§323D-49  Certificates of need; licenses and
permits.  (a)  No permit or license shall be issued by any county or state
officer for the development, construction, expansion, alteration, conversion,
initiation, or modification of a health care facility or health care service,
other than an existing hospital, or for the operation of a new health care
facility or health care service unless there is submitted in connection with
the application for such permit or license a current certificate of need issued
by the state agency or a statement issued by the state agency that the health
care facility or health care service is not required to hold a certificate of
need under this part.



(b)  No building permit shall be issued by any
county or state officer for the development, construction, expansion,
alteration, conversion, initiation, or modification of an existing hospital
unless there is submitted in connection with the application for such building
permit a current certificate of need issued by the state agency or a statement
issued by the state agency that the existing hospital is not required to hold a
certificate of need under this part. [L 1975, c 159, pt of §2; ren and am L
1977, c 178, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 33, §1]