Public Health Service--Health systems agency and state health planning and development agency reviews: certificate of need programs. Final regulation.
These rules amend the Public Health Service regulations on health systems agency and State health planning and Development agency (State Agency) certificate of need reviews.  These final regulations implement changes to Title XV of the Public Health Service Act made by the Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979 (Pub L. 96-79).  Under the amended provisions of the Public Health Service Act, the planning agencies are required to review and determine the need for proposed capital expenditures, institutional health services and major medical equipment.  These regulations set forth the minimum requirements for satisfactory certificate of need programs.
D002567:Certificate of Need / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006288:Health Planning Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013220:State Health Planning and Development Agencies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service / Q000458:organization & administration