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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1240
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEOVERCAST.
55 2787H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections197.300,197.305,197.310,197.311,197.312,197.315,197.316,197.318,
88 197.320,197.325,197.326,197.327,197.330,197.335,197.340,197.345,197.355,
99 197.357,197.366,197.367,197.705,198.530,208.169,and208.225,RSMo,andto
1010 enactinlieuthereoffournewsectionsrelatingtocertificatesofneed.
1111 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1212 SectionA.Sections197.300,197.305,197.310,197.311,197.312,197.315,197.316,
1313 2197.318,197.320,197.325,197.326,197.327,197.330,197.335,197.340,197.345,197.355,
1414 3197.357,197.366,197.367,197.705,198.530,208.169,and208.225,RSMo,arerepealedand
1515 4fournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections197.705,198.530,208.169,
1616 5and208.225,toreadasfollows:
1717 197.705.1.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"healthcarefacilities"means:
1818 2 (1)Facilitieslicensedunderchapter198;
1919 3 (2)Long-termcarebedsinahospitalasdescribedinsubdivision(3)of
2020 4subsection1ofsection198.012;and
2121 5 (3)Long-termcarehospitalsorbedsinalong-termcarehospitalmeetingthe
2222 6requirementsdescribedin42CFR412.23(e).
2323 7 2.Allhospitals, asdefinedinsection197.020,andhealthcarefacilities[, definedin
2424 8sections197.020and197.305,] shallrequireallpersonnelprovidingservicesinsuchfacilities
2525 9towearidentificationbadgeswhileactingwithinthescopeoftheiremployment.The
2626 10identificationbadgesofallpersonnelshallprominentlydisplaythelicensurestatusofsuch
2727 11personnel.
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 198.530.1.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"continuingcareretirement
3030 2community"meansacommunitythatprovidesatthesamesiteorlocationindependent
3131 3housing,long-termhealthcare,andotherservicestoolderpersonsnotrelatedbyblood
3232 4ormarriagetotheowneroroperatorofthecommunityunderanagreementeffective
3333 5forthelifeofthepersonoraspecifiedperiodoftimeinexcessofoneyearthat
3434 6guaranteesorprovidespriorityaccesstoon-sitehealth-relatedlong-termcareservices
3535 7whenneeded.
3636 8 2.Ifanenrolleeinamanagedcareorganizationisalsoaresidentinalong-termcare
3737 9facilitylicensedpursuanttochapter198,oracontinuingcareretirementcommunity[, as
3838 10definedinsection197.305], suchenrollee'smanagedcareorganizationshallprovidethe
3939 11enrolleewiththeoptionofreceivingthecoveredserviceinthelong-termcarefacilitywhich
4040 12servesastheenrollee'sprimaryresidence.Forpurposesofthissection,"managedcare
4141 13organization"meansanyorganizationthatoffersanyhealthplancertifiedbythedepartment
4242 14ofhealthandseniorservicesdesignedtoprovideincentivestomedicalcareprovidersto
4343 15managethecostanduseofcareassociatedwithclaims,including,butnotlimitedto,ahealth
4444 16maintenanceorganizationandpreferredproviderorganization.Theresidentenrollee's
4545 17managedcareorganizationshallreimbursetheresidentfacilityforthoseserviceswhich
4646 18wouldotherwisebecoveredbythemanagedcareorganizationifthefollowingconditions
4747 19apply:
4848 20 (1)Thefacilityiswillingandabletoprovidetheservicestotheresident;and
4949 21 (2)Thefacilityandthosehealthcareprofessionalsdeliveringservicestoresidents
5050 22pursuanttothissectionmeetthelicensingandtrainingstandardsasprescribedbylaw;and
5151 23 (3)ThefacilityiscertifiedthroughMedicare;and
5252 24 (4)Thefacilityandthosehealthcareprofessionalsdeliveringservicestoresidents
5353 25pursuanttothissectionagreetoabidebythetermsandconditionsofthehealthcarrier's
5454 26contractswithsimilarproviders,abidebypatientprotectionstandardsandrequirements
5555 27imposedbystateorfederallawforplanenrolleesandmeetthequalitystandardsestablished
5656 28bythehealthcarrierforsimilarproviders.
5757 29 [2.]3.Themanagedcareorganizationshallreimbursetheresidentfacilityatarateof
5858 30reimbursementnotlessthantheMedicareallowableratepursuanttoMedicarerulesand
5959 31regulations.
6060 32 [3.]4.Theservicesinsubsection[1]2ofthissectionshallinclude,butarenotlimited
6161 33to,skillednursingcare,rehabilitativeandothertherapyservices,andpostacutecare,as
6262 34needed.Nothinginthissectionshalllimitthemanagedcareorganizationfromutilizing
6363 35contractedproviderstodelivertheservicesintheenrollee'sresidentfacility.
6464 36 [4.]5.Aresidentfacilityshallnotprohibitahealthcarrier'sparticipatingproviders
6565 37fromprovidingcoveredbenefitstoanenrolleeintheresidentfacility.Aresidentfacilityor
6666 HB1240 2 38healthcareprofessionalshallnotimposeanychargesonanenrolleeforanyservicethatis
6767 39ancillaryto,acomponentof,orinsupportoftheservicesprovidedunderthissectionwhen
6868 40theservicesareprovidedbyahealthcarrier'sparticipatingprovider,orotherwisecreatea
6969 41disincentivefortheuseofthehealthcarrier'sparticipatingproviders.Anyviolationofthe
7070 42requirementsofthissubsectionbytheresidentfacilityshallbeconsideredabuseorneglectof
7171 43theresidentenrollee.
