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State Health Plans and Rules

The Health Planning and Certificate of Need Rules found in the links below are currently effective and are organized by category.  Component Plans associated with the Service-Specific CON Rules are also located below.  Both the CON rules and component plans are available as PDF documents.  To view PDF documents, you will need the free Acrobat Reader application.

HEALTH PLANNING ADMINISTRATION
  111-2-1-.01 Definitions (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-1-.02 Health Planning Functions of the Department (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)

CON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, DEFINITIONS & GENERAL REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS
  111-2-2-.01 Definitions (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.02 Nature of Certificate of Need (Under Development)
  111-2-2-.03 Exemptions from Review (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.04 Periodic Reports (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.05 Enforcement (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.06 Application for Certificate of Need (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.07 Review Procedures (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.08 Alternative Application and Review Procedures (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.09 General Review Considerations (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.10 Determinations and Letters of Non-Reviewability (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
  111-2-2-.11 Service-Specific Review Considerations Generally (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)

LETTER OF NONREVIEWABILITY (LNR) RULE EXCLUSIONS
  Physician-Owned, Single Specialty, Office-Based Ambulatory Surgery Facilities - 272-2-.07(5) (Under Development)


SERVICE-SPECIFIC CERTIFICATE OF NEED RULES
AND THEIR RELATED COMPONENT PLANS

 ACUTE CARE SERVICES
    Short-Stay General Hospital Beds 111-2-2-.20
        (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
    Short-Stay General Hospital Beds Component Plan
       (Effective April 1, 2003)

    Adult Cardiac Catheterization 111-2-2-.21
       (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008) 
    Adult Open Heart Surgery 111-2-2-.22
    Pediatric Cardiac Cath and Open Heart Surgery 111-2-2-.23
    Specialized Cardiovascular Services Component Plan
       (Effective August, 2001)

    Perinatal Services 111-2-2-.24
       (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
    Freestanding Birthing Centers 111-2-2-.25
    Perinatal Health Services Component Plan
       (Effective February 19, 1999; Amended April 1, 2003)
    Recommended Guidelines for Perinatal Care in Georgia: Second Edition
       (May, 1999)

    Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services 111-2-2-.26
    Inpatient Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Component Plan
       (Effective March, 2007)

 LONG TERM CARE SERVICES
    Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities 111-2-2-.30
    Nursing Facilities Component Plan
       (Effective August 18, 2001; Amended April 1, 2003)

    Personal Care Homes 111-2-2-.31
       (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
    Personal Care Homes Component Plan
       (Effective November 14, 2001; Amended April 1, 2003)

    Home Health Services 111-2-2-.32
    Home Health Services Component Plan
       (Effective June 12, 2002;  Amended April 1, 2003)

    Continuing Care Retirement Communities 111-2-2-.33
       (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
    Continuing Care Retirement Community Component Plan
       (Effective January 12, 1998)

    Traumatic Brain Injury Facilities 111-2-2-.34
       (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
    Traumatic Brain Injury Facility Component Plan
        (Effective March 9, 2007)

    Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services 111-2-2-.35
    Comprehensive Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Services Component Plan
       (Effective March 9, 2007)

    Long Term Care Hospitals 111-2-2-.36
    Long Term Care Hospitals Component Plan
       (Effective March 9, 2007)

 SPECIAL AND OTHER SERVICES
    Ambulatory Surgery Center Services 111-2-2-.40
       (Amendment to be Effective 10/1/2008)
    Ambulatory Surgery Center Component Plan
       (Effective June, 1998)

    Positron Emission Tomography Units 111-2-2-.41
    Positron Emission Tomography Unit Component Plan
        (Effective May, 2002)

    Mega Voltage Radiation Therapy Services 111-2-2-.42
    Radiation Therapy Component Plan
       (Effective February, 2001; Amended April 1, 2003)