Section He-Hea 1903.03 - Impact on Health Care Services(a) Applicants proposing to establish, expand or renovate an ambulatory surgical facility shall demonstrate that the proposed facility shall maintain or improve, for the proposed service area, the: (2) Access to and availability of health care services; and(3) Cost effectiveness of health care services provided.(b) Demonstration shall be made by submitting with the application: (1) A copy of an existing or proposed quality improvement plan;(2) A report addressing physicians' ability to access resources which allow them to perform health care services or obtain admitting privileges at existing ambulatory surgical facilities and hospital outpatient operating rooms pursuant to He-Hea 1904.01(g) and (h) including correspondence from physicians intending to refer patients to the proposed facility;(3) To the extent data is available, a statistical report in the application which shows how the proposed project is projected to affect health care services in the proposed service area in terms of:d. Physician referral patterns; and(4) Any correspondence from other facilities in the service area regarding the impact of the proposed project on their existing health care services including their continued ability to: a. Maintain quality health care services;b. Provide essential community services;c. Provide emergency services; andd. Provide charity care; and(5) A report in the application addressing how the establishment, expansion or renovation of an ambulatory surgical facility will not have a detrimental impact on health services within the proposed service area.N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 1903.03
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