7272 208.169.[1.]Notwithstandingotherprovisionsofthischapter,includingbutnot
7373 2limitedtosections208.152,208.153,208.159and208.162[:
7474 3 (1)Thereshallbenorevisionstoafacility'sreimbursementrateforprovidingnursing
7575 4careservicesunderthischapteruponachangeinownership,managementcontrol,operation,
7676 5stock,leaseholdinterestsbywhateverformforanyfacilitypreviouslylicensedorcertifiedfor
7777 6participationintheMedicaidprogram.Increasedcostsforthesuccessorowner,management
7878 7orleaseholderthatresultfromsuchachangeshallnotberecognizedforpurposesof
7979 8reimbursement;
8080 9 (2)Inthecaseofanewlybuiltfacilityorpartthereofwhichislessthantwoyearsof
8181 10ageandenterstheTitleXIXprogramunderthischapterafterJuly1,1983,areimbursement
8282 11rateshallbeassignedbasedonthelesserofprojectedestimatedoperatingcostsorone
8383 12hundredtenpercentofthemedianrateforthefacility'sclasstoincludeurbanandrural
8484 13categoriesforeachlevelofcareincludingICFonlyandSNF/ICF.Theratessetunderthis
8585 14provisionshallbeeffectiveforaperiodoftwelvemonthsfromtheeffectivedateofthe
8686 15provideragreementatwhichtimetherateforthefutureyearshallbesetinaccordancewith
8787 16reportedcostsofthefacilityrecognizedunderthereimbursementplanandasprovidedin
8888 17subdivisions(3)and(4)ofthissubsection.Ratessetunderthissectionmayinnocaseexceed
8989 18themaximumceilingamountsineffectunderthereimbursementregulation;
9090 19 (3)Reimbursementforcapitalrelatedexpensesfornewlybuiltfacilitiesenteringthe
9191 20TitleXIXprogramafterMarch18,1983,shallbecalculatedasthebuildingandbuilding
9292 21equipmentrate,movableequipmentrate,landrate,andworkingcapitalrate.
9393 22 (a)Thebuildingandbuildingequipmentratewillbethelowerof:
9494 23 a.Actualacquisitioncosts,whichistheoriginalcosttoconstructoracquirethe
9595 24building,nottoexceedthecostsasdeterminedinsection197.357;or
9696 25 b.Reasonableconstructionoracquisitioncostcomputedbyapplyingtheregional
9797 26DodgeConstructionIndexfor1981withatrendfactor,ifnecessary,oranothercurrent
9898 27constructioncostmeasuremultipliedbyonehundredeightpercentasanallowanceforfees
9999 28authorizedasarchitecturalorlegalnotincludedintheDodgeIndexValue,multipliedbythe
100100 29squarefootageofthefacilitynottoexceedthreehundredtwenty-fivesquarefeetperbed,
101101 30multipliedbytheratiooffortyminustheactualyearsoftheageofthefacilitydividedby
102102 HB1240 3 31forty;andmultipliedbyareturnrateoftwelvepercent;anddividedbyninety-threepercentof
103103 32thefacility'stotalavailablebedstimesthreehundredsixty-fivedays.
104104 33 (b)Themaximummovableequipmentratewillbefifty-threecentsperbedday.
105105 34 (c)Themaximumallowablelandareaisdefinedasfiveacresforafacilitywithone
106106 35hundredorlessbedsandoneadditionalacreforeachadditionalonehundredbedsorfraction
107107 36thereofforafacilitywithonehundredoneormorebeds.
108108 37 (d)Thelandratewillbecalculatedas:
109109 38 a.Forfacilitieswithlandareasatorbelowthemaximumallowablelandarea,
110110 39multiplytheacquisitioncostofthelandbythereturnrateoftwelvepercent,dividebyninety-
111111 40threepercentofthefacility'stotalavailablebedstimesthreehundredsixty-fivedays.
112112 41 b.Forfacilitieswithlandareasgreaterthanthemaximumallowablelandarea,divide
113113 42theacquisitioncostofthelandbythetotalacres,multiplybythemaximumallowableland
114114 43area,multiplybythereturnrateoftwelvepercent,dividebyninety-threepercentofthe
115115 44facility'stotalavailablebedstimesthreehundredsixty-fivedays.
116116 45 (e)Themaximumworkingcapitalratewillbetwentycentsperday;
117117 46 (4)Ifaproviderdoesnotprovidetheactualacquisitioncosttodeterminea
118118 47reimbursementrateundersubparagrapha.ofparagraph(a)ofsubdivision(3)ofsubsection1
119119 48ofthissection,thesumofthebuildingandbuildingequipmentrate,movableequipmentrate,
120120 49landrate,andworkingcapitalrateshallbesetatareimbursementrateofsixdollars;
121121 50 (5)],foreachstatefiscalyearanegotiatedtrendfactorshallbeappliedtoeach
122122 51facility'sTitleXIXperdiemreimbursementrate.Thetrendfactorshallbedetermined
123123 52throughnegotiationsbetweenthedepartmentandtheaffectedprovidersandisintendedto
124124 53holdtheprovidersharmlessagainstincreaseincost.Innocircumstancesshallthenegotiated
125125 54trendfactortobeappliedtostatefundsexceedthehealthcarefinanceadministrationmarket
126126 55basketpriceindexforthatyear.Theprovisionsofthissubdivisionshallapplytofiscalyear
127127 561996andthereafter.
128128 57 [2.Theprovisionsofsubdivisions(1),(2),(3),and(4)ofsubsection1ofthissection
129129 58shallremainineffectuntilJuly1,1989,unlessotherwiseprovidedbylaw.]
130130 208.225.1.Toimplementfullytheprovisionsofsection208.152,theMOHealthNet
131131 2divisionshallcalculatetheMedicaidperdiemreimbursementratesofeachnursinghome
132132 3participatingintheMedicaidprogramasaproviderofnursinghomeservicesbasedonits
133133 4costsreportedintheTitleXIXcostreportfiledwiththeMOHealthNetdivisionforitsfiscal
134134 5yearasprovidedinsubsection2ofthissection.
135135 6 2.TherecalculationofMedicaidratestoallMissourifacilitieswillbeperformedas
136136 7follows:effectiveJuly1,2004,thedepartmentofsocialservicesshallusetheMedicaidcost
137137 8reportcontainingadjustedcostsforthefacilityfiscalyearendingin2001andredeterminethe
138138 9allowableper-patientdaycostsforeachfacility.Thedepartmentshallrecalculatetheclass
139139 HB1240 4 10ceilingsinthepatientcare,onehundredtwentypercentofthemedian;ancillary,onehundred
140140 11twentypercentofthemedian;andadministration,onehundredtenpercentofthemediancost
141141 12centers.Eachfacilityshallreceiveasarateincreaseone-thirdoftheamountthatisunpaid
142142 13basedontherecalculatedcostdetermination.
