title: Regs control the planning process as well as the plan.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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