Connecticut General Statutes 19a-639b – Certificate of need. Validity, extension, revocation and nontransferability. Policies, procedures and regulations
(a) A certificate of need shall be valid only for the project described in the application. A certificate of need shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance by the unit. During the period of time that such certificate is valid and the thirty-day period following the expiration of the certificate, the holder of the certificate shall provide the unit with such information as the unit may request on the development of the project covered by the certificate.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-639b
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Certificate of need: means a certificate issued by the unit. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-630
- Days: means calendar days. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-630
- Executive director: means the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-630
- Office: means the Office of Health Strategy. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-630
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental subdivision, agency or public or private organization of any character, but does not include the agency conducting the proceeding. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-630
- Unit: means the Health Systems Planning Unit. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-630
(b) Upon request from a certificate holder, the unit may extend the duration of a certificate of need for such additional period of time as the unit determines is reasonably necessary to expeditiously complete the project. Not later than five business days after receiving a request to extend the duration of a certificate of need, the unit shall post such request on its web site. Any person who wishes to comment on extending the duration of the certificate of need shall provide written comments to the unit on the requested extension not later than thirty days after the date the unit posts notice of the request for an extension of time on its web site. The unit shall hold a public hearing on any request to extend the duration of a certificate of need if three or more individuals or an individual representing an entity with five or more people submits a request, in writing, that a public hearing be held on the request to extend the duration of a certificate of need.
(c) In the event that the unit determines that: (1) Commencement, construction or other preparation has not been substantially undertaken during a valid certificate of need period; or (2) the certificate holder has not made a good-faith effort to complete the project as approved, the unit may withdraw, revoke or rescind the certificate of need.
(d) A certificate of need shall not be transferable or assignable nor shall a project be transferred from a certificate holder to another person.
(e) The executive director of the Office of Health Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the executive director holds a public hearing prior to implementing the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt regulations on the office’s Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.