Section He-Hea 2006.01 - Criteria(a) In addition to the criteria in RSA 151-C:7 and He-Hea 303, applicants shall meet the criteria set forth in this section.(b) Applicants shall demonstrate that their proposed project 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 positron emission tomography imaging equipment as well as any inherent building renovations and alterations to accommodate the new equipment; and(2) The amount of start-up and operating costs associated with the proposed fixed PET unit.(d) Applicants shall demonstrate that personnel resources shall be available to operate the fixed unit.(e) Demonstration of available personnel resources shall be in the form of a report in the application that includes a staffing plan of all professional, technical and support personnel needed to provide diagnostic positron emission tomography imaging services with a fixed unit.(f) Applicants shall demonstrate that services shall meet quality assurance requirements.(g) Demonstration of quality assurance shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating: (1) That the positron emission tomography imaging scanner has been given pre-market approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration; and(2) How the proposed project will meet the requirements of licensing and accrediting by the N. H. bureau of radiological health, department of health and human services.(h) Applicants shall demonstrate that safety procedures shall 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) During the application of positron emitting isotopes.(j) Applicants shall demonstrate, in the form of a report in the application, the effect their application will have on the current PET delivery system specifically addressing the standards in He-Hea 303.02 through He-Hea 303.09.(k) 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.(l) 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) Source of payment for procedures and the total amounts charged during the most recent 12 months.(m) The data collected pursuant to (l) 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 31of each year for the preceding 12 months.(n) Applicants shall document the levels of anticipated construction costs associated with the renovations and alterations as a result of acquiring PET equipment.(o) Documentation of anticipated construction costs shall be made in the form of a report in the application that includes a detail of the overall costs of the project on a per square foot basis.(p) Applicants shall demonstrate that the needs of the underserved populations are or will be met.(q) Demonstration that the needs of the underserved populations are or will be met shall be in the form of a report in the application indicating that PET services shall be made available and accessible to everyone; and(r) Possible competitive impact upon the availability of PET services, existing vendors or other proposed vendors shall not be a basis for denying an application except for an application to install a fixed unit at a location in a small hospital service area that is not owned or operated by the hospital located in the small hospital service area. No application for a fixed unit in a small hospital service area shall be granted unless the board finds that the proposal shall not adversely affect the continued ability of the hospital in the small hospital service area to meet the criteria set forth in He-Hea 2003.02(b)(4).N.H. Admin. Code § He-Hea 2006.01
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