Required Findings on Access

Required Findings on Access. Findings on access shall be included in the written findings of the Department for each project approved, except where: 1. The project is undertaken to eliminate or prevent imminent safety hazards or to comply with licensure or accreditation standards regarding life safety codes; Page 31 — Mississippi State Department of Health 2. The project proposes a capital expenditure not directly related to the provision of health services or to beds or major medical equipment; or 3. The project is proposed by or on behalf of a health care facility controlled directly or indirectly by a health maintenance organization. In making written findings on access, the Department shall take into account the current accessibility of the facility as a whole. The Department may impose a condition requiring affirmative steps to meet access criteria where a project does not fully satisfy those criteria. The Department shall state in its written findings if a project is disapproved for failure to meet need and access criteria.