143143 14 3.(1)Forpurposesofthissubsection,theterm"capitalexpenditures"means
144144 15expendituresbyoronbehalfofafacilitythat,undergenerallyacceptedaccounting
145145 16principles,arenotproperlychargeableasanexpenseofoperationandmaintenance.
146146 17 (2)Anyintermediatecarefacilityorskillednursingfacility,assuchtermsaredefined
147147 18insection198.006,participatinginMOHealthNetthatincurstotalcapitalexpenditures[, as
148148 19suchtermisdefinedinsection197.305,] inexcessoftwothousanddollarsperbedshallbe
149149 20entitledtoobtainfromtheMOHealthNetdivisionarecalculationofitsMedicaidperdiem
150150 21reimbursementratebasedonitsadditionalcapitalcostsorallcostsincurredduringthefacility
151151 22fiscalyearduringwhichsuchcapitalexpendituresweremade.Suchrecalculated
152152 23reimbursementrateshallbecomeeffectiveandpayablewhengrantedbytheMO
153153 24HealthNetdivisionasofthedateofapplicationforarateadjustment.
154154 [197.300.Sections197.300to197.366shallbeknownasthe
155155 2 "MissouriCertificateofNeedLaw".]
156156 [197.305.Asusedinsections197.300to197.366,thefollowingterms
157157 2 mean:
158158 3 (1)"Affectedpersons",thepersonproposingthedevelopmentofa
159159 4 newinstitutionalhealthservice,thepublictobeserved,andhealthcare
160160 5 facilitieswithintheserviceareainwhichtheproposednewhealthcareservice
161161 6 istobedeveloped;
162162 7 (2)"Agency",thecertificateofneedprogramoftheMissouri
163163 8 departmentofhealthandseniorservices;
164164 9 (3)"Capitalexpenditure",anexpenditurebyoronbehalfofahealth
165165 10 carefacilitywhich,undergenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples,isnot
166166 11 properlychargeableasanexpenseofoperationandmaintenance;
167167 12 (4)"Certificateofneed",awrittencertificateissuedbythecommittee
168168 13 settingforththecommittee'saffirmativefindingthataproposedproject
169169 14 sufficientlysatisfiesthecriteriaprescribedforsuchprojectsbysections
170170 15 197.300to197.366;
171171 16 (5)"Develop",toundertakethoseactivitieswhichontheircompletion
172172 17 willresultintheofferingofanewinstitutionalhealthserviceortheincurring
173173 18 ofafinancialobligationinrelationtotheofferingofsuchaservice;
174174 19 (6)"Expenditureminimum"shallmean:
175175 20 (a)Forbedsinexistingorproposedhealthcarefacilitieslicensed
176176 21 pursuanttochapter198andlong-termcarebedsinahospitalasdescribedin
177177 22 subdivision(3)ofsubsection1ofsection198.012,sixhundredthousand
178178 23 dollarsinthecaseofcapitalexpenditures,orfourhundredthousanddollarsin
179179 24 thecaseofmajormedicalequipment,provided,however,thatpriortoJanuary
180180 25 1,2003,theexpenditureminimumforbedsinsuchafacilityandlong-term
181181 HB1240 5 26 carebedsinahospitaldescribedinsection198.012shallbezero,subjecttothe
182182 27 provisionsofsubsection7ofsection197.318;
183183 28 (b)Forbedsorequipmentinalong-termcarehospitalmeetingthe
184184 29 requirementsdescribedin42CFR,Section412.23(e),theexpenditure
185185 30 minimumshallbezero;and
186186 31 (c)Forhealthcarefacilities,newinstitutionalhealthservicesorbeds
187187 32 notdescribedinparagraph(a)or(b)ofthissubdivisiononemilliondollarsin
188188 33 thecaseofcapitalexpenditures,excludingmajormedicalequipment,andone
189189 34 milliondollarsinthecaseofmedicalequipment;
190190 35 (7)"Healthservicearea",ageographicregionappropriateforthe
191191 36 effectiveplanninganddevelopmentofhealthservices,determinedonthebasis
192192 37 offactorsincludingpopulationandtheavailabilityofresources,consistingof
193193 38 apopulationofnotlessthanfivehundredthousandormorethanthreemillion;
194194 39 (8)"Majormedicalequipment",medicalequipmentusedforthe
195195 40 provisionofmedicalandotherhealthservices;
196196 41 (9)"Newinstitutionalhealthservice":
197197 42 (a)Thedevelopmentofanewhealthcarefacilitycostinginexcessof
198198 43 theapplicableexpenditureminimum;
199199 44 (b)Theacquisition,includingacquisitionbylease,ofanyhealthcare
200200 45 facility,ormajormedicalequipmentcostinginexcessoftheexpenditure
201201 46 minimum;
202202 47 (c)Anycapitalexpenditurebyoronbehalfofahealthcarefacilityin
203203 48 excessoftheexpenditureminimum;
204204 49 (d)Predevelopmentactivitiesasdefinedinsubdivision(12)hereof
205205 50 costinginexcessofonehundredfiftythousanddollars;
206206 51 (e)Anychangeinlicensedbedcapacityofahealthcarefacility
207207 52 licensedunderchapter198whichincreasesthetotalnumberofbedsbymore
208208 53 thantenormorethantenpercentoftotalbedcapacity,whicheverisless,over
209209 54 atwo-yearperiod,providedthatanysuchhealthcarefacilityseekinga
210210 55 nonapplicabilityreviewforanincreaseintotalbedsortotalbedcapacityinan
211211 56 amountlessthandescribedinthisparagraphshallbeeligibleforsuchreview
212212 57 onlyifthefacilityhashadnopatientcareclassIdeficiencieswithinthelast
213213 58 eighteenmonthsandhasmaintainedatleastaneighty-fivepercentaverage
214214 59 occupancyratefortheprevioussixquarters;
215215 60 (f)Healthservices,excludinghomehealthservices,whichareoffered
216216 61 inahealthcarefacilityandwhichwerenotofferedonaregularbasisinsuch
217217 62 healthcarefacilitywithinthetwelve-monthperiodpriortothetimesuch
218218 63 serviceswouldbeoffered;
219219 64 (g)Areallocationbyanexistinghealthcarefacilityoflicensedbeds
220220 65 amongmajortypesofserviceorreallocationoflicensedbedsfromone
221221 66 physicalfacilityorsitetoanotherbymorethantenbedsormorethanten
222222 67 percentoftotallicensedbedcapacity,whicheverisless,overatwo-year
223223 68 period;
224224 69 (10)"Nonsubstantiveprojects",projectswhichdonotinvolvethe
225225 70 addition,replacement,modernizationorconversionofbedsortheprovisionof
226226 71 anewhealthservicebutwhichincludeacapitalexpenditurewhichexceeds
227227 72 theexpenditureminimumandareduetoanactofGodoranormal
228228 73 consequenceofmaintaininghealthcareservices,facilityorequipment;
229229 HB1240 6 74 (11)"Person",anyindividual,trust,estate,partnership,corporation,
230230 75 includingassociationsandjointstockcompanies,stateorpoliticalsubdivision
231231 76 orinstrumentalitythereof,includingamunicipalcorporation;
232232 77 (12)"Predevelopmentactivities",expendituresforarchitectural
233233 78 designs,plans,workingdrawingsandspecifications,andanyarrangement
234234 79 orcommitmentmadeforfinancing;butexcludingsubmissionofan
235235 80 applicationforacertificateofneed.]
