Use the links below for easy navigation Letters of Intent Letters of Intent - Expired Letters of Intent - Batching New CON Applications Withdrawn CON Applications Pending/Complete Applications Pending Review/Incomplete CON Applications Recently Approved CON Applications Recently Denied CON Applications Appealed CON Projects Letters of Determination Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination Requests for DET-EQT Appealed Determinations DET Review LNR Conversion Requests for DET-ASC for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Appealed LNRs Requests for Extended Implementation/Performance Period Batching Notifications Spring Cycle Need Projection Analyses New Batching Review Spring Cycle Winter Cycle Non-Filed or Incomplete Surveys Indigent-Charity Shortfalls CON Filing Requirements (effective July 18, 2017) Contact Information Verification of Lawful Presence within U.S. Periodic Reporting Requirements CON Thresholds Open Record Request Form Certificate of Need Appeal Panel Web Links Office of Health Planning CERTIFICATE OF NEED June 9, 2021 June 15, 2021 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 IMPORTANT NOTICES Letters of Intent LOI2021037 The A.G. Rhodes Home - Cobb, Inc. Major Renovation Received: 6/10/2021 Application must be submitted on: 7/12/2021 Site: 900 Wylie Road SE, Marietta, GA 30067 (Cobb County) Estimated Cost: $40,000,000 Letters of Intent Batching none Expired Letters of Intent LOI2021029 Gainesville Eye Center, LLC Conversion of Single Specialty (Ophthalmology) Physician Owned LNR ASC to a Single Specialty CON ASC Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 2061 Beverly Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Estimated Cost: $0 LOI2021030 Southside McDonough Surgery Center, LLC Establishment of a New Single Specialty (Pain) Ambulatory Surgery Center Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 105 Regency Park Drive, McDonough, GA 30253 (Henry County) Estimated Cost: $750,000 LOI2021023 BridgeWay HHA South, LLC d/b/a BridgeWay Home Health Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 112 Mall Road, Dublin, GA 31021 (Laurens County) Estimated Cost: $100,000 LOI2021024 BridgeWay HHA Southeast, LLC d/b/a BridgeWay Home Health Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 1305 East First Strett, Palmer Place , Vidalia, GA 30474 (Toombs County) Estimated Cost: $100,000 LOI2021025 Eagles Wings Healthcare Services, LLC Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 2540 Turtle Terrace, Grayson, GA 30017 (Gwinnett County) Estimated Cost: $95,000 LOI2021028 Damascus Road Home Care, Inc. d/b/a DRHomecare Inc Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 474 Sunset Avenue NW BS14 , Atlanta, GA 30318 (Fulton County) Estimated Cost: $75,000 LOI2021032 4ANGELS HOME HEALTHCARE LLC Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 2015 PENNSYLVANIA AVE , MCDONOUGH, GA 30253 (Henry County) Estimated Cost: $10,000 LOI2021033 4ANGELS HOME HEALTHCARE LLC 2 Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 2015 PENNYSLVANIA AVE, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253 (Henry County) Estimated Cost: $10,000 LOI2021034 4ANGELS HOME HEALTHCARE LLC Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 2015 PENNYSLVANIA AVE, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253 (Henry County) Estimated Cost: $10,000 LOI2021035 4ANGELS HOME HEALTHCARE LLC Home Health Agency- Batching Received: 4/24/2021 Application must be submitted on: 5/24/2021 Site: 2015 PENNYSLVANIA AVE, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253 (Henry County) Estimated Cost: $10,000 Withdrawn CON Applications 2021-027 Uhealth LLC Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Incomplete: 5/24/2021 WITHDRAWN: 5/24/2021 Site: 1755 E Park Place Blvd , Stone Mountain, GA 30087 (DeKalb County) Contact: Calvin Wilkinson 770-656-9593 Estimated Cost: $50,000 New CON Applications 2021-036 Northside Hospital Gwinnett Construct New Patient Tower Filed: 6/2/2021 Site: 1000 Medical Center Boulevard, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett County) Contact: Brian Toporek, Senior Planner 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $400,000,000 Pending Review/Incomplete Applications none Pending Review/Complete Applications 2021-004 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Addition of 68 Short-Stay General Hospital Beds Filed: 2/10/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/24/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/23/2021 Site: 1199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Jody Corry, Senior Corporate Counsel 706-475-1195 Estimated Cost: $41,608,024 2021-006 Wellstar Cobb Hospital Establish Mobile PET Service Batching Filed: 2/16/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/16/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/16/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/15/2021 Site: 3950 Austell Road, Austell, GA 30106 (Cobb County) 3 Contact: April Austin 470-644-0057 Estimated Cost: $145,000 2021-007 Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Establish CyberKnife Radiation Therapy Service Batching Filed: 2/16/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/16/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/16/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/15/2021 Site: 3000 Hospital Boulevard, Roswell, GA 30076 (Fulton County) Contact: April Austin 470-644-0057 Estimated Cost: $10,427,668 OPPOSITION FILED 2021-008 St. Joseph's/Candler Radiation Oncology - Statesboro Establish Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy Service Batching Filed: 2/16/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/16/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/16/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/15/2021 Site: Parcel ID: MS75000019 000, Statesboro, GA 30458 (Bulloch County) Contact: Brad Trower 912-819-6557 Estimated Cost: $18,138,218 OPPOSITION FILED 2021-009 Wellstar Paulding Hospital Add Second Linear Accelerator - Batching Filed: 2/16/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/16/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/16/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/15/2021 Site: 2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram, GA 30141 (Paulding County) Contact: April Austin 470-644-0057 Estimated Cost: $10,463,665 2021-010 South Georgia Center for Cancer Care Add Linear Accelerator Batching Filed: 2/16/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/16/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/16/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/15/2021 Site: 27 Lester Road, Statesboro, GA 30458 (Bulloch County) Contact: Christa Newton 615-467-7417 Estimated Cost: $5,806,822 OPPOSITION FILED 2021-012 UCBC Radiation - Lavonia Establish Non-Special MegaVoltage Radiation Therapy Service Batching OPPOSITION FILED Filed: 2/16/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/16/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/16/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/15/2021 Site: Clear Creek Pkwy and Ralph Owens Pkwy, Lavonia, GA 30553 (Franklin County) Contact: Loretta Goodson 706-353-5016 Estimated Cost: $10,493,245 2021-013 American Health Imaging of Canton Addition of a Second MRI Unit Filed: 3/12/2021 Deemed Complete: 3/26/2021 60th Day Deadline: 5/24/2021 Decision Deadline: 7/23/2021 Site: 100 Liberty Boulevard, Suite 100, Canton, GA 30114 (Cherokee County) Contact: Scott W. Arant, Chief Executive Officer 404-296-5887 Estimated Cost: $1,271,000 2021-014 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Construct New Tower on Main Campus Filed: 3/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 4/7/2021 60th Day Deadline: 6/5/2021 4 Decision Deadline: 8/4/2021 Site: 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Contact: Linda Berger, Director of Planning 770-219-6631 Estimated Cost: $700,000,000 2021-015 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Gainesville Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 39 Three Rivers Drive NE, Rome, GA 30161 (Floyd County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-016 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Gainesville Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 2545 Flintridge Road Suite 110 , Gainesville, GA 30501 (Hall County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-017 PruittHealth Home Health - South Atlanta Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Griffin Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 147 West Ellis Road , Griffin, GA 30223 (Spalding County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-021 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Atlanta Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 349 Resource Parkway , Winder, GA 30680 (Barrow County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-022 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Albany Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 202 North Westover Blvd , Albany, GA 31707 (Dougherty County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-023 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Vidalia Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 1305 North St E. , Vidalia, GA 30472 (Toombs County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 5 2021-024 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a Pruitthealth @ Home - Cordele Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: Cordele, GA (Crisp County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-025 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Macon Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 660 Lakeside Commons Drive , Macon, GA 31210 (Bibb County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-026 Eyesight's Laser & Surgery Center Request to Expand Surgical Capabilities - Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 220 Corder Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088 (Houston County) Contact: Lisa Barker, RN 478-396-9344 Estimated Cost: $1,000,000 2021-028 Emory Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center Expansion of Emory Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center - Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 21 Ortho Lane, Atlanta, GA 30301 (DeKalb County) Contact: Mike Mason Vice President of Operations 404-778-5639 Estimated Cost: $2,750,000 2021-032 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Savannah Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 9100 White Bluff Road Suite 303 , Savannah, GA 31406 (Chatham County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-033 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Valdosta Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 312 Canna Drive , Valdosta, GA 31601 (Lowndes County) Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-034 PruittHealth Home Health, Inc. d/b/a PruittHealth @ Home - Augusta Home Health Agency- Batching Filed: 5/24/2021 Deemed Complete: 5/24/2021 60th Day Deadline: 7/22/2021 Decision Deadline: 9/20/2021 Site: 1220 Augusta West Parkway , Augusta, GA 30909 (Richmond County) 6 Contact: Aneel S. Gill, VP of Planning and Development 205-356-7607 Estimated Cost: $75,000 2021-035 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Conversion of Cath Lab to EP Lab Filed: 5/26/2021 Deemed Complete: 6/9/2021 60th Day Deadline: 8/7/2021 Decision Deadline: 10/6/2021 Site: 1199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 (Clarke County) Contact: Jody J. Corry, Senior Corporate Counsel 706-475-1195 Estimated Cost: $2,000,000 Recently Approved Applications 2021-001 Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Addition of 23 Inpatient Beds Filed: 1/11/2021 Deemed Incomplete: 1/22/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/2/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/2/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/1/2021 APPROVED: 6/1/2021 Site: 1412 Millstead Avenue, Conyers, GA 30012 (Rockdale County) Contact: Blake Watts, Exec. Dir. Operations 770-918-3755 Estimated Cost: $13,291,416 2021-002 Townsend Park Health and Rehabilitation Replacement of Facility Filed: 1/20/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/3/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/3/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/2/2021 APPROVED: 6/2/2021 Site: 196 North Dixie Avenue, Cartersville, GA 30120 (Bartow County) Contact: Stelling Nelson 478-986-7484 Estimated Cost: $11,677,157 2021-003 Northside Hospital Cherokee Add 4 Shared Operating Rooms Filed: 1/20/2021 Deemed Complete: 2/3/2021 60th Day Deadline: 4/3/2021 Decision Deadline: 6/2/2021 APPROVED: 6/2/2021 Site: 450 Northside Cherokee Blvd, Canton, GA 30115 (Cherokee County) Contact: Brian Toporek 404-851-6821 Estimated Cost: $17,506,202 Recently Denied Applications none Appealed Determinations DET2019-050 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Windy Hill ("WellStar Windy Hill") Request for Letter of Determination received on 3/15/2019, regarding a determination that existing beds would revert back to short-stay beds upon relinquishment of its Medicare certification as a long-term care hospital. Agency Decision: Denied on 8/21/2019. Appealed: WellStar Windy Hill filed request for Administrative Appeal on 09/19/2019. Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Smyrna and Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. d/b/a Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital (collectively "Emory") filed notice of intent to participate in and intervene in WellStar Windy Hill's administrative hearing, 9/19/2019. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue Hearing Date: N/A 7 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer denied WellStar Windy Hill's Motion for Summary Adjudication and affirmed the Department's 8/21/2019 determination, 10/2/2020. WellStar Windy Hill requests Commissioner Review, 11/2/2020. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's 10/2/2020 decision to deny WellStar Windy Hill's Motion for Summary Adjudication, 12/1/2020. WellStar Windy Hill filed Petition for Judicial Review, 12/31/2020. DET-EQT2020032 CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia, Inc. ("Memorial") Request for Equipment Letter of Determination received on 4/13/2020, regarding the acquisition of a Siemens Magnetom Aera 1.5T MRI and a Siemens AS64 Eco CT scanner. Agency Decision: Approved on 6/11/2020 Appealed: Battlefield Imaging, LLC ("BI") filed Request for Administrative Appeal on 7/6/2020. BI filed Request for Stay of Determination Pending Administrative Appeal on 7/30/2020. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue Hearing Date: N/A Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer denied BI's Motion for Summary Adjudication; granted Memorial's Motion for Summary Adjudication; granted the Department's Motion for Summary Adjudication, 11/6/2020. BI requested Commissioner Review, 12/9/2020. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's 11/6/2020 decision denying BI's Motion for Summary Adjudication, granting the Department's and Memorial's Motions for Summary Adjudication, and affirming the Department's 6/11/2020 determination, 1/5/2021. DET2020-113 Adventist Health System Georgia, Inc. d/b/a AdventHealth Gordon ("AdventHealth") Request for Letter of Determination received on 5/13/2020, regarding the performance of therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures. Agency Decision: Approved on 7/15/2020 Appealed: Hamilton Medical Center, Inc. ("Hamilton") filed Request for Administrative Appeal on 8/13/2020. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue Hearing Date: N/A Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer denied Hamilton's Request for Administrative Appeal; granted AdventHealth's Motion for Summary Adjudication; affirmed the Department's 7/15/2020 determination, 12/10/2020. Hamilton filed a Request for Commissioner Review 1/11/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirms the December 10, 2020 decision of the Hearing Officer denying Hamilton's Request for Appeal, granting Adventist's Motion for Summary Adjudication and affirming the Department's determination letter approving Adventist's request to offer therapeutic cardiac catheterization services, 2/8/2021. Hamilton files Petition for Judicial Review, 3/10/21. DET2020-161 Greene County Health Care, LLC dba Greene Point Health and Rehabilitation Request for Letter of Determination received on 7/15/2020, regarding the relocation of 50 SNF beds within the same county. Agency Decision: Denied on 9/11/2020 Appealed: Greene County Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Greene Point Heath and Rehabilitation filed Request for Administrative Appeal Hearing on 10/19/2020. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue Hearing Date: Pending DET-EQT2020-052 The Multiple Sclerosis Center of Georgia, Inc. Request for Letter of Determination received on 8/24/2020, regarding the acquisition of a GE Healthcare HDXT MRI with a CXK4 magnet. Agency Decision: Denied on 12/16/2020 Appealed: The Multiple Sclerosis Center of Georgia ("MSCG") filed Request for Administrative Appeal Hearing on 1/14/2021. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue Hearing Date: Pending DET-EQT2020-070 AU Medical Associates, Inc. Request for Letter of Determination received on 9/30/2020, regarding the acquisition of a mobile 2005 GE 1.5T Signa Excite MRI. Agency Decision: Denied on 12/28/2020 Appealed: AU Medical Associates, Inc. ("AUMA") filed Request for Administrative Appeal Hearing on 1/25/2021. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue Hearing Date: Pending 8 DET-ASC2021-001 Medici Medical Arts, LLC Request for Letter of Determination received on 1/6/2021, regarding the establishment of a physician-owned, single specialty ASC in Cobb County. Agency Decision: Withdrawn on 5/14/2021 Appealed: Medici Medical Arts, LLC (Medici Surgical Center Cobb, LLC) ("Medici") filed Request for Administrative Appeal Hearing on 6/11/2021. Hearing Officer: Pending Hearing Date: Pending DET-ASC2021-002 Medici Medical Arts, LLC Request for Letter of Determination received on 1/6/2021, regarding the establishment of a physician-owned, single specialty ASC in Gwinnett County. Agency Decision: Withdrawn on 5/14/2021 Appealed: Medici Medical Arts, LLC (Medici Surgical Center Gwinnett, LLC) ("Medici") filed Request for Administrative Appeal Hearing on 6/11/2021. Hearing Officer: Pending Hearing Date: Pending Appealed LNRs LNR-ASC2017022 Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants and Research Institute, LLC Requested Letter of Non-Reviewability ("LNR") with regard to the establishment of an ambulatory surgery center ("ASC") in Macon, Bibb County. Agency Decision: Request was denied 3/6/2018. Appealed: Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants and Research Institute, LLC ("GACRI") filed a request for Administrative Appeal on 3/29/18. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 10/29/2018 and 10/30/2018. LNR-ASC2018022 Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants & Research Institute, LLC Single Specialty Cardiology Electrophysiology ASC Agency Decision: Request was denied 11/14/2019. Appealed: Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants and Research Institute, LLC ("GACRI") filed a request for Administrative Appeal on 12/6/2019. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue, J.D. Hearing Date: 9/15-17/2020, 9:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Department's decision to deny GACRI's LNR affirmed, 1/28/21. GACRI files for Commissioner Review, 2/24/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirms Hearing Officer's 1/28/2021 decision to deny GACRI's appeal and affirm the Department's decision to deny GACRI's LNR-ASC request, 3/29/2021. GACRI filed Petition for Judicial Review, 4/27/2021. LNR-ASC2019009 Northside Hospital, Inc and Phys Owners of Gwinnett Surgery Center, LLC Requested Letter of Non-Reviewability ("LNR") with regard to the establishment of a joint venture ambulatory surgery center ("JV ASC") in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. Agency Decision: Request was denied 10/7/19. Appealed: Northside Hospital, Inc. ("Northside") and Northside Gwinnett Surgical Associates, LLC ("NGSA") filed a request for Administrative Appeal on 10/29/19. DCH filed Motion for Remand, 1/16/2020; Hearing Officer granted DCH's remand motion, 1/28/2020. Remand decision denying request issued on 3/12/2020. Hearing Officer: Dr. L. Lynn Hogue, J.D. Hearing Date: Pending Appealed CON Projects 2014-019 University Hospital (Columbia) 2014-029 GRHealth Columbia County (Columbia) 2014-030 Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Columbia) 9 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. Superior Court Decision: Superior Court granted Department's Motion to Dismiss Petition for Judicial Review, 4/13/2016. Court of Appeals: Application for Discretionary Review filed on 5/13/2016. Application for Discretionary Review granted on 6/8/2016. Court of Appeals reverses ruling of Superior Court, 2/14/2018. Court of Appeals affirms the Superior Court's decision upholding the Department's decision, 4/30/2019. Doctors Hospital files Notice of Intention to Petition for Writ of Certiorari, requesting the Supreme Court review the April 30, 2019 Court of Appeals decision, 5/10/2019. Court of Appeals affirms the Superior Court's decision upholding the Department's decision, 8/20/2020. Supreme Court: Petition for Writ of Certiorari granted, judgment of the Court of Appeals vacated, and case remanded for reconsideration, 12/23/19. Doctors Hospital files Petition for Writ of Certiorari, requesting the Supreme Court review the 8/20/2020 Court of Appeals decision, 9/9/2020. Supreme Court denies Doctors Hospital's Petition for Writ of Certiorari, 6/1/2021. 