Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 503 - MAINE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (OTHER THAN NURSING CARE FACILITIES)
Chapter 6 - APPLICATION PROCESS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED
Section 144-503-6-1 - Letter of Intent

Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules § 144-503-6-1

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. At least 30 days prior to filing an application for a Certificate of Need, an applicant shall file a Letter of Intent with the Department. In the case of a Letter of Intent requesting to be considered as a competing project and containing a description noting the proposal is the same or similar project to an existing Letter of Intent or application on file, the Letter of Intent shall be filed no more than 10 days after the filing of the existing Letter of Intent or application on file.

All Letters of Intent submitted will be summarized on a monthly activity reports prepared by the Department and made available to the public, including a timely posting on the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services website. The Letter of Intent forms the basis for determining the applicability of this chapter to the proposed expenditure or action. A Letter of Intent is deemed withdrawn one year after receipt by the Department, unless sooner superseded by an application, except that the applicant is not precluded from resubmitting the same Letter of Intent. 22 M.R.S.A. Sec.337(1). The hand-signed Letter of Intent should be mailed or delivered to the Department of Health and Human Services at the address given on Page 2.

B. The content of the Letter of Intent must include the following:

1 A request for a ruling from the Department regarding the applicability of Certificate of Need Program to the proposal;

2 A brief description, including location, of the proposed project. To the extent practicable, the project should be described in terms that permit comparison to the scope of coverage described in Chapter 4 of this manual;

3 An estimate of any capital expenditure and third year operating costs of the proposed project, and anticipated utilization;

4 The anticipated date of submission of an application, if one is required; and

5 Statement that applicant will or will not waive the technical assistance meeting.

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