Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 05 - Acute Care Facilities and Services Overview
Section 15-8-90-05-510 - Computed Tomographic (CT) Scanning

Should the capital expenditure for the acquisition of fixed or mobile CT scanning services, equipment, and related costs exceed $1.5 million, the CON proposal will be reviewed under the general review criteria outlined in the most recent Certificate of Need Review Manual adopted by the Mississippi State Department of Health and the following utilization standards:

* A proposed unit must be able to generate a minimum of 2,000 HECTs (See Table 5-6 for HECT conversion table) by the second year of operation.

* Providers desiring CT capability must be properly utilizing 20,000 general radiographic imaging procedures per year.