1516                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                                          Ch. 109

(2) The plan shall include:

(i) A description of the components that should
comprise the health care system;

(ii) The goals and policies for Maryland's
health care system;

(iii) Identification of unmet needs, excess
services, minimum access criteria, and services to be
regionalized;

(iv) An assessment of the financial resources
required and available for the health care system; [and]

(v) The methodologies, standards, and criteria
for certificate of need review[.]; AND

(VI) PRIORITY FOR CONVERSION OF ACUTE CAPACITY
TO ALTERNATIVE USES WHERE APPROPRIATE.

19-114.1.

(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT AN INSTITUTION

SPECIFIC PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OF THE

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. SPECIFIC PLAN TO GUIDE POSSIBLE
CAPACITY REDUCTION.

(B) THE INSTITUTION SPECIFIC PLAN SHALL ADDRESS:

(1) ACCURATE BED COUNT DATA FOR LICENSED BEDS AND
STAFFED AND OPERATED BEDS;

(2) COST DATA ASSOCIATED WITH ALL HOSPITAL BEDS AND
ASSOCIATED SERVICES ON A HOSPITAL SPECIFIC BASIS;

(3) MIGRATION PATTERNS AND CURRENT AND FUTURE
PROJECTED POPULATION DATA;

(4) ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF BEDS;

(5) QUALITY OF CARE; AND

(6) CURRENT HEALTH CARE NEEDS, AS WELL AS GROWTH
TRENDS FOR SUCH NEEDS, FOR THE AREA SERVED BY EACH HOSPITAL.;

(7) HOSPITALS IN HIGH GROWTH AREAS; AND

(8) UTILIZATION.

(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL UTILIZE THE PLAN IN APPROVING
CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR CONVERSION, EXPANSION,

CONSOLIDATION, OR INTRODUCTION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES IN

CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE HEALTH PLAN. WHERE AN INCONSISTENCY
EXISTS BETWEEN THE INSTITUTION SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE STATE HEALTH