The department shall prepare and publish at least annually a report on its activities conducted pursuant to this Act. The annual report must include information on all certificates of need granted and denied. With regard to all certificates granted on a conditional basis, the report must include a summary of information reported pursuant to section 332 and any accompanying statements by the commissioner or department staff submitted regarding the reports.

Sec. 10. 22 MRSA §346, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 664, §2, is amended to read:

3. Periodic review. After the issuance of a certificate of need, the department shall periodically review the progress of the holder of the certificate in meeting the timetable for making the service or equipment available or for completing the project specified in the approved application. A certificate of need expires if the project for which the certificate has been issued is not commenced within 12 months following the issuance of the certificate. The department may grant an extension of a certificate for an additional specified time not to exceed 12 months if good cause is shown why the project has not commenced. The department may require evidence of the continuing feasibility and availability of financing for a project as a condition for extending the life of the certificate. In addition, if on the basis of its periodic review of progress under the certificate the department determines that the holder of a certificate is not otherwise meeting the timetable and is not making a good faith effort to meet it, the department may, after a hearing, withdraw the certificate of need. The applicant shall issue to the department periodic reports as designated in the certificate of need approval notification on the impact of the service on the health status, quality of care and, health outcomes of the population served and the characteristics of the payor mix for the population served. These reports may not be in less than 12-month intervals following the start of service approved in the certificate of need. The department shall adopt rules for the withdrawal of certificates of need.

SUMMARY

This bill proposes to increase the applicability of the certificate of need law to health care facilities, regardless of ownership. It repeals provisions for subsequent review following approval of a certificate of need. The bill expands the scope of