Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-81

  • Certificate of need: means an authorization, when required pursuant to § 323D-43, to construct, expand, alter, or convert a health care facility or to initiate, expand, develop, or modify a health care service. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-2

Any acquisition of a hospital before July 20, 1998 and any acquisition in which an application for a certificate of need has been granted by the agency before July 20, 1998 is not subject to this part.