Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 19, § 60-50.430
PURPOSE: This rule provides the information requirements and the application format for how to complete a Certificate of Need (CON) application for a CON review.
(2) A written application package consisting of an electronic file in PDF format or a paper original shall be prepared and organized as follows:
(A) The CON Applicant’s Completeness Checklists and Table of Contents shall be used as follows:
completeness of the application;
indicate the page numbers in the appropriate blanks;
Criteria is “not applicable” to the proposal type; and
answer all Review Criteria items;
(B) The application package shall be based on one (1) of the following CON Applicant’s Completeness Checklists and Table of Contents appropriate to the proposed project type, as follows:
herein). Use this for a new or replacement hospital project;
(Form MO 580-2502 included herein). Use this form for a Residential Care Facility project, Assisted Living Facility project, Intermediate Care Facility project, or Skilled Nursing Facility project or Long-Term Care Hospital project;
Application (also use Form MO 580-2502 included herein);
580-2503 included herein);
580-2504 included herein);
(Form MO 580-2505 included herein); or
2506 included herein);
(C) The application shall be divided into these sections:
applications or expedited replacement equipment applications SENIOR SERVICES
which do not currently hold a valid CON);
(3) An Application Summary shall be composed of the completed forms in the following order:
(A) Applicant Identification and Certification (Form MO 580- 1861 included herein). Additional specific information about board membership may be requested, if needed.
State that the proposed owner(s) and proposed operator(s) are registered to do business in Missouri.
hospital projects—
affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous five (5) years;
of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous five (5) years, provide the name and address of the facility whose license was revoked;
any facility owned or operated by the proposed operator or any affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous five (5) years; and
facility owned or operated by the proposed operator or any affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous five (5) years, provide the name and address of the facility whose Medicare and/or Medicaid certification was revoked;
(4) The Proposal Description shall include documents which—
(B) Describe the developmental details including—
the time of the CON application review through project completion, including the commencement and completion of new construction or renovation, or purchase and installation of equipment;
of the facility or health service, and a copy of the site plan showing the relation of the project to existing structures and boundaries;
one-half inch by eleven inch (8 1/2" × 11") format (not required for replacement equipment projects). The function for each space, including the location of each existing and proposed bed before and after construction or renovation, shall be clearly identified and all space shall be assigned;
Division of Regulation and Licensure, Department of Health and Senior Services, for long-term care projects and other facilities (not required for equipment projects);
gross square footage for the entire facility and for each institutional service or program directly affected by the project. If the project involves relocation, identify what will go into vacated space;
project site, or that the proposed owner has an executed option to purchase or lease the site; and
include an equipment list with prices and also documentation in the form of bid quotes, purchase orders, catalog prices, or other sources to substantiate the proposed equipment costs;
(D) Proposals for new hospitals or new or additional longterm care (LTC) beds must define the community to be served—
year populations provided by the Bureau of Health Care Analysis and Data Dissemination (BHCADD), which can be obtained by contacting— Chief, Bureau of Health Care Analysis and Data Dissemination (BHCADD) Department of Health and Senior Services PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Telephone: (573) 751-6272 There will be a charge for any of the information requested, and seven to fourteen (7–14) days should be allowed for a response from BHCADD. Information requests should be made to BHCADD such that the response is received at least two (2) weeks before it is needed for incorporation into the CON application;
BHCADD with the CON Applicant’s Population Determination Method to determine the estimated population for LTC projects, as follows:
within the fifteen- (15-) mile radius for LTC beds or geographic service area for hospitals and major medical equipment;
detail) to verify population centers (see BHCADD) within each zip code overlapped by the fifteen- (15-) mile radius or geographic service area;
of the fifteen- (15-) mile radius or geographic service area and remove the population data from each affected zip code categorized as “out”;
of the zip code area that is within the fifteen- (15-) mile radius or geographic service area by “eyeballing” the portion of the area in the radius (if less than five percent (5%), exclude the entire zip code); FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE
