For practical reasons, construction drawings should not be submitted for final approval to the Division of Safety Inspection until a Certificate of Need has been obtained where necessary. Final approval of construction drawings by the Division of Safety Inspection is not to be construed as a Certificate of Need approval.
28 Pa. Code § 153.4
The provisions of this § 153.4 issued under section 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532(g)); and section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P. S. § 448.803).