2016-019 Emory University Hospital Smyrna (Cobb) Renovation & Upgrade to Current Hospital Facilities Agency Decision: Approved, 8/4/2016 Appealed By: Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Cobb Hospital ("WellStar Cobb"), 9/2/2016 and Kennestone Hospital, Inc. d/b/a WellStar Kennestone Hospital ("WellStar Kennestone"). Hearing Officer: Ellwood F. Oakley, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 3/27/2017 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirmed the Department's decision to award a CON to EUH-Smyrna, 7/5/17. WellStar Cobb and WellStar Kennestone filed for Commissioner Review, 8/2/2017. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's decision to award CON to EUH-Smyrna, 8/30/17. Wellstar Cobb and Wellstar Kennestone filed Petition for Judicial Review; 9/29/17. Superior Court Decision: Superior Court denies WellStar's Petition for Judicial Review, 2/13/2018. Court of Appeals: WellStar Cobb and WellStar Kennestone filed an Application for Discretionary Appeal, 3/16/2018. Affirms the Superior Court's judgment denying WellStar's petition for judicial review, 3/13/2019 WellStar Cobb and WellStar Kennestone (collectively "WellStar") filed Notice of Intention to Petition for Writ of Certiorari, 3/25/2019. WellStar Cobb Hospital and WellStar Kennestone Hospital's Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed in the Georgia Supreme Court, 4/2/2019. On remand, Court of Appeals affirms the Superior Court's judgment denying Wellstar's petition for judicial review, 10/26/2020. Supreme Court: Petition for Writ of Certiorari granted, judgment reversed in part, and case remanded with direction, 12/23/19. 2018-008 Floyd Healthcare Management Inc dba Floyd Medical Center (Floyd) 2018-009 Tanner Medical Center Carrollton (Carroll) 2018-010 Hamilton Medical Center (Whitfield) Development of Adult Open Heart Surgery Service - Batching Agency Decision: 2018-008 Denied, 6/25/2018; 2018-009 Denied, 6/25/2018; 2018-010 Denied, 6/25/2018 Appealed By: 2018-008 Applicant Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. d/b/a Floyd Medical Center, 7/24/2018. Redmond Park Hospital, LLC d/b/a Redmond Regional Medical Center files request to intervene in Floyd's administrative appeal, 7/26/2018. 2018-009 Applicant Tanner Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Tanner Medical CenterCarrollton,"TMC"), 7/23/2018. WellStar Kennestone Hospital ("Kennestone") files request to Intervene, 7/20/2018. 2018010; Applicant Hamilton Medical Center, 7/24/2018. Hearing Officer: 2018-008, 2018-009 and 2018-010 William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Officer denied Redmond's request to intervene, 9/27/2018. Commissioner denies Redmond's appeal of Hearing Officer's denial to intervene due to limited review authority, 10/10/2018. 10 Hearing Date: 12/10,11,14/2018; 1/7-11/2019; 2/4-8/2019, 2/11-15/2019; 2/26/2019 Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirms Department's decision denying CON Applications for 2018-008 (Floyd Medical Center), 2018-009 (Tanner Medical Center), 2018-010 (Hamilton Medical Center), 8/16/2019. Floyd requests Commissioner review 9/13/2019. Hamilton requests Commissioner review 9/16/2019. Tanner requests Commissioner review 9/16/2019. Redmond files renewed appeal to Commissioner on the denial of its request to Intervene, 9/16/2019 Commissioner Review Decision: On 10/15/19, Commissioner affirmed Hearing Officer's 8/16/19 decision to deny a CON to Floyd; reversed Hearing Officer's 8/16/19 decision to deny a CON to Tanner; reversed Hearing Officer's 8/16/19 decision to deny a CON to Hamilton; denied Redmond Regional Medical Center's Renewed Appeal to Commissioner Berry on the Denial of Its Request to Intervene. Redmond Regional Medical Center filed petitions for judicial review of the Final Order of the Commissioner in project numbers 2018-008, 2018-009, and 2018-010, 11/14/19. Floyd Medical Center filed Petition for Judicial Review of DCH's Final Order denying a CON to Floyd Medical Center for project no. 2018-008, 11/14/19. Redmond Regional Medical Center files Renewed Appeal to Commissioner Berry on Order of Remand, 5/7/2020. In Final Order on Remand, Commissioner ordered that the August 16, 2019, decision of the Hearing Officer to deny a CON to Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc., d/b/a Floyd Medical Center to establish an Adult Open Heart Surgery program is affirmed, 6/30/2020. Superior Court of Fulton County: Grants Hamilton's and the Department's motions to dismiss Redmond's petition for judicial review. Dismissed with prejudice, 3/9/2020. Grants Floyd Medical Center's motion to dismiss Redmond's petition for judicial review. Dismissed with prejudice. 3/9/2020. Grants Tanner's and the Department's motions to dismiss Redmond's petition for judicial review. Dismissed with prejudice, 3/9/2020. Superior Court of Floyd County: On Floyd Medical Center's appeal of the denial of its CON, the court remanded the matter to the Department for complete review of Floyd Medical Center's application, 4/14/2020. Floyd Medical Center filed Petition for Judicial Review of DCH's Final Order on Remand, 7/30/2020. Superior Court of Floyd County denied Floyd Medical Center's Petition for Judicial Review,10/29/2020. Floyd Medical Center filed Application for Discretionary Appeal in the Georgia Court of Appeals, 11/30/2020. Court of Appeals: Denies Floyd Medical Center's Application for Discretionary Appeal, 12/30/2020. Floyd Medical Center files Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of Georgia, 1/19/2021. 2018-072 Braselton ASC, LLC (Hall) 2018-073 Braselton Surgical Specialist Center, LLC ("BSSC") (Hall) 2018-072 Establish Multi-Specialty Freestanding ASC with Four ORs and Two Procedure Rooms 2018073 Establish Multi-Specialty Freestanding ASC with Three ORs and One Procedure Room Agency Decision: GA2018072 - Approved, 3/25/2019 GA2018073 - Denied, 3/25/2019. Appealed by: Braselton Surgical Specialist Center, LLC ("BSSC"), 4/24/2019; Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc.d/b/a Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center ("Piedmont Athens"), 4/24/2019; Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Cherokee ("NHC"), 4/24/2019; Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Alpharetta Surgery Center ("NASC"), 4/24/2019. Piedmont Athens withdrew its Appeal of GA2018-072 on 11/7/19. Request to Intervene in 2018-072: Braselton ASC, LLC ("Braselton ASC"), 4/24/2019. 2018-073 denial: Braselton Surgical Specialist Center, LLC ("BSSC") appeals the denial of their application, 2018073, 4/24/2019; Requests to Intervene in 2018-073: Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Northeast Georgia Medical Center Main Campus ("NGMC-Main Campus"), 4/24/2019; Braselton ASC, LLC ("Braselton ASC"), 4/24/2019; Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Northeast Georgia Medical Center-South Hall Campus ("NGMC-South Hall Campus"), 4/24/2019; NGMC Barrow, LLC d/b/a Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Barrow ("NGMC-Barrow"), 4/24/2019; Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center ("Piedmont Athens"), 4/24/2019. Piedmont Athens withdrew Request to Intervene 11/7/19. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 6/16-18-2021, 9:00 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Visit https://dch.georgia.gov/meetings-notices for link. 2019-037 Vision Imaging Center (Thomas) Development of a Freestanding Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Center or DTRC Agency Decision: Approved, 2/25/2020 Appealed By: John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital ("Archbold"), 3/24/2020 Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 9/1/2020, 9/2-4/2020, 10:00 A.M.; 9/18/2020, 9 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirms Department's decision to grant Vision Imaging Center, LLC a CON, 12/28/2020. Archbold files for Commissioner Review, 1/26/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Affirmed Hearing Officer's 12/28/2020 decision to grant a CON to Vision Imaging Center, LLC, 2/26/2021. 11 Superior Court of Thomas County: Archbold files Petition for Judicial Review, 3/26/2021. 2019-045 Cartersville Medical Center, LLC (Bartow) New Service to Include 4 Neonatal Intermediate Care Beds - Batching Agency Decision: Denied, 3/24/2020 Appealed By: Cartersville Medical Center, LLC d/b/a Cartersville Medical Center ("CMC"), 3/26/2020. Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. d/b/a Floyd Medical Center submitted request to intervene in the hearing, 4/21/2020. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 9/29/2020-10/2/2020, 9:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer affirms Department's decision to deny CMC a CON, 1/4/2021. CMC files for Commissioner Review, 2/3/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Reverses Hearing Officer's 1/4/2021 decision to deny CMC a CON and grants approval of GA Project CON 20190-045, 3/5/2021. Superior Court of Floyd County: Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. files Petition for Judicial Review of Commissioner's Final Order, 4/2/2021. 2020-002 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC (Columbia) Construction of Freestanding Emergency Department Agency Decision: Approved, 6/1/2020 Appealed By: AU Medical Center, Inc. ("AUMC"), 6/22/2020; University Health Services, Inc. ("University"), 6/30/2020 Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 3/8-12/2021, 9:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reverses the Department's decision to grant a CON to Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC, 12/8/2020. Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC d/b/a Doctors Hospital of Augusta ("Doctors") requests Commissioner Review, 12/21/2020. The Department requests Commissioner Review, 1/7/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Reverses Hearing Officer's 12/8/2020 decision granting AUMC's Motion for Summary Determination or In The Alternative For Remand; remands the matter to the Department to resume proceedings before a Hearing Officer consistent with the CON Administrative Hearing process, 2/5/2021. 2020-003 Coliseum Medical Centers (Houston) Construction of Freestanding Emergency Department Agency Decision: Approved, 6/9/2020 Appealed By: The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Inc. d/b/a The Medical Center, Navicent Health ("The Medical Center"), 6/25/2020; The Medical Center of Peach County, Inc. d/b/a Medical Center of Peach County, Navicent Health ("Peach"), 6/25/2020; Houston Hospitals, Inc. d/b/a Houston Medical Center ("Houston"), 7/1/2020; Houston Hospitals, Inc. d/b/a Perry Hospital ("Perry Hospital"), 7/1/2020 Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 11/9-10/2020, 11/12-13/2020, 9:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reverses the Department's decision to grant a CON to Coliseum Medical Centers, 2/25/2021. Coliseum Medical Centers files for Commissioner Review, 3/26/2021. The Department requests Commissioner Review, 3/26/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Reverses Hearing Officer's 2/25/2021 decision to deny a CON to Coliseum Medical Centers and reinstates the Department's approval of CON PROJECT NO. GA 2020-003, 4/26/2021. 2020-004 Savannah Health Services, LLC dba Memorial Health University Medical Ctr (Bryan) 2020-005 Savannah Health Services, LLC dba Memorial Health University Medical Ctr (Chatham) 2020-004 Construction of Freestanding Emergency Department 2020-005 Construction of Freestanding Emergency Department Agency Decision: 2020-004 Approved, 6/11/2020 2020-005 Approved, 6/8/2020 Appealed By: 2020-004 Candler Hospital, Inc. ("Candler"), 6/25/2020; St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc. ("St. Joseph's"), 6/25/2020; Hospital Authority of Liberty County d/b/a Liberty Regional Medical Center ("Liberty"), 6/26/2020. 2020-005 Candler Hospital, Inc. ("Candler"), 6/25/2020; St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc. ("St. Joseph's"), 6/25/2020; Effingham Hospital Inc. ("Effingham"), 6/29/2020. Hearing Officer: Opie D. Bowen, Esq. Hearing Date: 1/19-22/2021, 1/25-28/2021, 9:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference; Continued until further notice Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer grants St. Joseph's/Candler's Motion for Summary Adjudication and reverses DCH's award of CONs to Savannah Health Services, LLC d/b/a Memorial Health University Medical Ctr, 1/26/2021. Savannah Health Services, LLC d/b/a Memorial Health University Medical Ctr files for Commissioner Review, 2/25/2021. 12 Commissioner Review Decision: Reverses Hearing Officer's 1/26/2021 decision granting SJC's Motion for Summary Adjudication; remands the matter to the Department to resume proceedings before a Hearing Officer consistent with the CON Administrative Hearing process, 3/26/2021. 2020-014 University Cancer & Blood Center, LLC (Clarke) Add a PET/CT Unit to its Oncology Practice in Athens - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 6/16/2020 Appealed By: Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc. ("Piedmont Athens"), 7/14/2020. University Cancer & Blood Center ("UCBC") submitted request to intervene in the hearing, 7/16/2020. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 3/3-5/2021, 9:00 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reverses the Department's decision to grant a CON to UCBC, 6/1/2021. 2020-015 Northside Hospital Gwinnett (Gwinnett) Establish Hospital-Based Radiation Therapy Services on Campus - Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 6/16/2020 Appealed By: Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Main Campus ("NGMCMain Campus"), 7/14/2020; Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Northeast Georgia Medical Center-South Hall Campus ("NGMC-South Hall"), 7/14/2020; RCOG Cancer Centers, LLC d/b/a Gwinnett County Radiation Oncology Center - Lawrenceville ("RCOG-Lawrenceville"), 7/14/2020; RCOG Cancer Centers, LLC d/b/a Gwinnett County Radiation Therapy Center - Snellville ("RCOG-Snellville"), 7/14/2020; Vantage Cancer Centers of Georgia, LLC d/b/a Vantage Oncology Cancer Center at Lawrenceville ("Vantage-Lawrenceville"), 7/14/2020. Hearing Officer: Melvin M. Goldstein, Esq. Hearing Date: 12/7-11/2020, 12/14-18/2020, 9:00 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Hearing Officer reverses the Department's decision to grant a CON to Northside Hospital Gwinnett, 4/21/2021. Northside Hospital Gwinnett files for Commissioner Review, 5/21/2021. Commissioner Review Decision: Pending 2020-020 University Hospital (Columbia) Establish a Freestanding Emergency Care Facility Agency Decision: Approved, 7/21/2020 Appealed By: Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC d/b/a Doctors Hospital of Augusta ("Doctors"), 8/19/2020. AU Medical Center, Inc. ("AUMC"), 8/20/2020. Hearing Officer: Opie D Bowen, Esq. Hearing Date: Continued until further notice 2020-023 AU Medical Center, Inc. (Richmond) Establish a Freestanding Emergency Care Facility as a Department of AU Medical Center, Inc Agency Decision: Approved, 7/28/2020 Appealed By: Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC d/b/a Doctors Hospital of Augusta ("Doctors"), 8/27/2020. University Health Services, Inc. ("University"), 9/3/2020. University McDuffie County Regional Medical Center, Inc. ("UniversityMcDuffie"), 9/3/2020. Hearing Officer: David C. Will, Esq. Hearing Date: Continued until further notice 2020-025 United Imaging Center of Buckhead, LLC (Fulton) Proposed Freestanding Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Center in Fulton County Agency Decision: Denied, 10/15/2020 Appealed By: United Imaging Centers of Buckhead, LLC d/b/a United Imaging Centers of Buckhead ("UIC Buckhead"), 11/10/2020. Pro Radiology, LLC ("Pro Radiology") filed Request to Intervene, 11/12/2020. Hearing Officer: D. Wright McLeod, Esq. Hearing Date: 4/19-23/2021, 8:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Pending 2020-026 United Imaging Center of Chamblee, LLC (Fulton) Proposed Freestanding Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Center in Cobb County Agency Decision: Denied, 10/15/2020 13 Appealed By: United Imaging Centers of Chamblee, LLC d/b/a United Imaging Centers of Chamblee ("UIC Chamblee"), 11/10/2020. American Health Imaging of Georgia, LLC d/b/a American Health Imaging of Decatur ("AHI-Decatur") filed Request to Intervene, 11/12/2020. Hearing Officer: D. Wright McLeod, Esq. Hearing Date: 4/19-23/2021, 8:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Pending 2020-027 United Imaging Center of Jonesboro, LLC (Clayton) Proposed Freestanding Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Center in Clayton County Agency Decision: Denied, 10/16/2020 Appealed By: United Imaging Centers of Jonesboro, LLC d/b/a United Imaging Centers of Jonesboro ("UIC Jonesboro"), 11/10/2020. American Health Imaging of Georgia, LLC d/b/a American Health Imaging of Fayetteville ("AHI-Fayetteville") filed Request to Intervene, 11/12/2020. Hearing Officer: D. Wright McLeod, Esq. Hearing Date: 4/19-23/2021, 8:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Pending 2020-028 United Imaging Center of Marietta (Cobb) Proposed Freestanding Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Center in Cobb County, SSDR-3 Agency Decision: Denied, 10/16/2020 Appealed By: United Imaging Centers of Marietta, LLC d/b/a United Imaging Centers of Marietta ("UIC Marietta"), 11/10/2020. American Health Imaging of Georgia, LLC d/b/a American Health Imaging of Marietta ("AHI-Marietta") filed Request to Intervene, 11/12/2020. Hearing Officer: D. Wright McLeod, Esq. Hearing Date: 4/19-23/2021, 8:30 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Pending 2020-029 South Georgia Medical Center (Lowndes) Expand Hospital Bed Capacity by 45 beds Agency Decision: Denied, 10/26/2020 Appealed By: Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Georgia d/b/a South Georgia Medical Center ("SGMC"), 11/24/2020. Hearing Officer: William C. Joy, Esq. Hearing Date: 5/25-27/2021, 9:00 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Pending 2020-031 Vest Monroe, LLC (Walton) Additional 23 Adult Psychiatric/Substance Abuse Beds Batching Agency Decision: Approved, 12/18/2020 Appealed By: UHS of Anchor, L.P. d/b/a Southern Crescent Behavioral Health System ("Anchor") and UHS of SummitRidge, LLC d/b/a SummitRidge Hospital ("SummitRidge"), 1/14/2021. Hearing Officer: William D. Taylor, III, Esq. Hearing Date: 5/10-12/2021, 9:00 A.M. / Remote Video Conference Hearing Decision: Pending Requests for DET-EQT for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Equipment DET-EQT2020037 Macon Orthopaedic and Hand Center, PA Purchase Fixed MRI Request received: 5/8/2020 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan Determination: Pending DET-EQT2020085 Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services d/b/a Columbus Regional 14 Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 10/30/2020 Contact Person: Allen Holladay Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021011 Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia d/b/a South Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 3/1/2021 Contact Person: Michele Madison Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/21/2021 DET-EQT2021014 Arturo De La Torre, Hope Neurological and Medical Services Purchase Fixed MRI Request received: 3/8/2021 Contact Person: Arturo De La Torre Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/7/2021 DET-EQT2021018 Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 3/19/2021 Contact Person: Greg Pennington Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/17/2021 DET-EQT2021019 Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 3/19/2021 Contact Person: Michael Barber Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/17/2021 DET-EQT2021020 Peachtree Spine and Pain Physicians, LLC Purhase Fixed MRI Request received: 3/23/2021 Contact Person: Kathryn MT Platt Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/21/2021 DET-EQT2021021 Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lease Surgical Robot Request received: 3/24/2021 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/21/2021 DET-EQT2021022 Piedmont Hospital Inc., d/b/a Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Purchase Fixed MRI and Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 3/24/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/24/2021 DET-EQT2021023 Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic Purchase Fixed MRI Request received: 3/25/2021 Contact Person: Kevin Deter Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/24/2021 DET-EQT2021024 St. Mary's Healthcare System, Inc. d/b/a St. Mary's Hospital Purchase Robotic Surgical Platform Request received: 4/1/2021 Contact Person: D. Montez Carter, FACHE Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/28/2021 DET-EQT2021025 Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia d/b/a South Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/2/2021 Contact Person: Michele Madison 15 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/24/2021 DET-EQT2021026 Reagan Medical Center DBA Georgia Diagnostic Center Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/7/2021 Contact Person: Sabrina Boyd Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021027 Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc Purchase Fixed CT Scanner Request received: 4/12/2021 Contact Person: Kevin Andrews Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/10/2021 DET-EQT2021028 Piedmont Hospital Inc., d/b/a Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Piedmont Atlanta Hospital - CV MRI Request received: 4/15/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021029 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Fayette Hospital CV MRI Request received: 4/20/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021030 Fairview Park, Limited Partnership d/b/a Fairview Park Hospital Acquisition of a da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System Request received: 4/23/2021 Contact Person: Stacey Howard Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021031 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Atlanta Acquisition of Bronchoscopy Robot Request received: 4/26/2021 Contact Person: Brian Toporek Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021032 Peachtree Spine and Pain Physicians, LLC MRI Below Threshold Request received: 4/27/2021 Contact Person: Kathryn MT Platt Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021033 Southeast Georgia Health System, Inc. d/b/a Southeast Georgia Health Acquisition of New da Vinci Xi Surgical System Request received: 4/29/2021 Contact Person: Jordan M. Johnson, MBA, MHA Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021034 Omar Ali Lease Fixed MRI Request received: 5/1/2021 Contact Person: Omar Ali Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021035 Athens Neurological Associates, P.C. Acquisition of MRI Request received: 5/3/2021 Contact Person: Terry L. Wimpey, M.D., Ph.D Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021036 Athens Neurological Associates, P.C. 16 Athens Neurological Associates, P.C. Determination Request re MRI Request received: 5/3/2021 Contact Person: Terry L. Wimpey, M.D., Ph.D Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021037 Atlanta Spine and Alternative Pain Management Center, LLC MRI Unit Request received: 5/7/2021 Contact Person: Everette B. Jenkins Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021038 Omar Ali Lease Fixed MRI Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Omar Ali Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021039 Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, LLC MRI Request received: 5/13/2021 Contact Person: Sean Bajnath Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021040 Bridgeway Diagnostics, LLC Equipment Below the Threshold Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Dr. Jason Hoover, M.D. Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021041 Tift Regional Health System, Inc. Purchase of CT Scanner Request received: 5/28/2021 Contact Person: Alex Le Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021042 University Health Services, Inc. d/b/a University Hospital Cath Lab Equipment Replacement Request received: 6/8/2021 Contact Person: Ed Burr Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021043 St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. Globus Robot Request received: 6/9/2021 Contact Person: Titus Gambrell Determination: Pending DET-EQT2021044 St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. Canon CT Request received: 6/11/2021 Contact Person: Jeff English Determination: Pending Requests for DETASC for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (Formerly: Requests for LNR for Establishment of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Facilities) DET-ASC2020002 Hughston Surgical Center of Valdosta, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC Site: 4340 Kings Way, Valdosta, GA 31602 Number of ORs: 2 Specialty: Orthopedics Project costs as submitted: $4,238,556.47 17 Request received: 11/11/2020 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan 404-898-8120 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 5/25/2021 DET-ASC2021010 Georgia Urology, P.A. Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC Site: 11835 Alpharetta Highway, Suite A, Alpharetta, GA 30076 Number of ORs: 1 Specialty: Urology Project costs as submitted: $1,430,000.00 Request received: 3/17/2021 Contact Person: Jason Shelnutt 404-275-2221 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 5/17/2021 DET-ASC2021011 Thrive Orthopaedics ASC, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC Site: 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Building C, Suite C-160, Atlanta, GA 30342 Number of ORs: 2 Specialty: Orthopaedic Procedures Project costs as submitted: $2,042,590.13 Request received: 3/19/2021 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross 912-232-7182 Determination: Approved Determination Date: 5/17/2021 DET-ASC2021012 PRC MD and Associates, Inc. Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC Site: 4650 Stone Mountain Highway, Lilburn, GA 30047 Number of ORs: 1 Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Project costs as submitted: $947,307.29 Request received: 4/5/2021 Contact Person: Everette Bailey Jenkins 678-625-4720 Determination: Pending DET-ASC2021013 KW Surgery Center, LLC Physician-Owned, Single Specialty ASC Site: 4150 Deputy Bill Cantrell Memorial Road, Suite 270, Cumming, GA 30040 Number of ORs: 1 Specialty: Plastic Surgery Project costs as submitted: $973,571.00 Request received: 4/20/2021 Contact Person: Barry Herrin Determination: Pending DET-ASC2021014 Peachtree Orthopaedic Surgery Center - North, LLC Physician Owned Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 2860 Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30041 Number of ORs: 2 Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Project costs as submitted: $6,887,914.00 Request received: 5/5/2021 Contact Person: Kevin W. Deter Determination: Pending DET-ASC2021015 Georgia Eye Surgicenter, LLC d/b/a Georgia Eye Institute Surgery Center Establish an Exempt Ambulatory Surgery Center Site: 4720 Waters Avenue, Suite 300, Savannah, GA 31404 Number of ORs: 2 Specialty: Ophthalmology Project costs as submitted: $0.00 Request received: 5/20/2021 Contact Person: Stephen A. Ecenia 850-681-6788 Determination: Pending Requests for Miscellaneous Letters of Determination DET2021047 Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital 18 CON DET EUH Cath Lab 1 Equipment Replacement Request received: 3/22/2021 Contact Person: Luda Silva Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/20/2021 DET2021048 Piedmont Hospital Inc., d/b/a Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Development of Outpatient Services Request received: 3/24/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/24/2021 DET2021049 Tanner Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Below Threshold Expenditures for Administration and Conference Center Request received: 3/24/2021 Contact Person: Carol Crews Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/21/2021 DET2021050 Emory University d/b/a Emory University Hospital Renovate Hospital and Create Winship Immediate Care Center at Emory University Hospital Request received: 3/25/2021 Contact Person: Catherine Maloney Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/24/2021 DET2021051 Georgia Health Operations LLC Establish a Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Program Request received: 3/29/2021 Contact Person: Annie Gendaszek Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/27/2021 DET2021052 Egleston Children's Hospital at Emory University, Inc. Replacement of Cardiac Catheterization Unit Request received: 3/30/2021 Contact Person: David Fenstermacher Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/28/2021 DET2021054 Southwell Ambulatory Inc Endoscopy Procedure Center Request received: 3/30/2021 Contact Person: Christopher K. Dorman Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 5/28/2021 DET2021055 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Renovate Physician's Lounge in Gainesville Request received: 4/1/2021 Contact Person: Linda Berger Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/1/2021 DET2021056 Kennestone Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Relocation of Hospital CT Request received: 4/1/2021 Contact Person: April Austin Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/1/2021 DET2021058 The Hospital Authority of Jeff Davis County d/b/a Jeff Davis Hospital Renovation of Existing Hospital Facilities Request received: 4/6/2021 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/4/2021 DET2021059 Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Hospital and Pharmacy Renovations Request received: 4/8/2021 Contact Person: April Austin 19 Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/7/2021 DET2021060 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC d/b/a Doctors Hospital of Augusta Change in Scope of CON-Approved Project Request received: 4/9/2021 Contact Person: Terry Treadwell Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/7/2021 DET2021061 Hamilton Medical Center, Inc. Replace CON-Authorized MRI Request received: 4/9/2021 Contact Person: Ernie Elemento Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/7/2021 DET2021062 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Gwinnett Establish Hybrid OR Below Threshold Request received: 4/15/2021 Contact Person: Jeffrey Stofko Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/14/2021 DET2021063 South Georgia Center for Cancer Care, LLC Replace CON Authorized Therapeutic Equipment (Linear Accelerator) Request received: 4/15/2021 Contact Person: Kathryn