236236 [197.310.1.The"MissouriHealthFacilitiesReviewCommittee"is
237237 2 herebyestablished.Theagencyshallprovideclericalandadministrative
238238 3 supporttothecommittee.Thecommitteemayemployadditionalstaffasit
239239 4 deemsnecessary.
240240 5 2.Thecommitteeshallbecomposedof:
241241 6 (1)Twomembersofthesenateappointedbythepresidentprotem,
242242 7 whoshallbefromdifferentpoliticalparties;and
243243 8 (2)Twomembersofthehouseofrepresentativesappointedbythe
244244 9 speaker,whoshallbefromdifferentpoliticalparties;and
245245 10 (3)Fivemembersappointedbythegovernorwiththeadviceand
246246 11 consentofthesenate,notmorethanthreeofwhomshallbefromthesame
247247 12 politicalparty.
248248 13 3.Nobusinessofthiscommitteeshallbeperformedwithouta
249249 14 majorityofthefullbody.
250250 15 4.ThemembersshallbeappointedassoonaspossibleafterSeptember
251251 16 28,1979.Oneofthesenatemembers,oneofthehousemembersandthreeof
252252 17 themembersappointedbythegovernorshallserveuntilJanuary1,1981,and
253253 18 theremainingmembersshallserveuntilJanuary1,1982.Allsubsequent
254254 19 membersshallbeappointedinthemannerprovidedinsubsection2ofthis
255255 20 sectionandshallservetermsoftwoyears.
256256 21 5.Thecommitteeshallelectachairmanatitsfirstmeetingwhichshall
257257 22 becalledbythegovernor.Thecommitteeshallmeetuponthecallofthe
258258 23 chairmanorthegovernor.
259259 24 6.Thecommitteeshallreviewandapproveordisapproveall
260260 25 applicationsforacertificateofneedmadeundersections197.300to197.366.
261261 26 Itshallissuereasonablerulesandregulationsgoverningthesubmission,
262262 27 reviewanddispositionofapplications.
263263 28 7.Membersofthecommitteeshallservewithoutcompensationbut
264264 29 shallbereimbursedfornecessaryexpensesincurredintheperformanceof
265265 30 theirduties.
266266 31 8.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection4ofsection610.025,
267267 32 theproceedingsandrecordsofthefacilitiesreviewcommitteeshallbesubject
268268 33 totheprovisionsofchapter610.]
269269 [197.311.NomemberoftheMissourihealthfacilitiesreview
270270 2 committeemayacceptapoliticaldonationfromanyapplicantforalicense.]
271271 [197.312.Acertificateofneedshallnotberequiredforanyinstitution
272272 2 previouslyownedandoperatedfororinbehalfofacitynotwithinacounty
273273 3 whichchoosestobelicensedasafacilitydefinedundersubdivision(22)or
274274 HB1240 7 4 (23)ofsection198.006forafacilityofninetybedsorlessthatisownedor
275275 5 operatedbyanot-for-profitcorporationwhichisexemptfromfederalincome
276276 6 taxasanorganizationdescribedinsection501(c)(3)oftheInternalRevenue
277277 7 Codeof1986,whichiscontrolleddirectlybyareligiousorganizationand
278278 8 whichhasreceivedapprovalbythedepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesof
279279 9 plansforconstructionofsuchfacilitybyAugust1,1995,andislicensedbythe
280280 10 departmentofhealthandseniorservicesbyJuly1,1996,asafacilitydefined
281281 11 undersubdivision(22)or(23)ofsection198.006orforafacility,serving
282282 12 exclusivelymentallyill,homelesspersons,ofsixteenbedsorlessthatis
283283 13 ownedoroperatedbyanot-for-profitcorporationwhichisexemptfrom
284284 14 federalincometaxwhichisdescribedinsection501(c)(3)oftheInternal
285285 15 RevenueCodeof1986,whichiscontrolleddirectlybyareligiousorganization
286286 16 andwhichhasreceivedapprovalbythedepartmentofhealthandsenior
287287 17 servicesofplansforconstructionofsuchfacilitybyMay1,1996,andis
288288 18 licensedbythedepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesbyJuly1,1996,asa
289289 19 facilitydefinedundersubdivision(22)or(23)ofsection198.006oranassisted
290290 20 livingfacilitylocatedinacitynotwithinacountyoperatedbyanotforprofit
291291 21 corporationwhichisexemptfromfederalincometaxwhichisdescribedin
292292 22 section501(c)(3)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,whichiscontrolled
293293 23 directlybyareligiousorganizationandwhichislicensedforonehundredbeds
294294 24 orlessonorbeforeAugust28,1997.]
295295 [197.315.1.Anypersonwhoproposestodeveloporofferanew
296296 2 institutionalhealthservicewithinthestatemustobtainacertificateofneed
297297 3 fromthecommitteepriortothetimesuchservicesareoffered.
