Merritt Health Care Consulting is a consulting firm specializing in health care policy, planning and regulatory assistance related to facility and services development. The primary service line is Certificate of Need (CON) and licensing for a variety of facility types such as hospice, home health, skilled nursing, acute care hospitals and specialty hospitals and services.
Frequently Asked Questions
The principals of Merritt Health Care Consulting have been providing regulatory assistance to health care facility owners and operators for over three decades. Knowledge of the industry, maintaining working relationships with stakeholders, government representatives, and other professionals involved in facility development and services ensures you have the information you need to evaluate a potential project. Having an expert health care planner at your side throughout the process fosters success.
Merritt Health Care Consulting is dedicated to serving its clients, providing the following services:
- Notifications of published need for additional beds or services to alert you of new opportunities.
- Preparation of CON applications
- Providing expert witness testimony at litigation
- Reminders of key filing deadlines and project development milestones to keep projects on track.
- Assistance with CON extensions, exemptions, and licensing.
- Referral base for other experts required during the CON process such as Accountants, Attorneys, and Architects; or potential buyers and sellers of health care facilities.
Yes. Merritt Health Care Consulting uses industry data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Agency for Health Care Administration, and other government and institutional sources to provide market-based research and demand analysis to help providers and developers determine growth opportunities in new markets.
Merritt Health Care Consulting serves owners and operators of:
- Adult Day Care Centers
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Clinics
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)
- End Stage Renal Disease/Dialysis Centers
- Intermediate Care Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled (ICFID)
- Home Health Care Agencies
- Hospices
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Other health care facilities
Many states require Certificates of Need prior to initiating development of health care facilities or services. Each state has different requirements about the types of facilities and services subject to CON and different processes to apply. Since CON limits health care development to projects that are proven to be necessary, contain costs, and ensure access to under served populations, it is competitive. Having an experienced Health Care Planner improves odds of success when navigating the CON process.
A market study provides you with industry data and insights into market conditions and emerging trends. Taken a step further, a cost-benefit analysis provides a more in-depth look at a project to determine whether it is financially feasible. (Work is coordinated with a Financial Consultant to prepare the financial analysis.)
- Preparation of Certificate of Need (CON) applications for facility types that require it.
- Completion of the required application forms and identifying required documents and surveys as part of the licensing process
- Process and planning assistance to ensure timely completion, coordination with final inspections for new facilities, delivery and follow up service.
- Proof of financial ability to operate (PFA) – Is required for Florida licensure of facility types listed below* and includes a 2-year projection signed off by a CPA to demonstrate the facility meets the minimum requirements for liquid resources to provide required care. (Referrals to C.P.A.’s having licensing experience are available.)
- Adult Day Care Centers
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Clinics
- End Stage Renal Disease/Dialysis Centers
- Intermediate Care Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled (ICFID)
- Home Health Care Agencies
- Hospices
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
*This is not a comprehensive list
Yes. Merritt Health Care Consulting has the capacity and expertise to assist in the CON and licensing in multiple states or provide a market analysis to determine feasibility for development. Please call to discuss your particular needs.