Indiana § 16-29-7-14 Comparative review of certificate of need application; preference;
approval; rules

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-29-7-14 — Comparative review of certificate of need application; preference; approval; rules

Indiana § 16-29-7-14

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 29LIMITATIONS ON VARIOUS HEALTH SERVICE

Ch. 7Certificate of Need for Comprehensive Care Health

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Ind. Code § 16-29-7-14 (2026).

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(a)The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall perform a comparative review on a certificate of need application if:

(1)at least two (2) applications are submitted during the same review period;

(2)the applications propose to transfer comprehensive care beds into the same county; and

(3)the number of comprehensive care beds for which a certificate of need is requested totals more than the county comprehensive care bed need in the county where the comprehensive care beds are to be transferred.

(b)In determining which applicant will receive preference in the comparative review process, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall:

(1)review the applications to ensure compliance with section 12(c) of this chapter; and

(2)give weighted priority to the criteria set for

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(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's
designee shall perform a comparative review on a certificate of need
application if:
(1) at least two (2) applications are submitted during the same
review period;
(2) the applications propose to transfer comprehensive care beds
into the same county; and
(3) the number of comprehensive care beds for which a certificate
of need is requested totals more than the county comprehensive
care bed need in the county where the comprehensive care beds
are to be transferred.
(b) In determining which applicant will receive preference in the
comparative review process, the commissioner or the commissioner's
designee shall:
(1) review the applications to ensure compliance with section
12(c) of this chapter; and
(2) give weighted priority to the criteria set forth in section 12(d)
of this chapter.
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall give preference
in approving the application to a certificate of need application that
complies with section 12 of this chapter and receives the most points
under the point system established under subsection (d). If at least two
(2) certificate of need applications requesting the same activity comply
with section 12 of this chapter and are awarded the same number of
points under subsection (d), the commissioner or the commissioner's
designee shall give preference to the application that demonstrates the
greatest need for the activity being requested.
(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall approve
a certificate of need application requesting the:
(1) transfer of comprehensive care beds; or
(2) construction of a comprehensive care health facility consisting
of transferred beds;
subject to comparative review under this section only after finding that
the request in the application is necessary as set forth in this chapter.
(d) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
establish and implement a certificate of need application point system
in accordance with this section.