Section 22-B4002. PREAPPLICATION CONSULTATION WITH PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

 

4002.1A prospective applicant for a CON may consult with a designated member of SHPDA staff before submitting a Letter of Intent for any project and during the application process.

 

4002.2The Director shall assign a staff person to assist each applicant for a CON.  The applicant shall consult with the assigned SHPDA staff person throughout the application process, except during any period for which ex parte contacts are prohibited under Section 4305 and D.C. Official Code § 44-409(i). 

 

4002.3SHPDA staff shall:

 

(a)  Review with the applicant the procedures and criteria that SHPDA will follow during the application review;

 

(b)  Provide technical assistance on information required in the application;

 

(c)  Provide a tentative schedule for review of the application; and

 

(d) Provide other assistance that may be helpful to the applicant.

 

4002.4Consulting with SHPDA staff before applying for a CON shall not relieve an applicant from the requirement to file a formal Letter of Intent pursuant to Section 4003.  Pre-application consultation shall not commit SHPDA to issuing a CON and shall not represent SHPDA’s official position concerning an application submitted subsequent to the consultation.

 

 

authority

§ 22 of the Health Services Planning Program Re-establishment Act of 1996 (Act), effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-191; D.C. Official Code § 44-421 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 5569 (December 17, 1982), enacting Proposed Rulemaking published at 29 DCR 4742 (October 29, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 1666 (February 28, 2014).