Regs control the planning process as well as the plan.
Approval for hospital expansion plans rests on how much they conform to the state health plan, the health state plan, the health systems plan, and the annual implementation plan. A hospital's planning process must start with a detailed analysis of these plans.
D002567:Certificate of Need / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006307:Health Systems Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States