An application for permit shall be made to the Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB) and shall contain such information as HFSRB deems necessary [20 ILCS 3960/6(a)] . The applicant is responsible for addressing all pertinent review criteria that relate to the scope of a construction or modification project or to a project for the acquisition of major medical equipment. Applicable review criteria may include, but are not limited to, general review criteria, discontinuation, category of service criteria, and financial and economic feasibility criteria. Applications for permits shall be processed, classified and reviewed in accordance with all applicable HFSRB rules. HFSRB shall consider a project's conformance with all applicable review criteria in evaluating applications and in determining whether a permit should be issued.
Definitions pertaining to this Part are contained in the Act, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100 and 1130, and various Sections of this Part. HFSRB's operational rules relating to the processing and review of applications for permit are contained in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1130.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 1110.10