population less the population centers) by the percentage determined in subparagraph (4)(D)2.D. (Due to numerous complexities, population centers will not be utilized to adjust overlapped zip code populations in Jackson, Clay, St. Louis, and St. Charles counties or St. Louis City; instead, the total population within the zip code will be considered uniform and multiplied by the percentage determined in subparagraph (4) (D)2.D.);
or region for zip codes overlapped; and
entirely within the radius, will equal the total population within the fifteen- (15-) mile radius or geographic service area;
discharge data, Hospital Industry Data Institute’s information, or consultants’ reports, to document the size and validity of any proposed user-defined “geographic service area”;
(8) In addition to using the Community Need Criteria and Standards as guidelines, the committee may also consider other factors to include, but not be limited to, the needs of residents based upon religious considerations, residents with HIV/AIDS, or mental health diagnoses, and special exceptions to the Community Need Criteria and Standards. FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE SENIOR SERVICES SENIOR SERVICES FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE SENIOR SERVICES SENIOR SERVICES
Certificate of Need Program NEW HOSPITAL APPLICATION Applicant’s Completeness Checklist and Table of Contents
Project Name: Project No: Project Description: Done Page N/A Divider I. Application Summary:
__ ________ __ 1. Applicant Identification and Certification (Form MO 580-1861) __ ________ __ 2. Representative Registration (From MO 580-1869) __ ________ __ 3. Proposed Project budget (Form MO 580-1863) and detail sheet with documentation of costs. __ ________ __ 4. Provide documentation from MO Secretary of State that the proposed owner(s) and operator(s) are registered to do __ ________ __ 5. State if the license of the proposed operator or any affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the __ ________ __ 6. If the license of the proposed operator or any affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous __ ________ __ 7. State if the Medicare and/or Medicaid certification of any facility owned or operated by the proposed operator or any __ ________ __ 8. If the Medicare and/or Medicaid certification of any facility owned or operated by the proposed operator or any
Divider II. Proposal Description: __ ________ __ __ ________ __ 2. Provide the proposed number of licensed beds by medical specialty. __ ________ __ __ ________ __ __ ________ __ 5. Provide a site plan for the proposed project. __ ________ __ 6. Provide preliminary schematic drawings for the proposed project. __ ________ __ 7. Provide evidence that architectural plans have been submitted to the Department of Health and Senior Services. __ ________ __ 8. Provide the proposed square footage. __ ________ __ 9. Document ownership of the project site or provide an option to purchase. __ ________ __ 10. Define the community to be served (service area: projected population, area, rationale). __ ________ __ 11. Provide utilization projections through the first three (3) FULL years of operation of the new beds __ ________ __ 12. Identify specific community problems or unmet needs the proposal would address. __ ________ __ 13. Provide the methods and assumptions used to project utilization. __ ________ __ 14. Document that consumer needs and preferences have been included in planning this project and describe how __ ________ __ 15. Provide copies of any petitions, letters of support or opposition received. __ ________ __ 16. Document that providers of similar health services in the proposed service area have been notified of the application __ ________ __ 17. Document that providers of all affected facilities in the proposed 15-mile radius were addressed letters regarding the
Divider III. Service Specific Criteria and Standards: __ ________ __ __ ________ __ __ ________ __ __ ________ __ 4. Document the unmet need in the geographic service area for each type of bed being proposed according to the
Divider IV. Financial Feasibility Review Criteria and Standards: __ ________ __ 1. Document that the proposed costs per square foot are reasonable when compared to the latest “RS Means __ ________ __ 2. Document that sufficient financing is available by providing a letter from a financial institution or an auditor’s __ ________ __ 3. Provide Service-Specific Revenues and Expenses (Form MO 580-1865) for the latest three (3) years, and projected __ ________ __ 4. Document how patient charges are derived. __ ________ __ 5. Document responsiveness to the needs of the medically indigent.
MO 580-2501 (03/26) FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Description
business in MO. previous five (5) years. 5 years, provide the name and address of the facility whose license was revoked. affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous 5 years. affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous 5 years, provide the name and address of the facility whose Medicare and/or Medicaid certification was revoked.
4. Provide a legible city or county map showing the exact location of the proposed facility.
consumers had an opportunity to provide input.
by a public notice in the local newspaper. application.
