Hawaii § 323D-49 - Certificates of need; licenses and permits.
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§ 323D-49. Certificates of need; licenses and permits.
(a) No permit or license shall be issued by any county or state officer for the development, construction, expansion, alteration, conversion, initiation, or modification of a health care facility or health care service, other than an existing hospital, or for the operation of a new health care facility or health care service unless there is submitted in connection with the application for such permit or license a current certificate of need issued by the state agency or a statement issued by the state agency that the health care facility or health care service is not required to hold a certificate of need under this part. (b) No building permit shall be issued by any county or state officer for the development, construction, expansion, alteration, conversion, initiation, or modification of an existing hospital unless there is submitted in connection with the application for such building permit a current certificate of need issued by the state agency or a statement issued by the state agency that the existing hospital is not required to hold a certificate of need under this part. [L 1975, c 159, pt of §2; ren and am L 1977, c 178, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 33, §1] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
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Section 323D-49 ("Certificates of need; licenses and permits.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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