Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 186 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - CRITERIA FOR AGENCY REVIEWS
Section 11-186-15 - Criteria
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-186-15
Current through February, 2024
(a) The agency shall consider the following criteria in the review of an application for a certificate of need:
(1) The need that the population served or to
be served has for the services proposed to be offered or expanded, and the
extent to which all residents of the area, and in particular low income
persons, racial and ethnic minorities, women, persons with disabilities and
other underserved groups, and the elderly, are likely to have access to those
services;
(2) In the case of
reduction or elimination of a service, including the relocation of a facility
or service:
(A) The need that the population
presently served has for the service;
(B) The extent to which that need will be met
adequately by the proposed relocation or by alternative arrangements;
and
(C) The effect of the
reduction, elimination, or relocation of the service on the ability of low
income persons, racial and ethnic minorities, women, persons with disabilities,
and other underserved groups, and the elderly, to obtain needed health
care;
(3) The probable
impact of the proposal on the overall costs of health services to the
community;
(4) The probable impact
of the proposal on the costs of and charges for providing health services by
the applicant;
(5) The immediate
and long term financial feasibility of the proposal;
(6) The applicant's compliance with federal
and state licensure and certification requirements;
(7) The quality of the health care services
proposed;
(8) In the case of
existing health services or facilities, the quality of care provided by those
facilities in the past;
(9) The
relationship of the proposal to the state health services and facilities
plan;
(10) The relationship of the
proposal to the existing health care system of the area;
(11) The availability of less costly or more
effective alternative methods of providing service;
(12) The availability of resources (including
health personnel, management personnel, and funds for capital and operating
needs) for the provision of the services proposed to be provided and the need
for alternative uses of these resources as identified by the state health
services and facilities plan.
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