Vermont § 9443 - Expiration of certificates of need
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 9443 — Expiration of certificates of need, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9443. Expiration of certificates of need
- (a) Unless otherwise specified in the certificate of need, a project shall be implemented
within five years or the certificate shall be invalid. (b) Not later than 180 days before the expiration date of a certificate of need, an applicant
that has not yet implemented the project approved in the certificate of need may petition
the Board for an extension of the implementation period. The Board may grant an extension
in its discretion. (c) Certificates of need shall expire on the date the Board accepts the final implementation
report filed in connection with the project implemented pursuant to the certificate. (d) An action or expenditure that is related to a service or expenditure that was the
subject of a certificate of need shall not be considered a material or nonmaterial
change to that project if the original certificate of need expired, as provided in
this section, at least two years before the action is proposed. The proposed action
shall require a certificate of need only if the change itself would be considered
a new health care project under section 9434 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 65, § 1; amended 1985, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1987, No. 96, § 1; 1991, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. May 11, 1992; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2009, No. 49, § 12; 2011, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 20d, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2013, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2023, No. 6, § 239, eff. July 1, 2023.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 9443
What does Vermont Statutes Online § 9443 cover?
Section 9443 ("Expiration of certificates of need") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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