Additional Information

PURPOSE: This rule describes the process for submitting additional information and for requesting a public hearing on Certificate of Need (CON) applications in the CON review process. (1) Additional information requested by the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee (committee) shall be submitted within the time frame specified by the committee. (2) If an application is determined to be incomplete, the applicant shall be notified within twenty (20) calendar days after filing a full or expedited application. The applicant’s written response shall be received within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notification. (3) Support, neutral, and opposing information submitted by affected persons shall be received at the committee’s principal office at least five (5) full business days before the scheduled meeting of the committee. (4) Copies of any additional information sent directly to the committee by applicants or affected persons shall also be sent to the Certificate of Need Program (CONP) for file copies. (5) When a request in writing or email is filed by any affected person within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of publication of the Application Review Schedule, the committee or CONP staff shall hold a public hearing on any application under the following conditions: (A) The hearing may be conducted in the city of the proposed project if monetarily feasible; (B) The CONP staff will present the introductions and orientation for the public hearing; (C) The applicant may have up to fifteen (15) minutes for a presentation at the public hearing; (D) Any person may present written testimony and up to five (5) minutes of verbal testimony at the public hearing; and (E) The testimony shall become a part of the record of the review. AUTHORITY: section 197.320, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed June 2, 1994, effective Nov. 30, 1994. Emergency rescission and rule filed Aug. 29, 1997, effective Sept. 8, 1997, expired March 6, 1998. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Aug. 29, 1997, effective March 30, 1998. Emergency rescission and rule filed Dec. 14, 2001, effective Jan. 1, 2002, expired June 29, 2002. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 14, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 2010, effective May 30, 2011. Amended: Filed Aug. 9, 2019, effective March 30, 2020. Amended: Filed June 29, 2022, effective Jan. 30, 2023. Amended: Filed Aug. 19, 2025, effective April 30, 2026. *Original authority: 197.320, RSMo 1979, amended 1993, 1995, 1999.