Section 400. Expansion of services

Proposals to increase cardiac catheterization services should be approved only when:

1. All existing cardiac catheterization laboratories operated by the applicant's facilities where the proposed expansion is to occur have performed an average of 1,200 DEPs per existing and approved laboratory for the relevant reporting period; and

2. The applicant can demonstrate that the expanded service will achieve an average of 200 DEPs per laboratory in the first 12 months of operation and 400 DEPs in the second 12 months of operation without significantly reducing the utilization of existing cardiac catheterization laboratories in the health planning district.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 25, Issue 09, eff. February 15, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-102.2 of the Code of Virginia.