/>iI. Certificate of Need Program
A. AL2022-020, Infirmary ASC - Saraland, LLC, Mobile, AL: Proposes to construct and operate a freestanding multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) consisting of four (4) operating rooms and four (4) procedure rooms. Opposition: The University of South Alabama d/b/a USA Health and Springhill Hospitals, Inc. d/b/a Springhill Medical Center. Contested Case requested 6/7/2022 by USA Health and Springhill Medical Center. ALJ assigned 6/10/2022. Withdrawal of opposition filed by USA Health 6/29/2022. Withdrawal of opposition filed by Springhill Medical Center 8/2/2022. ALJ’s order transferring the project back to SHPDA filed 8/5/2022
Approved.
B. AL2022-021, Laser Eye Surgery Center of Florence, LLC d/b/a Laser Eye Florence, Lauderdale County, AL: Proposes to develop, establish, and operate a new single-specialty ophthalmic Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) with two (2) operating rooms and one (1) procedure room. Opposition: Florence Surgery Center, L.P. d/b/a Shoals Outpatient Surgery. Contested Case requested 6/13/2022 by Shoals Outpatient Surgery. ALJ assigned 7/11/2022. Withdrawal of opposition filed 7/29/2022. ALJ’s order transferring the project back to SHPDA filed 8/1/2022.
Approved.
C. AL2022-023, Renal Treatment Centers - Southeast, LP d/b/a Renaissance Dialysis, Florence, AL: Proposes to expand its existing End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facility located in Florence, Alabama, by adding two (2) new home-training stations for a total of twelve (12) stations. Opposition: None.
Approved.
D. AL2022-024, DVA Renal Healthcare, Inc. d/b/a Russellville Dialysis, Russellville, AL: Proposes to expand its existing End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facility by adding two (2) in-center hemodialysis stations and two (2) home training stations. Opposition: None.
Approved.
E. AL2022-025, Carillon Oaks Athens, LLC, Athens, AL: Proposes to establish a thirty-nine (39) bed Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility pursuant to the statistical update in the 2020-2023 Alabama State Health Plan. Opposition: None.
Approved.
II. Reviewability Determinations and Pending Reviewability Determinations
A. Reviewability Determinations:
RV2022-020, Department of Radiology of the University of South Alabama School of Medicine, proposes to open a radiology physician practice location, including diagnostic services, in Fairhope, Alabama. Opposition filed 5/17/2022 by Infirmary Health System. Status: Non-Reviewable.
RV2022-022, Central Alabama CT Imaging, LLC, proposes to provide private radiology physician diagnostic services under the Physician’s Office Exemption (POE). Status: Non-Reviewable.
RV2022-028, Jackson Surgery Center, LLC, proposes to renovate its existing Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Montgomery, Alabama. Status: Non-Reviewable.
RV2022-029, RCHP-Florence, LLC d/b/a North Alabama Medical Center, proposes to convert North Alabama Hematology/Oncology to be a provider-based location to North Alabama Medical Center, billing as a hospital-based outpatient department. Status: Non-Reviewable.
B. Pending Reviewability Determinations:
RV2022-024, Tuscaloosa Surgical Center, L.P. d/b/a Tuscaloosa Surgical Center, proposes to renovate its existing Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). Opposition filed by the DCH Healthcare Authority on 7/26/2022. Status: Pending.
RV2022-027, IOP Services, LLC, proposes to establish an intensive mental health counseling facility by a licensed physician’s medical practice in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Status: Pending.
RV2022-030, Restore Outpatient Therapy Services, proposes to establish a single specialty rehabilitation agency in Shelby County, Alabama. Status: Pending.
The next CON Review Board meeting will be held on October 19, 2022
