State Health Plans and CON 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.

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HEALTH PLANNING ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE: The rules for Chapter 111-2-1 were recently revised and may be viewed in their entirety here. 

• 111-2-1-.01 Definitions
• 111-2-1-.02 Health Planning Functions of the Department 

CON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, DEFINITIONS & GENERAL REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS

Important Notice Regarding Recently Adopted Rules

Updates to Ga. Comp Rules & Regs. r. 111-2-2 were adopted by the Board of Community Health on November 14, 2024 and will be implemented by the Georgia Secretary of State, effective January 13, 2025. The adopted rules may be accessed here.

NOTICE: The rules for Chapter 111-2-2 in effect until January 13, 2025 may be accessed here. 

• 111-2-2-.01 Definitions
• 111-2-2-.02 Nature of Certificate of Need
• 111-2-2-.03 Exemptions from Review
• 111-2-2-.04 Periodic Reports
• 111-2-2-.05 Enforcement
• 111-2-2-.06 Application for Certificate of Need
• 111-2-2-.07 Review Procedures
• 111-2-2-.08 Alternative Application and Review Procedures
• 111-2-2-.09 General Review Considerations
• 111-2-2-.10 Determinations
• 111-2-2-.11 Service-Specific Review Considerations Generally

CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPEAL PANEL

• 274-1 Administration

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

 ACUTE CARE SERVICES
 

• Short-Stay General Hospital Beds 111-2-2-.20
• Short-Stay General Hospital Beds Component Plan  (Effective April 1, 2003)
• Adult Cardiac Catheterization 111-2-2-.21
• 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
• 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 (Revised 5/16/2013)
• Core Requirements and Recommended Guidelines for Designated Regional Perinatal Centers (Revised 5/16/2013)
• 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
• 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)
• Life Plan Community (LPC) Sheltered Nursing Facilities 111-2-2-.33
• Traumatic Brain Injury Facilities 111-2-2-.34
• 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
• 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)