MT Platt Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/14/2021 DET2021064 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Braselton Dialysis Expansion Request received: 4/15/2021 Contact Person: Linda Berger Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/14/2021 DET2021065 Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc. Replacement of CON Exempt Cardiac Cath Equipment Request received: 4/15/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET2021066 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc., d/b/a/ Floyd Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Lab Renovations and Related Expenditures Request received: 4/16/2021 Contact Person: Drew Dempsey Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/14/2021 DET2021067 Coastal Imaging Solutions, LLC Replacement of CON-Approved MRI Request received: 4/16/2021 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross Determination: Pending DET2021068 Bulloch County Holdings, LLC Relocation of Skilled Nursing Facility Request received: 4/16/2021 Contact Person: Stelling Nelson Determination: Non-reviewable as proposed Determination Date: 6/14/2021 DET2021069 Randolph County Health and Rehabilitation, LLC dba Joe-Anne Burgin Health Inclusion of Existing Operational Square Footage Request received: 4/16/2021 Contact Person: Kimberly Sheffield Determination: Pending DET2021070 Restoration Healthcare of Commerce, LLC dba Northridge Health and 20 Inclusion of Existing Operational Square Footage Request received: 4/16/2021 Contact Person: Kimberly Sheffield Determination: Pending DET2021071 Joon Kim, M.D., P.C. Exempt Relocation by Ambulatory Surgery Center Request received: 4/19/2021 Contact Person: Neil Hoffman Determination: Pending DET2021072 Union General Hospital, Inc. Develop a Medical Office Building Request received: 4/20/2021 Contact Person: Marty Chafin Determination: Pending DET2021073 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Fayette Hospital Expansion of Hospital Outpatient Services to 1267 Building Request received: 4/20/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET2021074 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC d/b/a Emory Johns Creek Hospital ED Provider Dictation Room Renovation Request received: 4/21/2021 Contact Person: Laurie Hansen Determination: Pending DET2021075 LaGrange Senior Living, LLC LaGrange SL - New Construction Request received: 4/22/2021 Contact Person: Peter Stewart Determination: Pending DET2021076 Healthliant Enterprise Senior Living, LLC Construct New Assisted Living Facility Request received: 4/23/2021 Contact Person: Carol S. Crews Determination: Pending DET2021077 Griffin Imaging, LLC Replace CT Acquired Prior to 2008, Below Threshold Request received: 4/23/2021 Contact Person: Joseph A. Paul Determination: Pending DET2021078 Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. Increase in Bed Capacity Request received: 4/30/2021 Contact Person: Vicki Lewis Determination: Pending DET2021079 Houston Hospitals, Inc d/b/a Houston Medical Center Houston Medical Center PCI Determination Request Request received: 5/3/2021 Contact Person: Charles Briscoe Determination: Pending DET2021080 Upson County Hospital, INC. d/b/a Upson Regional Medical Center URMC PCI Exemption DET Request Request received: 5/4/2021 Contact Person: John Williams 21 Determination: Pending DET2021081 Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC d/b/a Doctors Hospital of Augusta Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/4/2021 Contact Person: Jeremy Cope Determination: Pending DET2021082 Prime Healthcare Foundation - Southern Regional, LLC Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/4/2021 Contact Person: Charlotte Dupre Determination: Pending DET2021083 Tanner Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Tanner Medical Center Carrollton Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/4/2021 Contact Person: LaQuinta Grizzard Determination: Pending DET2021084 Tanner Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/4/2021 Contact Person: LaQuinta Grizzard Determination: Pending DET2021085 Hamilton Medical Center, Inc. Conversion of Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds to SICU Beds Request received: 5/5/2021 Contact Person: Danny Wright Determination: Pending DET2021086 EHCA Johns Creek, LLC d/b/a Emory Johns Creek Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/5/2021 Contact Person: Cynthia Havrilak Determination: Pending DET2021087 Vidalia Health Services, LLC d/b/a Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/6/2021 Contact Person: Travis Roose Determination: Pending DET2021088 Southeast Georgia Health Services, LLC d/b/a Memorial Satilla Health Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: Mark Roberts Determination: Pending DET2021089 Cartersville Medical Center, LLC Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: Lori Rakes Determination: Pending DET2021090 Adventist Health System Georgia, Inc. d/b/a AdventHealth Gordon AdventHealth Gordon PCI Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: Karen Steely Determination: Pending DET2021091 Cobb Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Cobb Hospital 22 Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: April Austin Determination: Pending DET2021092 Paulding Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Paulding Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: April Austin Determination: Pending DET2021093 Douglas Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Douglas Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: April Austin Determination: Pending DET2021094 Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: April Austin Determination: Pending DET2021095 Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Wellstar Spalding Regional Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/10/2021 Contact Person: April Austin Determination: Pending DET2021096 DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Emory Decatur Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/11/2021 Contact Person: Kent E Lederman Determination: Pending DET2021097 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. Continue Braselton Campus Adult Therapeutic Cath Service without OH backup Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Linda Berger Determination: Pending DET2021098 St. Mary's Health Care System, Inc. Renewal of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Cash V. Morris Determination: Pending DET2021099 The Medical Center Inc., d/b/a Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET2021100 Floyd Healthcare Management, Inc. (d/b/a Floyd Medical Center) Annual Cath Lab Re-Determination FMC 2020 Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Drew Dempsey Determination: Pending DET2021101 Eastside Medical Center, LLC d/b/a Eastside Medical Center Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Daniel Monahan 23 Determination: Pending DET2021102 East Georgia Regional Medical Center, LLC EGRMC 2021 Renewal of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Stephen G. Pennington Determination: Pending DET2021103 Fayette Community Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Fayette Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/12/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET2021104 Hamilton Medical Center, Inc. Hamilton Medical Center PCI DET Request Request received: 5/13/2021 Contact Person: Jeff Hughes Determination: Pending DET2021105 Piedmont Henry Hospital, Inc. Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/13/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET2021106 Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Newnan Hospital Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/13/2021 Contact Person: Christine MacEwen Determination: Pending DET2021107 Hoschton Senior Center LLC Construction and Operation of Assisted Living Facility Request received: 5/13/2021 Contact Person: Pam Polley Determination: Pending DET2021108 Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exempt Request for Determination Request received: 5/13/2021 Contact Person: Vicki Lewis Determination: Pending DET2021109 Burke County Hospital Authority d/b/a Burke Medical Center Request for Therapeutic Cardiac Cath Lab Statutory Exemption Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan Determination: Pending DET2021110 Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, Inc. Annual Assessment of Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization Exemption Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Christine Macewen Determination: Pending DET2021111 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Atlanta NHA Request to Continue Offering PCI Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Brian Toporek Determination: Pending DET2021112 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Cherokee 24 NHC Request to Continue Offering PCI Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Brian Toporek Determination: Pending DET2021113 Northside Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Northside Hospital Forsyth NHF's Request to Continue Offering PCI Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Brian Toporek Determination: Pending DET2021114 Hudes Endoscopy Center, LLC (d/b/a Johns Creek Endoscopy Center, LLC Addition of Endoscopy Procedure Room Request received: 5/14/2021 Contact Person: Victor Moldovan Determination: Pending DET2021115 John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Inc. Conversion of 3 Dedicated Outpatient ORs to Shared ORs Request received: 5/17/2021 Contact Person: Samantha Cordle Determination: Pending DET2021116 Athens Gastroenterology Association PC Exclusion from LNR ASC Requirements Request received: 5/18/2021 Contact Person: Everette Bailey Jenkins Determination: Pending DET2021117 GI Endoscopy Center Reclassification Request to Exempt Endoscopy Center Status Request received: 5/18/2021 Contact Person: Everette Bailey Jenkins Determination: Pending DET2021118 Southern Gastroenterology Specialists PC Exclusion from LNR ASC Requirements Request received: 5/18/2021 Contact Person: Everette Bailey Jenkins Determination: Pending DET2021119 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. New Horizons Limestone Renovations Request received: 5/25/2021 Contact Person: Linda Berger Determination: Pending DET2021120 The Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Replacement of CON-Authorized Linear Accelerator Request received: 5/25/2021 Contact Person: Laura Flatt Determination: Pending DET2021121 Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. Remodeling of Laboratory Request received: 5/27/2021 Contact Person: Vicki Lewis Determination: Pending DET2021122 Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. Expenditures for Non-Clinical Project (Relocation of Administration) Request received: 5/27/2021 Contact Person: Vicki Lewis 25 Determination: Pending DET2021123 Hughston Hospital, Inc., d/b/a/ Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Expand Emergency Department Request received: 5/28/2021 Contact Person: Laura Flatt Determination: Pending DET2021124 Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Optim Medical Center - Tattnall Renovation of & Certain Additions to Existing Hospital Facilities Request received: 6/7/2021 Contact Person: Joseph R. Ross Determination: Pending Requests for Extended Implementation/Effective Period 2018053 Stephens County Hospital Establish 12-Bed Acute Adult Psych Program- Batching Request to Extend Completion Date Site: 163 Hospital Drive, Toccoa (Stephens) Project Approved: 12/20/2018 Request Received: 5/21/2021 Contact: Raymond Leadbetter Jr., Interim CEO (706-282-5851) Approved Cost: $1,140,000 Determination: Approved, 6/1/2021 Extended Mandatory Completion: October 1, 2021 2020007 Southeast Georgia Health Services, LLC d/b/a Memorial Satilla Health Relocation and Renovation of Space for Inpatient Behavioral Health Service Request to Extend Completion Date Site: 2500 Satilla Parkway, Waycross (Ware) Project Approved: 6/17/2020 Request Received: 5/28/2021 Contact: Mark Roberts, COO (912-287-2501) Approved Cost: $5,993,976 Determination: Approved, 6/1/2021 Extended Mandatory Completion: June 17, 2022 2020018 St. Francis Health, LLC d/b/a St. Francis Hospital Relocate Portion of Geriatric Psych Srv/Reallocate 3-Beds to Geriatric Psych Srvc Batching Request to Extend Performance Period Site: 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus (Muscogee) Project Approved: 6/16/2020 Request Received: 6/8/2021 Contact: Alan E. George, COO (706-320-8387) Approved Cost: $2,248,000 Determination: Pending 2020022 Cartersville Medical Center, LLC d/b/a Cartersville Medical Center CMC Proposes to Expand and add 20 Short-stay General Hospital Beds to its North Tower Request to Extend Performance Period Site: 960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville (Bartow) Project Approved: 7/27/2020 Request Received: 6/15/2021 Contact: Lori Rakes, COO (770-387-8181) Approved Cost: $29,797,414 Determination: Pending Need Projection Analyses Posted 3/25/2021 26 Current Status of Official Office of Health Planning Need Projection Analyses and Other Data Resources Need Projections and Maps for CON Regulated Services 2025 Non-Special MRT Need Projection Posted 12/18/2020 2025 PET Need Projection Posted 12/18/2020 2025 Ambulatory Surgical Services Need Projection by HPA Posted 3/25/2021 2025 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Need Projections Posted 3/25/2021 2025 Neonatal Intermediate Care Bed Need Projection Posted 3/25/2021 2025 Neonatal Intensive Care Bed Need Projection Posted 3/25/2021 2025 Obstetric Services Bed Need Projection Posted 3/25/2021 2023 Nursing Home Bed Need Projection Posted 3/25/2021 2023 Home Health Agency Services Need Projection - Posted 3/25/2021, Revised 4/12/2021 Non-Batched Need Projections 2025 Long Term Care Hospital Beds - 9/23/2020 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 Required Annual Surveys are available to individual facilities for completion and submission to the Department at www.georgiahealthdata.info. Indigent and Charity Care Shortfalls Facilities with Indigent and Charity Care Commitment Shortfalls for Most Recent 3 Years (Commitment status as of (6/15/2021) Facility Name Albany Surgery Center, LLP Apex Medical Surgery Center, LLC ASC of Georgia Dermatologic Surgery Centers, LLC ASC of Georgia Dermatologic Surgery Centers, LLC *Associates Surgery Center, Inc Asuch Surgery Center *Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center *Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center *Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center Atlanta Spine Surgery Center, LLC Brookstone Ambulatory Surgery Center Brookstone Ambulatory Surgery Center Brookstone Ambulatory Surgery Center Center For Spine And Pain Medicine, PC Chatham Orthopeadic Surgery Center County Dougherty Troup FULTON FULTON Bibb Cobb CLARKE CLARKE CLARKE Fulton Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Hall Chatham Year 2020 2020 2018 2020 2020 2018 2018 2019 2020 2019 2018 2019 2020 2018 2018 Shortfall Due 24,061.89 11,890.18 6,924.20 20,921.12 35,090.95 6,963.30 39,611.46 50,909.42 85,427.26 97,455.38 24,770.12 17,302.68 17,170.24 101,669.68 23,869.26 Service Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center 27 Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Clayton Cataract and Laser Surgery Center Cobblestone Surgery Center, Inc Columbus Endoscopy Center, LLC Columbus Endoscopy Center, LLC Foot & Ankle Surgery Ctr, Llc, The G.I. Endoscopy Center GA Urology, PA Cobb Ambulatory Surgery Center GA Urology, PA Cobb Ambulatory Surgery Center Georgia Interventional Pain *Georgia Surgical Center On Peachtree Georgia Urology Ambulatory Surgery Ctr Alpharetta Georgia Urology Ambulatory Surgery Ctr Alpharetta Gwinnett Surgery Center, LLC Gwinnett Surgery Center, LLC *Macon Outpatient Surgery, LLC *Macon Outpatient Surgery, LLC *Midtown Surgery Center *Midtown Surgery Center North Georgia Foot & Ankle Surgery Center North Georgia Foot & Ankle Surgery Center Northwest Ga Orthopaedic Sc Piedmont Surgery Center Piedmont Surgery Center Pinnacle Ortho Surg Ctr - Woodstock LLC Pinnacle Ortho Surg Ctr - Woodstock LLC Pinnacle Ortho Surg Ctr - Woodstock LLC *Plastic, Head And Neck Surgery Institute, LLC *Plastic, Head And Neck Surgery Institute, LLC *Polaris Center For Outpatient Spine Surgery, LLC *Polaris Center For Outpatient Spine Surgery, LLC *Polaris Center For Outpatient Spine Surgery, LLC Ponce De Leon Surgery Center, LLC Premier Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC *Resurgens East Surgery Center, LLC *Resurgens Surgical Center *Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The *Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The *Rome Endoscopy Ctr Inc, The Roswell Pain Surgical Center, LLC Roswell Pain Surgical Center, LLC *Roswell Surgery Center, L.l.c. *Roswell Surgery Center, L.l.c. Salubrious ASC Southern Orthopaedic Surg Ctr Of Fayetteville, LLC Southern Orthopaedic Surg Ctr Of Fayetteville, LLC Stephen Lober Plastic Surgery Surgery Center at Cypress Pointe, LLC *Surgery Center of Athens Surgery Center of Atlanta Surgery Center of Atlanta The Graivier Center The Graivier Center Thomas Eye Surgery Center White Oak Surgery Center White Oak Surgery Center Windward Surgery Center LLC Amedisys Home Health of Covington Clayton Clayton Cobb Muscogee Muscogee MUSCOGEE CLAYTON Cobb Cobb Gwinnett FULTON Forsyth Forsyth Gwinnett Gwinnett BIBB Bibb Muscogee Muscogee Catoosa Catoosa COBB BIBB BIBB Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton Cobb Newton FULTON Floyd Floyd Floyd Cobb Cobb FULTON FULTON Cherokee FAYETTE FAYETTE Clarke Tift Clarke Fulton Fulton FULTON FULTON FULTON Coweta Coweta FULTON Newton 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 2018 2018 2018 2019 2018 2020 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2018 2019 2020 2018 2018 2020 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2020 2018 2020 2020 2018 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2018 2018 2019 2019 2018 28 1,970.26 20,390.49 5,803.60 86,527.18 149,143.71 6,322.74 27,806.73 15,443.22 11,678.86 61,218.12 104,448.30 17,314.92 18,706.26 369,146.70 179,839.98 1,296,947.60 217,954.38 55,177.96 76,172.86 255,534.64 90,584.28 654,446.86 75.49 21,481.58 121,457.32 1,159.64 84,516.68 28,100.00 407,297.72 129,966.64 195,175.32 141,006.16 52.82 6,380.46 103,342.38 15,555.56 36,659.79 9,284.12 105,085.83 38.20 128.00 455,609.14 171,754.68 6,847.78 39,575.36 274,795.72 6,747.60 28,384.44 368,465.96 738,231.35 574,770.90 10,932.50 11,457.50 284,219.98 330,908.26 338,364.12 2,096.78 72,345.78 Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Ambulatory Surgery Center Home Health Agency Amedisys Home Health of Covington Amedisys Home Health of Covington Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Macon Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta Amedisys Home Health of Valdosta BridgeWay Home Health Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Amedisys) Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Amedisys) Careone Home Health Services, Inc. (Amedisys) Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Central Home Health Health, Douglasville, an Amedisys Company Charlton Visiting Nurses Services Charlton Visiting Nurses Services Charlton Visiting Nurses Services Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company Community Home Health, an Amedisys Company Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Central Georgia Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia, LLC Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia, LLC Guardian Home Care of Northeast Georgia, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC Guardian Home Care, LLC *Island Health Care *Island Health Care *Island Health Care Muscogee Home Health Agency Muscogee Home Health Agency Pediatric Services of America Pediatric Services of America Pediatric Services of America - Norcross Pediatric Services of America - Norcross Pediatric Services of America, Inc - Bibb Pediatric Services of America, Inc - Bibb Piedmont Home Health Staff Builders Home Health Staff Builders Home Health Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Gainesville Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Gainesville Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Gainesville Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Lavonia Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Lavonia Tugaloo Home Health Agency - Lavonia Central Georgia PET, LLC Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Central Georgia Radiation Oncology Center - Houston Piedmont Henry Radiation Oncology at Riverdale, LLC Newton Newton Bibb Bibb Bibb Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes DeKalb Toombs Toombs Toombs Douglas Douglas Brantley Brantley Brantley Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Oconee Oconee Oconee Hall Hall Hall Fulton Fulton Fulton Chatham Chatham Chatham Muscogee Muscogee Columbia Columbia Gwinnett Gwinnett Bibb Bibb Clarke Gwinnett Gwinnett Hall Hall Hall Franklin Franklin Franklin Bibb Houston Houston Clayton The Georgia Center for Total Cancer Care at Cowles Clinic Greene 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2019 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020 2019 2018 2019 2019 2018 29 88,597.34 41,568.05 166,789.01 186,135.30 192,965.47 23,845.32 34,388.66 39,242.27 4,959.40 31,929.02 72,989.17 73,512.23 198,452.08 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 238,348.62 Home Health Agency 13,509.80 9,100.02 10,750.67 40,929.59 42,752.69 32,990.59 14,005.19 36,925.98 37,167.55 65,355.87 87,009.07 95,776.95 214,201.47 250,997.91 170,668.38 21,311.81 21,858.57 13,292.40 14,091.15 5,305.32 461.40 279.00 1,291.80 1,294.71 1,382.92 1,587.88 84,390.28 71,585.71 9,051.55 147,387.89 163,158.18 173,452.96 117,178.10 127,104.14 120,352.67 5,983.45 111,717.57 174,905.60 481,172.16 Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency Home Health Agency PET Services Radiation Therapy Radiation Therapy Radiation Therapy 389,710.57 Radiation Therapy 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. If an administrative hearing has been requested to dispute a shortfall pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. O.C.G.A. 50-13-1 et seq., information will be provided at https://dch.georgia.gov/meetings-notices as it becomes available. 