DoN Guidelines and Policy Advisories

DoN guidelines and policy advisories information provided by the Determination of Need within the Department of Public Health.

Policy advisories

• DoN Regulations

Memorandum

• Request for Filing Fees from Unauthorized Parties (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Definition of Primary Service Area (PSA) with respect to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Primary Service Area (PSA) of Independent Community Hospitals with respect to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Memo dated October 29, 2021 – DPH Guidance to Nursing Homes on Good Faith Efforts to Meet Deadline for Compliance with Resident Bedroom 2-Bed Maximum Requirement

Policy Advisories, Memorandum and Guidelines

• Expenditure Minimums for Applying for a DoN 2025-26 (PDF) | (DOCX)
• Amendments to Previously Approved DoN Projects – Construction Costs (PDF) | (DOCX)
• DoN Long-Term Care Moratorium Memo | (DOC)
• Long-Term Care Notice | (DOC)
• CPA Report Guidelines – March 2021 (PDF)
• DoN Consolidation Guideline Final | (DOC)
  • Consolidation Webinar slides
• May 2019: Lifting Long-Term Care Moratorium (Draft) | (DOC)
• Community Engagement | (DOC)
• Community Health Initiative Planning | (DOC)
• DoN Guideline Recission Letter | (DOC)
• DoN Long Term Care Moratorium | (DOC)
• Equipment and Services* | (DOC)
  *On September 13, 2017, the Public Health Council (PHC) voted to delegate review and approval of all MRI, CT, and PET DoN Applications to the Commissioner.
• Filing Fee Guideline | (DOC)
• Health Priority | (DOC)
• Ten Taxpayer Groups | (DOC)