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Title: Section 83-2.9 - Periodic reports

Effective Date

12/17/2014

83-2.9 Periodic reports.

(a) A report of activities pursuant to the Cooperative Agreement or the planning process shall be filed with the Department in such form as the Department, in consultation with the Attorney General and the mental hygiene agencies as appropriate, may require. Such report of activities shall be provided by the Department to the Attorney General and, as appropriate, the mental hygiene agencies. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Public Advantage and any extensions thereof, such reports shall be filed annually after the issuance of the Certificate of Public Advantage, on or before the anniversary date on which the Certificate was issued, for each year that the Certificate is in effect and at such other times as the Department, in consultation with the Attorney General and the mental hygiene agencies as appropriate, may require.

(b) Such report shall include the following, unless waived by the Department:

(1) A description of the activities conducted pursuant to the Cooperative Agreement or planning process.

(2) Price, cost, and savings information, including efficiencies achieved and additional information requested by the Department, the Attorney General or the mental hygiene agencies as appropriate, related to conditions required under section 83-2.6(c)(9) of this Subpart.

(3) The nature and scope of the activities expected to be undertaken pursuant to the Cooperative Agreement or planning process during the next two years or for the remainder of the Certificate of Public Advantage, if the balance of the Certificate’s term is less than two years, and the likely effect of those activities.

(4) Data concerning the utilization of services in the communities served by the Cooperative Agreement and quality of care delivered by the health care provider parties to the Agreement, including any data on progress in achieving quality benchmarks or targets for reducing preventable hospital admissions or readmissions or sub-optimal emergency department use specified by the Department.

(5) Most recent available data concerning population health in the communities served by the Agreement and progress in meeting any population health benchmarks.

(6) Data concerning health care professional recruitment and retention under the Cooperative Agreement or planning process.

(7) An analysis of the benefits and/or expected benefits of the Cooperative Agreement or planning process under the Certificate of Public Advantage, taking into account any conditions imposed by the Department, and how they outweigh the disadvantages or likely disadvantages of any reduction in competition from the Agreement.

(8) A description of the measures taken to comply with conditions imposed by the Department in issuing the Certificate of Public Advantage, along with an assessment of compliance with, and the effectiveness of, such measures.

(9) Any additional information requested by the Department, the Attorney General or, as appropriate, the mental hygiene agencies.

Volume

VOLUME A-1a (Title 10)

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