7 AAC 07.025. Standards for obtaining a certificate of need

(a) To be approved by the commissioner under 7 AAC 07.070, a certificate of need application must

(1) meet the applicable requirements of AS 18.07 and this chapter;

(2) meet the standards and use the methodologies set out in the department's document entitled Alaska Certificate of Need Review Standards and Methodologies, dated December 9, 2005, and adopted by reference; and

(3) be submitted in accordance with 7 AAC 07.040.

(b) The department will recommend to the commissioner that an exception to one or more of the standards adopted by reference in (a)(2) of this section be allowed if an applicant shows to the department's satisfaction that the availability, quality, or accessibility of existing healthcare services creates an unreasonable barrier to services in the service area. In recommending that an exception be allowed under this subsection, the department will document the applicant's allegations.

History: Eff. 8/14/2005, Register 175; am 1/11/2006, Register 177

Authority: AS 18.07.031

Editor's note: A copy of the document entitled Alaska Certificate of Need Review Standards and Methodologies, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 07.025, may be obtained at the department's certificate of need program at 350 Main Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801, or at the following Internet site: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/chems/cert _ of _ need/.

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