Section 1126.410  Introduction

a)         Facilities to be licensed pursuant to SMHRA Section 1-101.5 are subject to the requirements of Section 12(17) of the Health Facilities Planning Act and HFSRB rules (77 Ill. Adm. Code 1126 and 1130).

b)         A Certificate of Need permit is required for:

1)         the relocation of an existing SMHRF to a planning area that does not have SMHRF services (see 20 ILCS 3960/5 and 12(17)); or

2)         any establishment, erection, building, alteration, reconstruction, modernizations, improvement, or extension of a SMHRF with a total estimated project cost that exceeds the capital expenditures minimum (for facilities that are licensed by statutory requirement other than the Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85] or the Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS 45]). The current threshold is determined under 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1130.Appendix A and is posted on HFSRB's website (www.hfsrb.illinois.gov). (See 20 ILCS 3960/5.)

c)         No new facilities licensed under SMHRA shall be established after June 16, 2014 except in connection with the relocation of an existing facility to a new location.  [20 ILCS 3960/12(17)] 

d)         The process for relocating an existing SMHRF to a new, underserved location involves two actions, as follows:

1)         Discontinuation of a licensed SMHRF at its current location; and

2)         Establishment of a new SMHRF in an underserved planning area (i.e., one that does not currently have a SMHRF).