3. Discuss the impact the proposed hospital would have on utilization of other hospitals in the geographic service area. population-based need formula
Construction Cost data” statement indicating that sufficient funds are available. through three (3) FULL years beyond project completion. FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Certificate of Need Program NEW OR ADDITIONAL LONG TERM CARE BED APPLICATION (Use for RCF/ALF, ICF/SNF and LTCH beds) Applicant’s Completeness Checklist and Table of Contents
Project Name:________________________________________________________ Project Description:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Done Page N/A Description Divider I. Application Summary:
__ _______ __ 1. Applicant Identification and Certification (Form MO 580-1861) __ ________ __ 2. Representative Registration (From MO 580-1869) __ ________ __ 3. Proposed Project budget (Form MO 580-1863) and detail sheet with documentation of costs. __ ________ __ 4. Provide documentation from MO Secretary of State that the proposed owner(s) and operator(s) are registered to do business in MO. __ ________ __ 5. State if the license of the proposed operator or any affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the __ ________ __ 6. If the license of the proposed operator or any affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous __ ________ __ 7. State if the Medicare and/or Medicaid certification of any facility owned or operated by the proposed operator or any __ ________ __ 8. If the Medicare and/or Medicaid certification of any facility owned or operated by the proposed operator or any
Divider II. Proposal Description: __ ________ __ 1. Provide a complete detailed project description. __ ________ __ 2. Provide a timeline of events for the project, from CON issuance through project competition. __ ________ __ 3. Provide a legible city or county map showing the exact location of the proposed facility. __ ________ __ 4. Provide a site plan for the proposed project. __ ________ __ 5. Provide preliminary schematic drawings for the proposed project. __ ________ __ 6. Provide evidence that architectural plans have been submitted to the Department of Health and Senior Services. __ ________ __ 7. Provide the proposed square footage. __ ________ __ 8. Document ownership of the project site, or provide an option to purchase. __ ________ __ 9. Define the community to be served. __ ________ __ 10. Provide projected population projections for the 15-mile radius service area. __ ________ __ 11. Identify specific community problems or unmet needs the proposal would address. __ ________ __ 12. Provide historical utilization for each of the past three (3) years and utilization projections through the first three (3) __ ________ __ 13. Provide the methods and assumptions used to project utilization. __ ________ __ 14. Document that consumer needs and preferences have been included in planning this project and describe how __ ________ __ 15. Provide copies of any petitions, letters of support or opposition received. __ ________ __ 16. Document that providers of similar health services in the proposed service area have been notified of the application __ ________ __ 17. Document that providers of all affected facilities in the proposed 15-mile radius were addressed letters regarding the
Divider III. Service Specific Criteria and Standards: __ ________ __ 1. For ICF/SNF beds, address the population-based bed need methodology of fifty-three (53) beds per one thousand __ ________ __ 2. For RCF/ALF beds, address the population-based bed need methodology of twenty-five (25) beds per one thousand __ ________ __ 3. For LTCH beds, address the population-based bed need methodology of one-tenth (0.1) bed per one thousand __ ________ __ 4. Document any alternate need methodology used to determine the need for additional beds such as Alzheimer’s, __ ________ __ 5. For any proposed facility which is designed and operated exclusively for persons with acquired human __ ________ __ 6. If the project is to add beds to an existing facility, has the facility received a Notice of Noncompliance within the
Divider IV. Financial Feasibility Review Criteria and Standards: __ ________ __ 1. Document that the proposed costs per square foot are reasonable when compared to the latest “RS Means __ ________ __ 2. Document that sufficient financing is available by providing a letter from a financial institution or an auditor’s __ ________ __ 3. Provide Service-Specific Revenues and Expenses (Form MO 580-1865) for the latest three (3) years, and projected __ ________ __ 4. Document how patient charges are derived. __ ________ __ 5. Document responsiveness to the needs of the medically indigent. __ ________ __ 6. For a proposed new skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, what percentage of your admissions would be __ ________ __ 7. For an existing skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, what percentage of your admissions are Medicaid
MO 580-2502 (10/24) SENIOR SERVICES
Project No:_____________________________
previous five (5) years. 5 years, provide the name and address of the facility whose license was revoked. affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous 5 years. affiliate of the proposed operator has been revoked within the previous 5 years, provide the name and address of the facility whose Medicare and/or Medicaid certification was revoked.
FULL years of operation of the new LTC beds.
consumers had an opportunity to provide input.
by a public notice in the local newspaper. application.
(1,000) population age sixty-five (65) and older. (1,000) population age sixty-five (65) and older. (1,000) population. mental health or other specialty beds. immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) provide information to justify the need for the type of beds being proposed. last 18 months as a result of a survey, inspection or complaint investigation? If the answer is yes, explain.
Construction Cost data” statement indicating that sufficient funds are available. through three (3) FULL years beyond project completion.
