A permit required by law before which no person, except as exempted by statute, shall acquire, construct or operate a new institutional health service or acquire major medical equipment, or furnish or offer, or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, or make arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of the new institutional health service or acquiring the major medical equipment. The duration of the certificate of need shall be for a period of twelve months from the date of issuance, unless extended, and is limited by the conditions expressed thereon, by the final order of the State Agency, and by the terms of the application submitted by the proponent.
Author: State Health Planning and Development Agency
Ala. Admin. Code r. 410-1-2-.19
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-21-265, 22-21-267, 22-21-270.