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"Certificate of Need" is a state regulation requiring health practitioners to obtain prior approval from state regulators before offer certain medical equipment, such as MRIs and CT scanners, for use by patients.

'''Certificate of Need''' is a [[state]] regulation requiring health practitioners to obtain prior approval from state regulators before offer certain medical equipment, such as MRIs and CT scanners, for use by patients.

This is an ''unverified'' list of states that do and do not require a Certificate of Need as of 2005.  Check with an attorney on the current law in your state.

This is an ''unverified'' list of states that do and do not require a Certificate of Need as of 2005.  Check with an [[attorney]] on the current law in your state.

States requiring a Certificate of Need (2005):

States requiring a Certificate of Need (2005):

Alaska  

[[Alaska]]

<br>Alabama

<br>[[Alabama]]

<br>Maine

<br>[[Maine]]

<br>West Virginia

<br>[[West Virginia]]

<br>South Carolina

<br>[[South Carolina]]

<br>North Carolina

<br>[[North Carolina]]

<br>Mississippi

<br>[[Mississippi]]

<br>Tennessee

<br>[[Tennessee]]

<br>Dist. of Columbia

<br>[[District of Columbia]]

<br>Georgia

<br>[[Georgia]]

<br>Kentucky

<br>[[Kentucky]]

<br>Rhode Island

<br>[[Rhode Island]]

<br>New York

<br>[[New York]]

<br>Hawaii

<br>[[Hawaii]]

<br>Maryland  

<br>[[Maryland]]

<br>Michigan  

<br>[[Michigan]]

<br>Washington

<br>[[Washington]]

<br>New Hampshire

<br>[[New Hampshire]]

<br>New Jersey

<br>[[New Jersey]]

<br>Missouri

<br>[[Missouri]]

<br>Illinois

<br>[[Illinois]]

<br>Iowa  

<br>[[Iowa]]

<br>Virginia

<br>[[Virginia]]

<br>Oklahoma

<br>[[Oklahoma]]

<br>Montana

<br>[[Montana]]

<br>Florida  

<br>[[Florida]]

<br>Arkansas

<br>[[Arkansas]]

<br>Massachusetts

<br>[[Massachusetts]]

<br>Delaware

<br>[[Delaware]]

<br>Wisconsin

<br>[[Wisconsin]]

<br>Nevada  

<br>[[Nevada]]

<br>Oregon

<br>[[Oregon]]

<br>Ohio

<br>[[Ohio]]

<br>Nebraska  

<br>[[Nebraska]]

<br>Louisiana

<br>[[Louisiana]]

States not requiring a Certificate of Need (2005):

States not requiring a Certificate of Need (2005):