What is a Certificate of Need?
The Certificate of Need program requires certain types of healthcare providers to get state approval before making major changes in the healthcare landscape. These changes include, but are not limited to:
- Establishing certain new healthcare facilities
- Certain ownership transfers
- Significant investments in certain new equipment or facilities
- Certain other changes affecting access to services
- Terminations of services
Open Certificate of Need applications
View the status of open Certificate of Need applications, upcoming deadlines, and relevant information for proposals.
Program Resources
Learn all about the Certificate of Need program, including public meetings. Agendas are posted at least 24 hours prior to each hearing. Transcripts and recordings are posted within seven days of the hearing.
Read program details, including when to submit forms and which ones to use.
The public can view past and pending applications
Applicants can log in or register to upload, view and submit CON forms and documents to OHS.
Download the application, determination, or modification forms you need.
Download these tips to register, submit a CON application, upload related materials, and monitor a docket.
Attend these meetings to learn about projects and civil penalty proceedings, and to share your views as permitted.
The plan is an advisory document for healthcare delivery in CT that informs policymakers and the OHS CON Guidebook.
Email us your thoughts about any scheduled or recent hearing topic. They can become part of the hearing record.
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Legislation
OHS’ Health Systems Planning unit administers the CON program per Connecticut General Statute (C.G.S.)§19a-612d. This is a regulatory process for certain projects described in C.G.S. § 19a-638 that affect the healthcare market. C.G.S. § 19a-639 guides OHS’ analysis of proposed healthcare projects and their impact on the community. C.G.S. Chapter 368z contains a number of other statutes relevant to the CON process.
Workgroup
Physician Practice Workgroup
Historical resources
Archives, reports, and guidance
- OHS HSP 20-003b: COVID-19 CON guidance 3b (PDF)
- OHS HSP 20-003: COVID-19 CON guidance 3 (PDF)
- OHS HSP 20-002: COVID-19 CON guidance 2 (PDF)
- OHS HSP 20-001: COVID-19 CON guidance 1 (PDF)
- Imaging workgroup final report (PDF)
- Rescission of OHS imaging equipment guidance 19-001 (PDF)
- 2017 Certificate of need task force report (PDF)
- CON records from 2017 and earlier