Medicaid eligible on the first day of admission or become Medicaid eligible within 90 days of admission? eligible on the first day of admission or becomes Medicaid eligible within 90 days of admission. SENIOR SERVICES FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Certificate of Need Program
EXPEDITED LTC BED REPLACEMENT APPLICATION
Applicant’s Completeness Checklist and Table of Contents
Project Name:
Project Description: Done Page N/A
Divider I. Application Summary: � � 1. Applicant Identification and Certification (Form MO 580-1861). � � 2. Representative Registration (Form MO 580-1869). � � 3. Proposed Project Budget (Form MO 580-1863) and detail sheet with documentation of costs.
Divider II. Proposal Description: � � 1. Provide a complete detailed project description. � � 2. Provide a timeline of events for the project, from the issuance of the CON through project completion. � � 3. Provide preliminary schematic drawings for the proposed project. � � 4. Prove the existing and proposed gross square footage. � � 5. Document ownership of the project site.
Divider III. Community Need Criteria and Standards:
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MO 580-2504 (03/26) SENIOR SERVICES
Project No:
Description
§197.318.4(4) provide the following: - Documentation that all facilities involved are under the same licensure ownership or control; - Documentation that all facilities involved are within the 6-mile limit; and - Documentation that all owners and operators of the facility from which the beds are being transferred are aware of the proposal and consent to it.
radius in accordance with §197.318.5 provide the following: - Documentation that the facility has only been operating 50% of its licensed capacity with every resident residing in a private room and all vacant beds have been reported to the Division of Regulation and Licensure as unavailable for occupancy for at least the most recent four consecutive calendar quarters; - Documentation that the replacement beds shall be built to private room specifications and only used for single occupancy; and - Documentation that the existing and proposed facilities have the same owner or owners, and that the owner or owners stipulate that the beds to be replaced shall not be used later for long term care; if the existing facility is being operated under a lease, both the lessee and owner shall stipulate the same.
accordance with §197.318.6 provide the following: - Documentation that all facilities involved are within the 15-mile limit; and - Documentation that the existing facility and the proposed facility have the same owner or owners with a written stipulation that the facility to be replaced will not be used later for a long term care. SENIOR SERVICES FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE FACILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Certificate of Need Program EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT APPLICATION Applicant’s Completeness Checklist and Table of Contents
Project Name: Project Description: Done Page N/A Divider I.
Divider II.
Divider III.
(If replacement equipment was not previously approved, also complete Divider IV below.)
Divider IV.
MO 580-2506 (11/22) SENIOR SERVICES
Project No: _
Description Application Summary: 1. Applicant Identification and Certification (Form MO 580-1861) 2. Representative Registration (From MO 580-1869) 3. Proposed Project Budget (Form MO 580-1863) and detail sheet with documentation of costs.
Proposal Description:
approved), and include the type/brand of both the existing equipment and the replacement equipment.
Service Specific Criteria and Standards:
Financial Feasibility Review Criteria and Standards: 1. Document that sufficient financing is available by providing a letter from a financial institution or an auditor's statement indicating that sufficient funds are available. 2. Provide Service-Specific Revenues and Expenses (Form MO 580-1865) projected through three (3) FULL years beyond project completion. 3. Document how patient charges are derived. 4. Document responsiveness to the needs of the medically indigent. SENIOR SERVICES
AUTHORITY: section 197.320, RSMo 2016.* Emergency rule filed Aug. 29, 1997, effective Sept. 8, 1997, expired March 6, 1998. Original rule filed Aug. 29, 1997, effective March 30, 1998. Emergency rescission and rule filed June 29, 1999, effective July 9, 1999, expired Jan. 5, 2000. Rescinded and readopted: Filed June 29, 1999, effective Jan. 30, 2000. 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. Emergency rescission and rule filed Dec. 16, 2002, effective Jan. 1, 2003, expired June 29, 2003. Amended: Filed June 9, 2003, effective Nov. 30, 2003. Emergency amendment filed June 8, 2005, effective July 1, 2005, expired Dec. 30, 2005. Amended: Filed June 8, 2005, effective Dec. 30, 2005. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 14, 2006, effective Aug. 28, 2006, expired Feb. 23, 2007. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 2006, effective March 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 2010, effective May 30, 2011. Amended: Filed March 10, 2014, effective Oct. 30, 2014. Amended: Filed Aug. 9, 2019, effective March 30, 2020. Amended: Filed June 29, 2022, effective Jan. 30, 2023. Amended: Filed April 22, 2024, effective Nov. 30, 2024. Amended: Filed Aug. 19, 2025, effective April 30, 2026.
*Original authority: 197.320, RSMo 1979, amended 1993, 1995, 1999.