Alabama CON Review Board Update - January 2013

1. Certificate of Need Program

   1. AL2012-042, Oak Landing Specialty Care Assisted Living, Attalla, AL: Proposes to convert 11 assisted-living beds to specialty care assisted living beds.

      Opposition: None

      Approved

   2. AL2012-043, Meadowood Retirement Village, LLC, Glencoe, AL: Proposes to add 11 specialty care assisted living beds to an existing 40-bed SCALF for a total of 51 SCALF beds. Opposition: None

      Approved

   3. AL2013-004, Marshall County Health Care Authority d/b/a Marshall Medical Centers, Albertville, AL: Proposes to change the Medical Oncology facilities from a physicians' office exemption to a hospital-based department and relocate the Medical Oncology services to a new building on the campus of Marshall Professional Center.

      Opposition: None

      Approved

   4. Contested Case

      AL2010-013, HealthSouth of Alabama, LLC, Alabaster, AL: Proposes to relocate 17 inpatient rehabilitation beds previously in service at Physicians-Carraway Medical Center f/k/a Carraway Methodist Medical Center and place them in a 34-bed facility to be constructed in Shelby County. Administrative Law Judge denied this application. Opposition: GGNSC Bessemer, LLC d/b/a Golden Living Meadowood; GGNSC Birmingham, LLC d/b/a Golden Living Riverchase; Columbiana Health and Rehabilitation, LLC; and Shelby Ridge Acquisition Corporation d/b/a Shelby Ridge Nursing Home filed opposition/intervention and request for a Contested Case Hearing. GGNSC Bessemer, LLC d/b/a Golden Living Meadowood and GGNSC Birmingham, LLC d/b/a Golden Living Riverchase filed withdrawal of intervention and opposition 1/16/2013.

      Approved

2. Reviewability Determinations and Pending Reviewability Determinations A. Reviewability Determinations:

   RV2013-001, Curecanti, LLC d/b/a Home Options of Dothan, a subsidiary of DaVita, Inc. requests to establish and operate a four-station dialysis facility consisting of four home training stations to be used alternately for peritoneal dialysis home training and home hemodialysis training.

   Status: Non-Reviewable

   RV2013-003, Southeast Alabama HomeCare, LLC d/b/a Southeast Alabama HomeCare requests to relocate the administrative home health office from 806 Glover Avenue, Ste. A...