¹408.035  Review criteria.--The agency shall determine the reviewability of applications and shall review applications for certificate-of-need determinations for health care facilities and health services in context with the following criteria:

(1)  The need for the health care facilities and health services being proposed in relation to the applicable district health plan.

(2)  The availability, quality of care, accessibility, and extent of utilization of existing health care facilities and health services in the service district of the applicant.

(3)  The ability of the applicant to provide quality of care and the applicant's record of providing quality of care.

(4)  The need in the service district of the applicant for special health care services that are not reasonably and economically accessible in adjoining areas.

(5)  The needs of research and educational facilities, including, but not limited to, facilities with institutional training programs and community training programs for health care practitioners and for doctors of osteopathic medicine and medicine at the student, internship, and residency training levels.

(6)  The availability of resources, including health personnel, management personnel, and funds for capital and operating expenditures, for project accomplishment and operation.

(7)  The extent to which the proposed services will enhance access to health care for residents of the service district.

(8)  The immediate and long-term financial feasibility of the proposal.

(9)  The extent to which the proposal will foster competition that promotes quality and cost-effectiveness.

(10)  The costs and methods of the proposed construction, including the costs and methods of energy provision and the availability of alternative, less costly, or more effective methods of construction.

(11)  The applicant's past and proposed provision of health care services to Medicaid patients and the medically indigent.

(12)  The applicant's designation as a Gold Seal Program nursing facility pursuant to s. 400.235, when the applicant is requesting additional nursing home beds at that facility.

History.--s. 22, ch. 87-92; s. 20, ch. 88-294; s. 15, ch. 92-33; ss. 37, 50, ch. 93-217; s. 30, ch. 95-210; s. 36, ch. 97-103; s. 39, ch. 97-264; s. 2, ch. 97-270; s. 20, ch. 99-394; s. 6, ch. 2000-256; s. 7, ch. 2000-318.

¹Note.--Section 18, ch. 2000-318, provides that "[a]pplications for certificates of need submitted under section 408.031-408.045, Florida Statutes, before the effective date of this act shall be governed by the law in effect at the time the application was submitted."