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(f) The acquisition of land previously excluded as an expenditure for a nonclinical purpose under this section is not an excluded expenditure for the purposes of determining whether AS 18.07.031(a) applies to a specific activity if the facility seeks to develop that land for an activity subject to a certificate of need under AS 18.07. (g) In (a)(6) of this section, the department will consider land to be used for the health care facility as land occupied by the building where the health care facility is located, and land or space used in support of the facility. The department will include outbuildings related to maintenance and other facility operations, recreation areas, and parking areas as part of the land. (h) In this section,
(1) “excavation” means the digging out or removal of materials;
(2) “expenditure for a nonclinical purpose”
(A) means an expenditure for an item that is not directly related to the provision of clinical services;
(B) includes an expenditure for a parking lot, garage, information and communication system, physician and administrative office space, acquisition of land for a nonclinical purpose, and the acquisition and replacement of nonmedical equipment;
(3) “fixture”
(A) means an article that is permanently resting on, permanently affixed to, or permanently attached by cement, plaster, nails, bolts, screws, or other means to a building;
(B) includes cabinets, counters, sprinkler systems, window air conditioning units, furnaces, boilers, movable heating units, lighting fixtures, burglar alarms, battery-operated fire alarms, plumbing fixtures and fittings, awnings, venetian blinds, lockers, walk-in refrigeration units, signs, vault doors and equipment, and elevators;
(4) “nonmedical equipment” includes boilers, heating or cooling systems, and ventilation systems;
(5) “remodeling”
(A) means altering the structure or furnishings of a building;
(B) does not include routine maintenance or routine replacement of equipment. (Eff. 10/26/77, Register 64; am 8/13/80, Register 75; am 8/8/90, Register 115; am 12/5/90, Register 116; am 5/19/91, Register 118; am 8/14/2005, Register 175; am 8/11/2010, Register 195) Statutory Authority: