Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES › Division 60 - Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee › Chapter 50 - Certificate of Need Program › Section 19 CSR 60-50.800 - Meeting Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The committee is amending this rule to
				  include a CON form within the rule rather than incorporating it by
				  reference.
(1) The regular
				meetings of the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee (committee) to
				consider Certificate of Need (CON) applications shall be held approximately
				every eight (8) weeks according to a schedule adopted by the committee before
				the beginning of each calendar year and modified periodically to reflect
				changes. A copy of this calendar may be obtained from the CON Program (CONP)
				staff or CON website.
(2) All new
				information not previously in the application, shall be received by the CONP
				staff at least thirty (30) calendar days before the scheduled meeting with one
				(1) exception. An applicant shall have no less than ten (10) days to respond to
				the findings of the staff and adverse information received from other parties.
				An applicant shall respond in writing to an inquiry from a committee member.
				The response shall be provided to the committee for consideration and a copy
				shall be sent to the CON office.
(3) Requests for the addition of agenda items
				including CON modification and extension requests shall be received by the CONP
				staff at least thirty-five (35) calendar days before the scheduled
				meeting.
(4) Any committee member
				may request that an item be added to the agenda up to forty-eight (48) hours
				before the scheduled meeting, exclusive of weekends and holidays when the
				principal office is closed.
(5)
				The tentative agenda for each committee meeting shall be released at least
				twenty (20) calendar days before each meeting.
(6) The committee may give the applicant and
				affected persons an opportunity to make brief presentations at the meeting
				according to the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee Meeting Format and
				Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee Meeting Protocol. The applicant and
				affected persons shall conform to the following procedures:
(A) The applicant's presentation shall be a
				key points summary based on the written application and shall not exceed ten
				(10) minutes inclusive of all presenters with five (5) minutes additional time
				for summation;
(B) Others in
				support or opposition to the applicant's project (such as political
				representatives, citizens of the community and other providers) shall be
				categorized as unrelated parties and shall appear after the applicant's
				presentation;
(C) Regardless of the
				number of presenters involved in the presentation, individual presentations by
				unrelated parties in support of, neutral, or in opposition to the applicant's
				project shall not exceed three (3) minutes each;
(D) No new material shall be introduced with
				the exception of materials or information provided in response to the CONP
				staff or at the request of a committee member;
(E) Rebuttals by applicants of presentations
				by affected persons are generally allowed;
(F) All presenters shall complete and sign a
				Representative Registration (Form MO 580-1869), included herein, and give it to
				the sign-in coordinator prior to speaking;
(G) The reserved area in the hearing room may
				be used by an applicant only during the applicant's presentation and then
				vacated for the next group (individuals waiting to present shall remain clear
				of the podium and staff area until specifically called by the chairman);
				and
(H) Prescribed time limits
				shall be monitored by the timekeeper, and presenters shall observe the
				timekeeper's indications of lapsed time to ensure that each presenter has an
				opportunity to present within the allotted time.