23-15-5. Expeditious review.

(a) Any person who proposes to offer or develop new institutional health services or new

healthcare equipment for documented emergency needs; or for the purpose of eliminating or

preventing documented fire or safety hazards affecting the lives and health of patients or staff; or

for compliance with accreditation standards required for receipt of federal or state reimbursement;

or for any other purpose that the state agency may specify as may be further defined in rules and

regulations promulgated by the department , may apply for an expeditious review. The state agency

department may exercise its discretion in recommending approvals through an expeditious review ,

except that no new institutional health service or new healthcare equipment may be approved

through the expeditious review if provision of the new institutional health service or new healthcare

equipment is contra-indicated by the state health plan as may be formulated by the state agency .

Specific procedures for the conduct of expeditious reviews shall be promulgated in rules and

regulations adopted by the state agency department with the advice of the health services council.