30 CERTIFICATE OF NEED FILING REQUIREMENTS Letters of Intent 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 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 letters of intent submitted by either telephone, facsimile or e-mail pursuant to Rule 111-2-2-.06(5). In-person filings are no longer accepted. All forms must be submitted electronically through the Department's website at https://dch.georgia.gov/office-health-planning-applications-and-requests-forms-0. Note: 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. Instructions for Organization of Appendices Appendices, in the original application document as well as the copies, must be separated by lettered tabs upon submission with the Office of Health Planning. For Appendices with multiple documents, each document in that specific appendix must be separated by a light colored dividing sheet containing the name of the document which follows the dividing sheet. These instructions are listed on Page iv of the CON application form. Compliance with these instructions is required pursuant to Rule 111-2-2-.06(2). Determining Completeness Please note the completeness requirements for all applications may be found at Rule 111-2-2-.06(5). Expired, deficient, or invalid information will not be accepted as documentation for the purposes of deeming an application complete. 31 Batching Review The below reviewable CON services are grouped for review into quarterly Batching Cycles. These services and the Batching Cycles are as follows: FALL Batched Service Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery, Obstetrical Services Batching Notice 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 SUMMER SPRING WINTER Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Perinatal Service, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ambulatory Surgery, Obstetrical Services PET, Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Cath/Open Heart, Adult Open Heart, Psych/Substance Abuse, Birthing Centers March June April July May August Batching Notifications Posted 3/25/2021 on DCH Website Spring Batching Review Cycle Notifications The requirements for Letters of Intent associated with designated Batching Cycles will be issued at the time of publication of the Batching Notice. 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. Home Health Ambulatory Surgery Neonatal Intensive Care Neonatal Intermediate Care Skilled Nursing Facilities/Intermediate Care Facilities Obstetrical Services Inpatient Rehabilitation Need Projections can be found on the "OHP Need Projections" Page 32 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES SPRING CYCLE Batching Notice (March 25, 2021) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (May 24, 2021: Application due by 12 noon) 75th Day (Applicant provides additional (Aiungfoursmt 8a,ti2o0n2)0) (August 6, 2021) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (August 31, 2021) 120th Day (Department Issues Decision) (September 20, 2021) Letter of Intent (April 24, 2021) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only; opposition letters due) (July 22, 2021) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (August 21, 2021) 110th Day (Applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (September 10, 2021) 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) 33 BATCHED APPLICATIONS: SEQUENCE OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES WINTER CYCLE Batching Notice (December 18, 2020) Application Day (application complete when submitted; review cycle begins same day) (February 16, 2021: Application due by 12 noon) 75th Day (Applicant provides additional (Aiungfoursmt 8a,ti2o0n2)0) (May 1, 2021) 100th Day (last day for letters of support to be submitted to Department) (May 26, 2021) 120th Day (Department Issues Decision) (June 15, 2021) Letter of Intent (January 17, 2021) 60-Day Meeting (applicant only; opposition letters due) (April 16, 2021) 90th Day (opposition meeting, applicant can attend, opposing party must provide written copy of argument) (May 16, 2021) 110th Day (Applicant provides amended information; applicant provides response to opposition) (June 5, 2021) 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) 34 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 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) 35 Office of Health Planning Contact Information Stacey Hillock, Esq., Executive Director, Office of Health Planning, Georgia Department of Community Health, 2 Peachtree St., N.W., 5th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, (sthillock@dch.ga.gov) For questions concerning pending Certificate of Need applications please contact Bruce Henderson, Senior Reviewer (bhenderson@dch.ga.gov) For questions concerning Health Planning surveys and indigent and charity care commitment Shortfalls please contact Steve Cappel, Data Manager (steve.cappel@dch.ga.gov) 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. 31-6-1 et seq. Such requests will be accepted only on the Department's form with the required filing fee of $250.00. Requests for confirmation of the exemption for equipment below the threshold shall continue to be submitted using the Request for Letter of Non-Reviewability Form until further notice and will also require a $250.00 filing fee. Note: Requests for confirmation of the exemptions for a single specialty ambulatory surgical center or a joint venture ambulatory surgical center below the threshold require a $250.00 filing fee. Requirements for Verification of Lawful Presence within the United States The Department will no longer require information relating to this topic for Certificate of Need applications. Periodic Reporting Requirements From June 1, 2016 until September 15, 2016, the Department, through the Office of Health Planning, permitted facilities an opportunity to complete outstanding surveys in order to become compliant. Facilities not in compliance after the September deadline received a Notification of Deficiencies which included details regarding the outstanding surveys, where surveys could be completed, and contact information for the Department. To confirm whether your facility has an outstanding survey please contact Steve Cappel, Data Manager, at steve.cappel@dch.gov. To complete a survey, please visit www.georgiahealthdata.info. CON Thresholds become effective annually on July 1. The current and effective thresholds can be found on the CON Thresholds page. http://dch.georgia.gov/con-thresholds Special Note 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. Please do not submit Letters of Opposition or Letters of Support prior to the Department's receipt of an actual Certificate of Need application. 36 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 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 https://forms.dch.georgia.gov/HFRD/ for healthcare facility and reporting information. LNR Conversion As of June 1, 2016, absent the proposed undertaking of a reviewable action necessitating prior CON review and approval, the Department will no longer engage in CON review of facilities in possession of an LNR. DET Review Pursuant to the Department's adoption of the Facility Guidelines Institute 2018 physical plant updates on April 15, 2018, effective August 1, 2018, the Office of Health Planning will no longer engage in the review or issuance of letters of determination regarding the applicability of the CON laws to those freestanding facilities seeking to perform procedures outside of either an operating room environment or a dedicated non-sterile endoscopy room as they categorically do not meet the definition of a reviewable ambulatory surgical or obstetrical facility. CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp Opie Dean Bowen (Appointed on December 21, 2020) Daniel Wright McLeod (Chair, appointed on November 23, 2020) William C. Joy (Reappointed on January 28, 2021) William Dennis (Trey) Taylor III (Appointed on November 23, 2020) 37 IMPORTANT NOTICE RELATED TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK Effective immediately (March 30, 2020), all Office of Health Planning applications and requests must be submitted electronically through our website. We are no longer accepting in-person filings. If you need to submit a document for which a web form is currently unavailable, please timely mail your submission to: Department of Community Health Office of Health Planning 2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 5th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 The above may be accessed here: https://dch.georgia.gov/office-health-planning-applications-and-requestsforms-0 Thank you for your cooperation as we do our part by practicing social distancing during this public health state of emergency. IMPORTANT NOTICE RELATED TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 03.20.20.02 If you have a request to suspend a provision of O.C.G.A. 31-6-40 pursuant to State of Georgia Executive Order 03.20.20.02, REDUCING REGULATIONS TO ASSIST THE STATE'S RESPONSE TO THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, please complete this from: https://dch.georgia.gov/divisionsoffices/office-health-planning/covid-19-code-section-31-6-40suspension-request-form 38