Chatham Chatham Chatham DeKalb DeKalb Irwin Irwin Irwin Chatham Decatur Rabun Rabun Gilmer Gilmer Floyd Floyd Floyd Early Early Camden Clayton Clayton Thomas Franklin Meriwether Dade Wilkes Douglas Douglas 2012 2012 2013 2014 2012 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2014 2012 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2012 2014 2012 2014 2012 2014 2014 2013 2014 Annual Nursing Home Questionnaire (Survey Years 2012 thru 2014) Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center Cobb 2012 Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center Cobb 2013 Anderson Mill Health and Rehabilitation Center Cobb 2014 Bell Minor Home, The Hall 2012 Bell Minor Home, The Hall 2013 Bell Minor Home, The Hall 2014 Briarcliff Haven Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center DeKalb 2013 Briarcliff Haven Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center DeKalb 2014 Brown's Health & Rehabilitation Center Bulloch 2012 Brown's Health & Rehabilitation Center Bulloch 2013 Brown's Health & Rehabilitation Center Bulloch 2014 17 3/9/2013 3/9/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/9/2013 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/6/2015 3/9/2013 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 Bryant Health And Rehabilitation Center Inc Bryant Health And Rehabilitation Center Inc Carl Vinson Skilled Nursing Home Carl Vinson Skilled Nursing Home Carl Vinson Skilled Nursing Home Chatsworth Health Care Center Chatsworth Health Care Center Chatsworth Health Care Center College Park Health Care Center College Park Health Care Center Cook Senior Living Center Dade Health And Rehab Eastview Nursing Center Eastview Nursing Center Eastview Nursing Center Etowah Landing Etowah Landing Etowah Landing Care And Rehabilitation Center Evergreen Health and Rehabiliation Center Fountainview Center For Alzheimer's Disease, The Fox Glove Center Ga Regional Atlanta LTC Georgia Regional Atlanta ICF/MR Georgia Regional Atlanta ICF/MR Georgia Regional Atlanta ICF/MR Gilmer Nursing Home Gilmer Nursing Home Golden Living Center - Dunwoody Golden Living Center - Dunwoody Golden Living Center - Dunwoody Golden LivingCenter - Glenwood Golden LivingCenter - Glenwood Goodwill Nursing Home Inc Goodwill Nursing Home Inc Goodwill Nursing Home Inc Grace Healthcare Of Tucker Grace Healthcare Of Tucker Grace Healthcare Of Tucker Hart Care Center Heardmont Nursing Home Heardmont Nursing Home Hill Haven Nursing Home Hill Haven Nursing Home Hutcheson Medical Center Hutcheson Medical Center Hutcheson Medical Center Jeffersonville Health &Rehab Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Lafayette Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Lafayette Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation - Lafayette LaGrange Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LaGrange Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Bleckley Bleckley Laurens Laurens Laurens Murray Murray Murray Fulton Fulton Cook Dade Bibb Bibb Bibb Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd DeKalb Fulton DeKalb DeKalb DeKalb DeKalb Gilmer Gilmer Fulton Fulton Fulton DeKalb DeKalb Bibb Bibb Bibb DeKalb DeKalb DeKalb Hart Elbert Elbert Jackson Jackson Catoosa Catoosa Catoosa Twiggs Fayette Fayette Fayette Troup Troup Fulton Fulton 18 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2014 2012 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2013 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 Life Care Center of Lawrenceville Manor Care Rehabilitation Center - 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The Art of Recovery Savannah Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Savannah Rehab & NursingCenter Savannah Square Health Center Savannah Square Health Center Savannah Square Health Center Scepter Health & Rehab of Snellville, LLC Scepter Health & Rehab of Snellville, LLC Scepter Health & Rehab of Snellville, LLC Shamrock Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Shamrock Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Signature Healthcare at Tower Road Signature Healthcare of Buckhead Signature Healthcare of Buckhead Gwinnett DeKalb DeKalb DeKalb Cobb Cobb Cobb Bibb Pike Elbert Elbert Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Floyd Floyd Floyd Chatham Irwin Irwin Irwin Fulton Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Carroll Dooly Grady Richmond Upson Muscogee Muscogee Thomas Thomas Thomas Gwinnett Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Laurens Laurens Cobb Fulton Fulton 19 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2012 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2013 2012 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2014 2012 2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2012 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2013 9/20/2014 9/20/2014 9/20/2012 9/20/2013 Signature Healthcare of Buckhead Signature Healthcare of Savannah Southland Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center Tattnall Healthcare Center Thomson Health And Rehabilitation Tower Road Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Westminster Commons Westview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Willowwood Nursing Center Willowwood Nursing Center Woodlands Health Care Fulton Chatham Laurens Tattnall McDuffie Cobb Fulton Chatham Hall Hall Liberty 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2014 2014 Cardiac Catheterization Services Survey (Survey Years 2011 thru 2013) Coffee Regional Medical Center Coffee 2011 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2011 Newton Medical Center Newton 2012 Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2012 thru 2014) Advanced Aesthetics Surgicenter FAYETTE 2012 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2013 Afa Ambulatory Surgery Center BIBB 2014 Akstein Eye Center, P.c. 