Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 34-12-35.4 and 34-12-39.2, the Department of Health may authorize the increase in the number of beds in an existing nursing facility or may authorize the construction of a new nursing facility as defined in § 34-12-1.1, so long as the total number of nursing facility beds statewide does not exceed the total number of beds in existence statewide on July 1, 2005.

Source: SL 2012, ch 178, § 1.