Section He-Hea 2003.01 - Criteria(a) In addition to the criteria in RSA 151-C:7 and He-Hea 303, the applicant shall meet all the criteria set forth in this section.(b) Vendors shall demonstrate that their proposed projects will be financially feasible.(c) Demonstration of financial feasibility shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating: (1) Financial resources are available to meet the long-term capital costs of procuring the vehicle and equipment; and(2) The start-up costs and the operating costs of the mobile unit.(d) Vendors shall demonstrate that personnel resources will be available to operate the mobile unit at each licensed facility.(e) Demonstration that personnel resources will be available shall be in the form of a report in the application that includes a staffing plan of all managerial and support personnel needed to operate the mobile unit and provide diagnostic positron emission tomography imaging services.(f) Vendors shall demonstrate that mobile unit services will meet quality assurance requirements.(g) Demonstration of quality assurance shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating how the proposed project will meet the licensing and accreditation requirements of the bureau of radiological health, department of health and human services, as well as any other national or federal licensing and accreditation agencies.(h) Vendors shall demonstrate that safety procedures will be available in case of emergency.(i) Demonstration of available safety procedures shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating how personnel will be trained in the use of the equipment and the safety procedures:(1) In the event of an emergency; and(2) When positron emitting isotopes are introduced into a patient.(j) All vendors providing PET services shall collect utilization data to be submitted to the N.H. department of health and human services, office of health services planning and review.(k) At minimum, the following utilization data elements shall be included:(1) Total number of procedures performed;(2) Number of inpatient procedures;(3) Number of outpatient procedures;(4) Average PET scanning time per procedure;(5) Clinical indication for PET scanning by DRG or ICD-9 code;(6) Demographic/patient origin data;(7) Number of days of operation; and(8) Sources of payment for procedures and the total amounts charged during the most recent 12 months.(l) The data collected pursuant to (k) above shall be prepared and sent to the N.H. department of health and human services, office of health services planning and review, on a yearly basis. The yearly reports shall be submitted by January 31 of each year for the preceding 12 month period.N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 2003.01
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