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Seaside Surgical, Llc Skin Cancer Specialists Surgery Center South Georgia Endoscopy Center South Georgia Surgery Center (Brunswick) Southeast Treatment Center, Llc Southeast Treatment Center, Llc Southeastern Pain Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Southern Crescent Plastic Surg Summerville Surgical Center Surgery Center of Athens The Graivier Center Tiftarea Endoscopy Center, Inc Tiftarea Endoscopy Center, Inc Urology Associates Surgery Center, Llc Urology Center Of Georgia Llc Urology Institute Asc, The Urology Institute Asc, The Urology Specialists Surgery Center Urology Surgery Center of Albany Urology Surgery Center of Albany GWINNETT GWINNETT FULTON Cherokee Chatham BULLOCH BULLOCH Henry FULTON FULTON FULTON Chatham HOUSTON HOUSTON HOUSTON Fulton Fulton Richmond Richmond RICHMOND RICHMOND CHATHAM Glynn Ware FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD FLOYD CHEROKEE Chatham GLYNN Cobb WARE GLYNN CAMDEN CAMDEN FULTON HENRY Richmond Clarke FULTON TIFT TIFT COBB BIBB THOMAS THOMAS Bibb Dougherty Dougherty 22 2012 2013 2014 2012 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2012 2013 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2013 2014 2014 2014 2012 2013 2013 2014 2013 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2014 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/25/2013 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/14/2014 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/25/2013 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/14/2014 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 Urology Surgery Center Of Savannah, Lp Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery Valdosta Foot & Ankle Surgery West Georgia Endoscopy Center, Llc West Paces Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC West Paces Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC West Paces Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC CHATHAM LOWNDES LOWNDES LOWNDES CARROLL FULTON FULTON FULTON 2013 2012 2013 2014 2013 2012 2013 2014 Home Health Agency Survey (Survey Years 2012 thru 2014) Amedisys Home Health of Covington Newton Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Appalachian Home Health Care Union Colquitt Regional Home Care Services Colquitt HCMC Home Care Habersham Interim Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. Fulton Interim Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. Fulton Medside Home Health Agency Fulton Medside Home Health Agency Fulton Medside Home Health Agency Fulton Rockdale Medical Center Home Health Rockdale Trinity Home Health Richmond Trinity Home Health Richmond 2013 2012 2013 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2012 2013 Hospital Financial Survey (Survey Years 2011 thru 2013) Bacon County Hospital Bacon Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Charlton Memorial Hospital Charlton Emory Rehabilitation Hospital DeKalb Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Mountain Lakes Medical Center Rabun Pioneer Community Hospital of Early Early Youth Villages - Inner Harbour Campus Douglas 2013 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013 2013 2013 Open Heart Surgery Services Survey (Survey Years 2011 thru 2013) Athens Regional Medical Center Clarke 2013 Georgia Regents Medical Center Richmond 2013 Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2011 Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett 2013 South Georgia Medical Center Lowndes 2013 Positron Emission Tomography Services Survey (Survey Years 2012 thru 2014) Emory-Adventist Hospital Cobb 2014 Piedmont Mountainside Medical Center Pickens 2012 Piedmont Newnan Hospital Coweta 2012 Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Camden 2013 Radiation Therapy Services Survey (Survey Years 2012 thru 2014) Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2012 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2013 Hutcheson Medical Center Catoosa 2014 Meadows Regional Cancer Center Toombs 2013 Northeast Georgia Cancer Care Clarke 2014 Oconee Regional Cancer Center Laurens 2014 Satilla Regional Cancer Treatment Center Ware 2014 South Georgia Center for Cancer Care Bulloch 23 2013 3/14/2014 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/25/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/14/2014 3/15/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/15/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/15/2013 3/14/2014 3/6/2015 3/6/2015 3/15/2013 3/14/2014 7/31/2014 7/13/2012 7/26/2013 7/31/2014 7/13/2012 7/26/2013 7/31/2014 7/31/2014 7/31/2014 7/13/2011 5/15/2015 5/16/2014 5/17/2013 5/16/2014 5/15/2015 5/16/2014 5/15/2015 5/15/2015 5/15/2015 5/16/2014 South Georgia Center for Cancer Care Vantage Oncology Cancer Center at Lawrenceville Vantage Oncology Center at Blairsville Bulloch Gwinnett Union 2014 2014 2014 5/15/2015 5/15/2015 5/15/2015 Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years Facility Name County Advanced Urology Surgery Center Gwinnett Asuch Surgery Center Cobb Athens Orthopedic Clinic Ambulatory Surg Ctr, Llc Clarke Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Center Fulton Brookstone Surgical Center, LLC MUSCOGEE CPMSC Canton Cherokee GA Urology, PA Cobb Ambulatory Surgery Center COBB Gainesville Surgery Center Hall Georgia Endoscopy Center, LLC Fulton Georgia Neurosurgical Institute Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC BIBB Interventional Spine and Pain Management Ambulatory Rockdale Surgical Center Orthocare Surgery Center, LLC DOUGHERTY Peachtree Orthopaedic Surgery Center at Perimeter, LLC Fulton Piedmont Surgery Center BIBB Savannah Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery Cntr, LLC Chatham Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Chatham Schulze Surgery Center, Inc. Chatham Southeast Spine Care and Pain Management Chatham Southlake Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLP Clayton Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. FULTON Surgery Center, LLC, The Muscogee Thomasville Surgery Center Thomas Urology Specialists Surgery Center Bibb AseraCare Home Health Fulton CSRA Home Health Home Health Agency - Columbia McDuffie Gentiva Health Services Fayette Gentiva Health Services Forsyth Gentiva Health Services Bulloch Gentiva Health Services Decatur Gentiva Health Services Muscogee Gentiva Health Services - Atlanta Fulton Gentiva Health Services - Savannah Chatham Georgia Home Health Fulton Healthfield Home Health/Gentiva Health Services Fulton Island Health Care Chatham Suncrest Home Health Cobb Suncrest Home Health Newton Suncrest Home Health Fulton Suncrest Home Health Cobb SunCrest Home Health - Chatham Chatham SunCrest Home Health of Georgia Clayton SunCrest Home Health of Georgia Hall SunCrest Home Health of Georgia Hall Year 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2014 2012 2013 2014 2014 2012 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2014 24 Shortfall Due Service 368,280.62 Ambulatory Surgery Center 485.00 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,928,582.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 4,846.18 Ambulatory Surgery Center 44,631.52 Ambulatory Surgery Center 39,426.60 Ambulatory Surgery Center 14,433.70 Ambulatory Surgery Center 1,124,417.48 Ambulatory Surgery Center 119,783.32 Ambulatory Surgery Center 320,223.20 Ambulatory Surgery Center 70,825.83 Ambulatory Surgery Center 58,758.00 69,461.86 120,520.03 2,659.17 29,475.08 4,838.07 48,863.94 124,001.71 46,920.00 18,107.52 200,786.91 188,646.10 14,681.28 4,625.56 101,368.76 33,814.44 60,716.91 45,866.53 8,157.38 44,132.16 23,357.62 35,647.87 72,047.66 20,912.29 1,742.04 10,525.87 18,318.91 7,657.33 7,253.38 181,929.09 74,146.35 66,820.43 Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency 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 SunCrest Home Health of Georgia Battlefield Imaging Center Battlefield Imaging Center PET Imaging Center of Savannah PET Imaging Center of Savannah Clayton Catoosa Catoosa Chatham Chatham 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 94,213.20 3,290.40 2,814.75 17,633.10 17,397.30 Home Health Agency PET Services PET Services PET Services PET Services 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 commitments. 25 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. 26 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 12/28/2015 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 27 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES WINTER CYCLE Batching Notice (December 28, 2015) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (February 26, 2016 : Applications due by 12noon 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (May 10, 2016) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (June 4, 2016) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (June 24, 2016) Letter of Intent (January 27, 2016) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (April 25, 2016) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (May 25, 2016) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (June 14, 2016) 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 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES FALL CYCLE Batching Notice (September 30, 2015) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (November 29, 2015 : Application due by 12PM on Rollover Day, November 30, 2015) 75th Day (applicant provides additional information) (February 11, 2016) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (March 7, 2016) 120th Day (Department Issues decision) (March 27, 2016) Letter of Intent (October 30, 2015) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only); opposition letter(s) due. (January 27, 2016) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (February 26, 2016) 110th Day (applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (March 17, 2016) 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) 29 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 prior to 75th day) 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 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 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) 30 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. 31 CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL Sworn 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 on 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 Rachel L. King, J.D., Executive Director (rking1@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. 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 32 Please also visit www.GaMap2Care.info for healthcare facility and reporting information. Special Note Please do not submit Letters of Opposition or Letters of Support prior to the Department's receipt of an actual Certificate of Need application. The Letters of Intent section of the Tracking and Appeals Report provides the date on which the CON Application must be submitted for each potential project. If the CON application is not received on that date, the associated Letter of Intent is considered expired. New CON Thresholds become effective 7/1/2015. The new thresholds can be found on the CON Thresholds page. http://dch.georgia.gov/con-thresholds Web Links Please access copies of available Health Planning decisions and documents at the following web address: https://weblink.dch.georgia.gov/WebLink8/Browse.aspx?startid=63&dbid=1 Please also visit www.GaMap2Care.info for healthcare facility and reporting information. 33