Section 401.3. State health services plan.
The State health services plan shall consist of at a minimum:
(1) An identification of the clinically related health services necessary to serve the health needs of the population of this Commonwealth, including those medically underserved areas in rural and inner-city locations.
(2) An analysis of the availability, accessibility and affordability of the clinically related health services necessary to meet the health needs of the population of this Commonwealth.
(3) Qualitative and quantitative standards and criteria for the review of certificate of need applications by the department under this act.
(4) An exceptions process which permits exceptions to be granted to the standards and criteria in order to reflect local experience or ensure access or to respond to circumstances which pose a threat to public health and safety.
(401.3 added Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1602, No.179)
Compiler's Note: Section 904.1 of Act 48 of 1979, which was added by Act 179 of 1992, provided that the authority, obligations and duties arising under Chapter 7 and all other provisions of this act pertaining to certificates of need shall terminate four years after the effective date of section 904.1. Section 904.1 took effect December 18, 1992.