Ohio Code § 3702.526

Ohio Code § 3702.526. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 3702.526.

(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the director of health shall

accept an application for a replacement certificate of need for an activity described

in division (A) of section 3702.511 of the Revised Code to replace an approved certificate of need if all of the following conditions are

met: (1) The applicant requests the replacement certificate of need so that the reviewable

activity for which the approved certificate of need was granted can be implemented

in a manner that is not in substantial accordance with the approved certificate of

need. (2) The applicant is the same as the applicant for the approved certificate of need or

an affiliated or related person as described in division (B) of section 3702.523 of the Revised Code . (3) The source of any long-term care beds to be relocated is the same as in the approved

certificate of need. (4) The application for the approved certificate of need was not subject to comparative

review under section 3702.593 of the Revised Code . (B) The director shall not accept an application for a replacement certificate that proposes

to increase the number of long-term care beds to be relocated specified in the application

for the approved certificate of need. (C) For the purpose of determining whether long-term care beds are from an existing long-term

care facility, the director shall consider the date of filing of the application for

a replacement certificate to be the same as the date of filing of the original application

for the approved certificate of need. (D) Any long-term care beds that were proposed to be relocated in the approved certificate

of need remain eligible to be recategorized as a different category of long-term care

beds in the application for a replacement certificate. (E) The applicant shall submit with the application for a replacement certificate a nonrefundable

fee equal to the application fee for the approved certificate of need. (F) The director shall review and approve or deny the application for the replacement

certificate in the same manner as the application for the approved certificate of

need. (G) Upon approval of the application for a replacement certificate, the original certificate

of need is automatically voided.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3702.526
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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