298298 4 2.Onlythosenewinstitutionalhealthserviceswhicharefoundbythe
299299 5 committeetobeneededshallbegrantedacertificateofneed.Onlythosenew
300300 6 institutionalhealthserviceswhicharegrantedcertificatesofneedshallbe
301301 7 offeredordevelopedwithinthestate.Noexpendituresfornewinstitutional
302302 8 healthservicesinexcessoftheapplicableexpenditureminimumshallbemade
303303 9 byanypersonunlessacertificateofneedhasbeengranted.
304304 10 3.AfterOctober1,1980,nostateagencychargedbystatutetolicense
305305 11 orcertifyhealthcarefacilitiesshallissuealicensetoorcertifyanysuch
306306 12 facility,ordistinctpartofsuchfacility,thatisdevelopedwithoutobtaininga
307307 13 certificateofneed.
308308 14 4.Ifanypersonproposestodevelopanynewinstitutionalhealthcare
309309 15 servicewithoutacertificateofneedasrequiredbysections197.300to
310310 16 197.366,thecommitteeshallnotifytheattorneygeneral,andheshallapplyfor
311311 17 aninjunctionorotherappropriatelegalactioninanycourtofthisstateagainst
312312 18 thatperson.
313313 19 5.AfterOctober1,1980,noagencyofstategovernmentmay
314314 20 appropriateorgrantfundstoormakepaymentofanyfundstoanypersonor
315315 21 healthcarefacilitywhichhasnotfirstobtainedeverycertificateofneed
316316 22 requiredpursuanttosections197.300to197.366.
317317 23 6.Acertificateofneedshallbeissuedonlyforthepremisesand
318318 24 personsnamedintheapplicationandisnottransferableexceptbyconsentof
319319 25 thecommittee.
320320 HB1240 8 26 7.Projectcostincreases,duetochangesintheprojectapplicationas
321321 27 approvedorduetoprojectchangeorders,exceedingtheinitialestimateby
322322 28 morethantenpercentshallnotbeincurredwithoutconsentofthecommittee.
323323 29 8.Periodicreportstothecommitteeshallberequiredofanyapplicant
324324 30 whohasbeengrantedacertificateofneeduntiltheprojecthasbeen
325325 31 completed.Thecommitteemayordertheforfeitureofthecertificateofneed
326326 32 uponfailureoftheapplicanttofileanysuchreport.
327327 33 9.Acertificateofneedshallbesubjecttoforfeitureforfailuretoincur
328328 34 acapitalexpenditureonanyapprovedprojectwithinsixmonthsafterthedate
329329 35 oftheorder.Theapplicantmayrequestanextensionfromthecommitteeof
330330 36 notmorethansixadditionalmonthsbaseduponsubstantialexpendituremade.
331331 37 10.Eachapplicationforacertificateofneedmustbeaccompaniedby
332332 38 anapplicationfee.Thetimeoffilingcommenceswiththereceiptofthe
333333 39 applicationandtheapplicationfee.Theapplicationfeeisonethousand
334334 40 dollars,orone-tenthofonepercentofthetotalcostoftheproposedproject,
335335 41 whicheverisgreater.Allapplicationfeesshallbedepositedinthestate
336336 42 treasury.Becauseofthelossoffederalfunds,thegeneralassemblywill
337337 43 appropriatefundstotheMissourihealthfacilitiesreviewcommittee.
338338 44 11.Indeterminingwhetheracertificateofneedshouldbegranted,no
339339 45 considerationshallbegiventothefacilitiesorequipmentofanyotherhealth
340340 46 carefacilitylocatedmorethanafifteen-mileradiusfromtheapplyingfacility.
341341 47 12.Whenanursingfacilityshiftsfromaskilledtoanintermediate
342342 48 levelofnursingcare,itmayreturntothehigherlevelofcareifitmeetsthe
343343 49 licensurerequirements,withoutobtainingacertificateofneed.
344344 50 13.Innoeventshallacertificateofneedbedeniedbecausethe
345345 51 applicantrefusestoprovideabortionservicesorinformation.
346346 52 14.Acertificateofneedshallnotberequiredforthetransferof
347347 53 ownershipofanexistingandoperationalhealthfacilityinitsentirety.
348348 54 15.Acertificateofneedmaybegrantedtoafacilityforanexpansion,
349349 55 anadditionofservices,anewinstitutionalservice,orforanewhospital
350350 56 facilitywhichprovidesforsomethinglessthanthatwhichwassoughtinthe
351351 57 application.
352352 58 16.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotapplytofacilitiesoperated
353353 59 bythestate,andappropriationoffundstosuchfacilitiesbythegeneral
354354 60 assemblyshallbedeemedincompliancewiththissection,andsuchfacilities
355355 61 shallbedeemedtohavereceivedanappropriatecertificateofneedwithout
356356 62 paymentofanyfeeorcharge.Theprovisionsofthissubsectionshallnot
357357 63 applytohospitalsoperatedbythestateandlicensedunderthischapter,except
358358 64 fordepartmentofmentalhealthstate-operatedpsychiatrichospitals.
359359 65 17.Notwithstandingotherprovisionsofthissection,acertificateof
360360 66 needmaybeissuedafterJuly1,1983,foranintermediatecarefacility
361361 67 operatedexclusivelyfortheintellectuallydisabled.
362362 68 18.Toassurethesafe,appropriate,andcost-effectivetransferofnew
363363 69 medicaltechnologythroughoutthestate,acertificateofneedshallnotbe
364364 70 requiredforthepurchaseandoperationof:
365365 71 (1)Researchequipmentthatistobeusedinaclinicaltrialthathas
366366 72 receivedwrittenapprovalfromadulyconstitutedinstitutionalreviewboardof
367367 73 anaccreditedschoolofmedicineorosteopathylocatedinMissouritoestablish
368368 HB1240 9 74 itssafetyandefficacyanddoesnotincreasethebedcomplementofthe
369369 75 institutioninwhichtheequipmentistobelocated.Aftertheclinicaltrialhas
370370 76 beencompleted,acertificateofneedmustbeobtainedforcontinuedusein
371371 77 suchfacility;or
372372 78 (2)Equipmentthatistobeusedbyanacademichealthcenteroperated
373373 79 bythestateinfurtheranceofitsresearchorteachingmissions.]
