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Certificate of Need Standards

West Virginia Code §16-2D-5(l)(1) states that the state agency (the Authority) shall coordinate the collection of information needed to allow the state agency to develop recommended modifications to the CON standards, and file with the Secretary of State, for publication in the state register, a notice of proposed action, including the text of all proposed amendments and modifications, and a date, time and place for receipt of general public comment. The Authority may hold a public hearing or schedule a public comment period for the receipt of written statements or documents.

W. Va. Code §16-2D-5(l)(2) requires all proposed amendments and modifications, including a record of the public hearing or written statements and documents received pursuant to a public comment period, be presented to the Governor. Within thirty days of receiving the proposed amendments or modifications, the Governor shall either approve or disapprove all or part of the amendments and modifications. The services selected for review/change of CON standards are those health services recommended by the CON study conducted pursuant to W.Va. Code §16-29B-19(a) set forth in W.Va. C.S.R. §65-7-28.1

Certificate of Need Standards

bullet Long-term Acute Care Hospitals
bullet Computed Tomography Services
bullet Cardiac Surgery Services
bullet Lithotripsy Services
bullet Hospice Services
bullet Cardiac Catheterization
bullet Megavoltage Radiation Therapy Services
bullet Addition of Acute Care Beds
bullet Renovation-Replacement of Acute Care Facilities and Services
bullet Ambulatory Care Centers
bullet Ambulatory Surgical Centers
bullet Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
bullet Fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services (MRI)
bullet Birthing Centers
bullet Home Health Services
bullet Behavioral Health/Developmental Disabilities
bullet ICF/MR
bullet Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
bullet In-home Personal Care Services
bullet End Stage Renal Disease and Home Training
bullet Inpatient Services
bullet Discrete Alcohol, Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation
bullet Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation
bullet Discrete Long-term Care Nursing Beds
bullet Surgical Services/Operating Rooms
bullet Organ and Tissue Transplants
bullet Emerging Technology

In addition to the services listed above, the Authority may develop/revise CON standards for other “new institutional health services” set forth in W.Va. Code §16-2D-3.