Guide Plan Review for Health Care Facilities

Plan Review is the review of construction documents for new health care facilities and for additions and renovations to existing health care facilities prior to the start of the construction.

New construction, conversions, additions, and alterations for a proposed facility or in an existing licensed facility shall not take place until the plans for the proposed project have been reviewed and approved by the Department of Public Health (DPH).

New Licenses

For New Licenses (i.e., construction or renovations for the purpose of establishing a newly licensed facility), the fee is $8.25 per $1,000 of construction costs, with a minimum of $1,500 and a maximum of $45,000 per plan review project.

Existing Licenses

For Existing Licenses (i.e., facilities that have been previously licensed by DPH), one of the two following fee categories will apply:

• New sites (e.g. new satellite, replacement, or relocated facility): the fee is $8.25 per $1,000 of construction costs, with a minimum of $1,500 and a maximum of $45,000 per plan review project.
• Renovations to existing facilities (e.g. bed additions, renovations, and construction within a facility):
  • For projects with construction costs of less than $50,000, no fee is required.
  • For projects with construction costs of $50,000 or greater; the fee is $8.25 per $1,000 of construction costs, with a maximum of $45,000 per plan review project.

• Self-Certification Review Process
• Abbreviated Review Process
• Full Review Process

Click on the form name to access the PDF version or “DOC” to access the Word document.

• Plan Review Application Form (DOC)
  This form must be submitted with each new application.
• Affidavit (All Facilities) (DOC)
  This form must be submitted with each new application for Self-Certification Review and documentation for Abbreviated Review Part II.
• Capital Cost Estimate Form (DOC)
  This form must be submitted with each new application.
• Waiver Request Form (DOC)
  One form must be submitted for each requested waiver.
• Example of Physical Plant Waiver Request Form (DOC)
• Square Footage Chart (DOC)
  This form is submitted with DoN Project submissions.

• Hospital Inpatient Facilities Checklists
• Outpatient Facilities Checklists
• Long-Term Care Facilities Checklists
• Hospice Inpatient Facilities Checklists