374374 [197.316.1.Theprovisionsofsubsection10ofsection197.315and
375375 2 sections197.317and197.318shallnotapplytofacilitieswhicharelicensed
376376 3 pursuanttotheprovisionsofchapter198,whicharedesignedandoperated
377377 4 exclusivelyforthecareandtreatmentofpersonswithacquiredhuman
378378 5 immunodeficiencysyndrome,AIDS.
379379 6 2.Ifafacilityisgrantedacertificateofneedandisfoundtobeexempt
380380 7 fromtheprovisionsofsubsection10ofsection197.315andsections197.317
381381 8 and197.318pursuanttotheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,then
382382 9 onlyAIDSpatientsshallberesidentsofsuchfacilityandnoothers.
383383 10 3.Anyfacilitythatviolatestheprovisionsofsubsection2ofthis
384384 11 sectionshallbeliableforafineofonehundreddollarsperresidentperdayfor
385385 12 eachsuchviolation.
386386 13 4.Theattorneygeneralshall,uponrequestofthedepartmentofhealth
387387 14 andseniorservices,bringanactioninacircuitcourtofcompetentjurisdiction
388388 15 forviolationofthissection.]
389389 [197.318.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"licensedandavailable"
390390 2 meansbedswhichareactuallyinplaceandforwhichalicensehasbeen
391391 3 issued.
392392 4 2.Thecommitteeshallreviewalllettersofintentandapplicationsfor
393393 5 long-termcarehospitalbedsmeetingtherequirementsdescribedin42CFR,
394394 6 Section412.23(e)underitscriteriaandstandardsforlong-termcarebeds.
395395 7 3.Sections197.300to197.366shallnotbeconstruedtoapplyto
396396 8 litigationpendinginstatecourtonorbeforeApril1,1996,inwhichthe
397397 9 Missourihealthfacilitiesreviewcommitteeisadefendantinanaction
398398 10 concerningtheapplicationofsections197.300to197.366tolong-termcare
399399 11 hospitalbedsmeetingtherequirementsdescribedin42CFR,Section412.23
400400 12 (e).
401401 13 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthischaptertothecontrary:
402402 14 (1)Afacilitylicensedpursuanttochapter198mayincreaseits
403403 15 licensedbedcapacityby:
404404 16 (a)Submittingaletterofintenttoexpandtothedepartmentofhealth
405405 17 andseniorservicesandthehealthfacilitiesreviewcommittee;
406406 18 (b)Certificationfromthedepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesthat
407407 19 thefacility:
408408 20 a.HasnopatientcareclassIdeficiencieswithinthelasteighteen
409409 21 months;and
410410 22 b.Hasmaintainedaninety-percentaverageoccupancyrateforthe
411411 23 previoussixquarters;
412412 24 (c)Hasmadeanefforttopurchasebedsforeighteenmonthsfollowing
413413 25 thedatetheletterofintenttoexpandissubmittedpursuanttoparagraph(a)of
414414 HB1240 10 26 thissubdivision.Forpurposesofthisparagraph,an"efforttopurchase"means
415415 27 acopycertifiedbytheofferorasanoffertopurchasebedsfromanother
416416 28 licensedfacilityinthesamelicensurecategory;and
417417 29 (d)Ifanagreementisreachedbythesellingandpurchasingentities,
418418 30 thehealthfacilitiesreviewcommitteeshallissueacertificateofneedforthe
419419 31 expansionofthepurchaserfacilityuponsurrenderoftheseller'slicense;or
420420 32 (e)Ifnoagreementisreachedbythesellingandpurchasingentities,
421421 33 thehealthfacilitiesreviewcommitteeshallpermitanexpansionfor:
422422 34 a.Afacilitywithmorethanfortybedsmayexpanditslicensedbed
423423 35 capacitywithinthesamelicensurecategorybytwenty-fivepercentorthirty
424424 36 beds,whicheverisgreater,ifthatsamelicensurecategoryinsuchfacilityhas
425425 37 experiencedanaverageoccupancyofninety-threepercentorgreateroverthe
426426 38 previoussixquarters;
427427 39 b.Afacilitywithfewerthanfortybedsmayexpanditslicensedbed
428428 40 capacitywithinthesamelicensurecategorybytwenty-fivepercentortenbeds,
429429 41 whicheverisgreater,ifthatsamelicensurecategoryinsuchfacilityhas
430430 42 experiencedanaverageoccupancyofninety-twopercentorgreateroverthe
431431 43 previoussixquarters;
432432 44 c.Afacilityaddingbedspursuanttosubparagraphsa.orb.ofthis
433433 45 paragraphshallnotexpandbymorethanfiftypercentofitsthenlicensedbed
434434 46 capacityinthequalifyinglicensurecategory;
435435 47 (2)Anybedssoldshall,forfiveyearsfromthedateofrelicensureby
436436 48 thepurchaser,remainunlicensedandunusedforanylong-termcareservicein
437437 49 thesellingfacility,whethertheydoordonotrequirealicense;
438438 50 (3)Thebedspurchasedshall,fortwoyearsfromthedateofpurchase,
439439 51 remaininthebedinventoryattributedtothesellingfacilityandbeconsidered
440440 52 bythedepartmentofsocialservicesaslicensedandavailableforpurposesof
441441 53 thissection;
442442 54 (4)Anyresidentialcarefacilitylicensedpursuanttochapter198may
443443 55 relocateanyportionofsuchfacility'scurrentlicensedbedstoanyotherfacility
444444 56 tobelicensedwithinthesamelicensurecategoryifbothfacilitiesareunderthe
445445 57 samelicensureownershiporcontrol,andarelocatedwithinsixmilesofeach
446446 58 other;
447447 59 (5)Afacilitylicensedpursuanttochapter198maytransferorsell
448448 60 individuallong-termcarelicensedbedstofacilitiesqualifyingpursuantto
449449 61 paragraphs(a)and(b)ofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection.Anyfacilitywhich
450450 62 transfersorsellslicensedbedsshallnotexpanditslicensedbedcapacityin
451451 63 thatlicensurecategoryforaperiodoffiveyearsfromthedatethelicensureis
452452 64 relinquished.
453453 65 5.Anyexistinglicensedandoperatinghealthcarefacilityoffering
454454 66 long-termcareservicesmayreplaceone-halfofitslicensedbedsatthesame
455455 67 siteorasitenotmorethanthirtymilesfromitscurrentlocationif,foratleast
456456 68 themostrecentfourconsecutivecalendarquarters,thefacilityoperatesonly
457457 69 fiftypercentofitsthenlicensedcapacitywitheveryresidentresidingina
458458 70 privateroom.Insuchcase:
459459 71 (1)Thefacilityshallreporttothehealthandseniorservicesvacant
460460 72 bedsasunavailableforoccupancyforatleastthemostrecentfourconsecutive
461461 73 calendarquarters;
462462 HB1240 11 74 (2)Thereplacementbedsshallbebuilttoprivateroomspecifications
463463 75 andonlyusedforsingleoccupancy;and
464464 76 (3)Theexistingfacilityandproposedfacilityshallhavethesame
465465 77 ownerorowners,regardlessofcorporateorbusinessstructure,andsuchowner
466466 78 orownersshallstipulateinwritingthattheexistingfacilitybedstobereplaced
467467 79 willnotlaterbeusedtoprovidelong-termcareservices.Ifthefacilityisbeing
468468 80 operatedunderalease,boththelesseeandtheowneroftheexistingfacility
469469 81 shallstipulatethesameinwriting.
470470 82 6.Nothinginthissectionshallprohibitahealthcarefacilitylicensed
471471 83 pursuanttochapter198frombeingreplacedinitsentiretywithinfifteenmiles
472472 84 ofitsexistingsitesolongastheexistingfacilityandproposedorreplacement
473473 85 facilityhavethesameownerorownersregardlessofcorporateorbusiness
474474 86 structureandthehealthcarefacilitybeingreplacedremainsunlicensedand
475475 87 unusedforanylong-termcareserviceswhethertheydoordonotrequirea
476476 88 licensefromthedateoflicensureofthereplacementfacility.]
477477 [197.320.Thecommitteeshallhavethepowertopromulgate
478478 2 reasonablerules,regulations,criteriaandstandardsinconformitywiththis
479479 3 sectionandchapter536tomeettheobjectivesofsections197.300to197.366
480480 4 includingthepowertoestablishcriteriaandstandardstoreviewnewtypesof
481481 5 equipmentorservice.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
482482 6 section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinsections
483483 7 197.300to197.366shallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
484484 8 subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section
485485 9 536.028.AllrulemakingauthoritydelegatedpriortoAugust28,1999,isofno
486486 10 forceandeffectandrepealed.Nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedto
487487 11 repealoraffectthevalidityofanyrulefiledoradoptedpriortoAugust28,
488488 12 1999,ifitfullycompliedwithallapplicableprovisionsoflaw.Thissection
489489 13 andchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
490490 14 generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate
491491 15 ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,then
492492 16 thegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafter
493493 17 August28,1999,shallbeinvalidandvoid.]
494494 [197.325.Anypersonwhoproposestodeveloporofferanew
495495 2 institutionalhealthserviceshallsubmitaletterofintenttothecommitteeat
496496 3 leastthirtydayspriortothefilingoftheapplication.]
497497 [197.326.1.Anypersonwhoispaideitheraspartofhisorhernormal
498498 2 employmentorasalobbyisttosupportoropposeanyprojectbeforethehealth
499499 3 facilitiesreviewcommitteeshallregisterasalobbyistpursuanttochapter105
500500 4 andshallalsoregisterwiththestaffofthehealthfacilitiesreviewcommittee
501501 5 foreveryprojectinwhichsuchpersonhasaninterestandindicatewhether
502502 6 suchpersonsupportsoropposesthenamedproject.Theregistrationshallalso
503503 7 includethenamesandaddressesofanyperson,firm,corporationor
504504 8 associationthatthepersonregisteringrepresentsinrelationtothenamed
505505 9 project.Anypersonviolatingtheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallbesubject
506506 10 tothepenaltiesspecifiedinsection105.478.
507507 HB1240 12 11 2.Amemberofthegeneralassemblywhoalsoservesasamemberof
508508 12 thehealthfacilitiesreviewcommitteeisprohibitedfromsolicitingoraccepting
509509 13 campaigncontributionsfromanyapplicantorpersonspeakingforanapplicant
510510 14 oranyopponenttoanyapplicationorpersonsspeakingforanyopponentwhile
511511 15 suchapplicationispendingbeforethehealthfacilitiesreviewcommittee.
512512 16 3.Anypersonregulatedbychapter197or198andanyofficer,
513513 17 attorney,agentandemployeethereof,shallnotoffertoanycommitteemember
514514 18 ortoanypersonemployedasstafftothecommittee,anyoffice,appointment
515515 19 orposition,oranypresent,gift,entertainmentorgratuityofanykindorany
516516 20 campaigncontributionwhilesuchapplicationispendingbeforethehealth
517517 21 facilitiesreviewcommittee.Anypersonguiltyofknowinglyviolatingthe
518518 22 provisionsofthissectionshallbepunishedasfollows:Forthefirstoffense,
519519 23 suchpersonisguiltyofaclassBmisdemeanor;andforthesecondand
520520 24 subsequentoffenses,suchpersonisguiltyofaclassEfelony.]
521521 [197.327.1.Ifafacilityisgrantedacertificateofneedpursuantto
522522 2 sections197.300to197.365basedonanapplicationstatinganeedfor
523523 3 additionalMedicaidbeds,suchbedsshallbeusedforMedicaidpatientsandno
524524 4 other.
525525 5 2.Anypersonwhoviolatestheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthis
526526 6 sectionshallbeliabletothestateforcivilpenaltiesofonehundreddollarsfor
527527 7 everydayofsuchviolation.EachnonMedicaidpatientplacedinaMedicaid
528528 8 bedshallconstituteaseparateviolation.
529529 9 3.Theattorneygeneralshall,upontherequestofthedepartment,bring
530530 10 anactioninacircuitcourtofcompetentjurisdictiontorecoverthecivil
531531 11 penalty.Thedepartmentmaybringsuchanactionitself.Thecivilactionmay
532532 12 bebroughtinthecircuitcourtofColeCountyor,attheoptionofthedirector,
533533 13 inanothercountywhichhasvenueofanactionagainstthepersonunderother
534534 14 provisionsoflaw.]
