Department of Finance & Administration
Mark Emkes, Commissioner
Division of Health Planning
Jeff Ockerman, Director
Certificate of Need Standards and Criteria
A Certificate of Need (CON) is a permit for the establishment or modification of a health care institution, facility, or service at a designated location. Tennessee's CON program seeks to improve access, quality, and cost savings through orderly growth management of the state's health care system. The agency that uses the standards and criteria to decide whether to grant a CON is the Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA). The Division of Health Planning is in charge of updating the standards and criteria for granting a CON.
A CON is required to establish any of the following specific services and facilities:
Construction, Renovation, Expansion or Replacement of Health Care Institutions |
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In addition, a Certificate of Need is required for hospitals making facility expansions that exceed $5,000,000, non-hospitals making facility expansions that exceed $2,000,000, or the acquisition of any piece of medical equipment that exceeds $2,000,000. In some cases the transfer of beds and/or relocation of an existing service require a CON.
Members of the public considering applying for a CON or with questions regarding CON applicability should contact the HSDA directly at http://www.tn.gov/hsda/.