535535 [197.330.1.Thecommitteeshall:
536536 2 (1)Notifytheapplicantwithinfifteendaysofthedateoffilingofan
537537 3 applicationastothecompletenessofsuchapplication;
538538 4 (2)Providewrittennotificationtoaffectedpersonslocatedwithinthis
539539 5 stateatthebeginningofareview.Thisnotificationmaybegiventhrough
540540 6 publicationofthereviewscheduleinallnewspapersofgeneralcirculationin
541541 7 theareatobeserved;
542542 8 (3)Holdpublichearingsonallapplicationswhenarequestinwriting
543543 9 isfiledbyanyaffectedpersonwithinthirtydaysfromthedateofpublication
544544 10 ofthenotificationofreview;
545545 11 (4)Withinonehundreddaysofthefilingofanyapplicationfora
546546 12 certificateofneed,issueinwritingitsfindingsoffact,conclusionsoflaw,and
547547 13 itsapprovalordenialofthecertificateofneed;provided,thatthecommittee
548548 14 maygrantanextensionofnotmorethanthirtydaysonitsowninitiativeor
549549 15 uponthewrittenrequestofanyaffectedperson;
550550 16 (5)Causetobeservedupontheapplicant,therespectivehealthsystem
551551 17 agency,andanyaffectedpersonwhohasfiledhispriorrequestinwriting,a
552552 18 copyoftheaforesaidfindings,conclusionsanddecisions;
553553 HB1240 13 19 (6)Considertheneedsandcircumstancesofinstitutionsproviding
554554 20 trainingprogramsforhealthpersonnel;
555555 21 (7)Providefortheavailability,basedondemonstratedneed,ofboth
556556 22 medicalandosteopathicfacilitiesandservicestoprotectthefreedomofpatient
557557 23 choice;and
558558 24 (8)Establishbyregulationprocedurestoreview,orgrantawaiver
559559 25 fromreview,nonsubstantiveprojects.
560560 26
561561 27 Theterm"filed"or"filing"asusedinthissectionshallmeandeliverytothe
562562 28 staffofthehealthfacilitiesreviewcommitteethedocumentordocumentsthe
563563 29 applicantbelievesconstituteanapplication.
564564 30 2.Failurebythecommitteetoissueawrittendecisiononan
565565 31 applicationforacertificateofneedwithinthetimerequiredbythissection
566566 32 shallconstituteapprovalofandfinaladministrativeactionontheapplication,
567567 33 andissubjecttoappealpursuanttosection197.335onlyonthequestionof
568568 34 approvalbyoperationoflaw.]
569569 [197.335.Withinthirtydaysofthedecisionofthecommittee,the
570570 2 applicantmayfileanappealtobehearddenovobytheadministrativehearing
571571 3 commissioner,thecircuitcourtofColeCountyorthecircuitcourtinthe
572572 4 countywithinwhichsuchhealthcareserviceorfacilityisproposedtobe
573573 5 developed.]
574574 [197.340.Anyhealthfacilityprovidingahealthservicemustnotify
575575 2 thecommitteeofanydiscontinuanceofanypreviouslyprovidedhealthcare
576576 3 service,adecreaseinthenumberoflicensedbedsbytenpercentormore,or
577577 4 thechangeinlicensurecategoryforanysuchfacility.]
578578 [197.345.Anyhealthfacilitywithaprojectforfacilitiesorservicesfor
579579 2 whichabindingconstructionorpurchasecontracthasbeenexecutedpriorto
580580 3 October1,1980,orhealthcarefacilitywhichhascommencedoperationsprior
581581 4 toOctober1,1980,shallbedeemedtohavereceivedacertificateofneed,
582582 5 exceptthatsuchcertificateofneedshallbesubjecttoforfeitureunderthe
583583 6 provisionsofsubsections8and9ofsection197.315.]
584584 [197.355.Thelegislaturemaynotappropriateanymoneyforcapital
585585 2 expendituresforhealthcarefacilitiesuntilacertificateofneedhasbeenissued
586586 3 forsuchexpenditures.]
587587 [197.357.Forthepurposesofreimbursementundersection208.152,
588588 2 projectcostsfornewinstitutionalhealthservicesinexcessoftenpercentof
589589 3 theinitialprojectestimatewhetherornotapprovalwasobtainedunder
590590 4 subsection7ofsection197.315shallnotbeeligibleforreimbursementforthe
591591 5 firstthreeyearsthatafacilityreceivespaymentforservicesprovidedunder
592592 6 section208.152.Theinitialestimateshallbethatamountforwhichthe
593593 7 originalcertificateofneedwasobtainedor,inthecaseoffacilitiesforwhicha
594594 8 bindingconstructionorpurchasecontractwasexecutedpriortoOctober1,
595595 9 1980,theamountofthatcontract.Reimbursementfortheseexcesscostsafter
596596 HB1240 14 10 thefirstthreeyearsshallnotbemadeuntilacertificateofneedhasbeen
597597 11 grantedfortheexcessprojectcosts.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallapply
598598 12 onlytofacilitieswhichfileanapplicationforacertificateofneedormake
599599 13 applicationforcost-overrunreviewoftheiroriginalapplicationorwaiverafter
600600 14 August13,1982.]
601601 [197.366.Theterm"healthcarefacilities"insections197.300to
602602 2 197.366shallmean:
603603 3 (1)Facilitieslicensedunderchapter198;
604604 4 (2)Long-termcarebedsinahospitalasdescribedinsubdivision(3)of
605605 5 subsection1ofsection198.012;
606606 6 (3)Long-termcarehospitalsorbedsinalong-termcarehospital
607607 7 meetingtherequirementsdescribedin42CFR,section412.23(e);and
608608 8 (4)Constructionofanewhospitalasdefinedinchapter197.]
609609 [197.367.Uponapplicationforrenewalbyanyresidentialcarefacility
610610 2 orassistedlivingfacilitywhichontheeffectivedateofthisacthasbeen
611611 3 licensedformorethanfiveyears,islicensedformorethanfiftybedsandfails
612612 4 tomaintainforanycalendaryearitsoccupancylevelabovethirtypercentofits
613613 5 thenlicensedbeds,thedepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesshalllicense
614614 6 onlyfiftybedsforsuchfacility.]
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616616 HB1240 15