e/Certificate of Need

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has gloss	eng: A Certificate of Need (CON), in the United States, is a legal document required in many state and some federal jurisdictions before proposed acquisitions, expansions, or creations of facilities are allowed. CONs are issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area to affirm that the plan is required to fulfill the needs of a community. The concept of the Certificate of Need first arose in the field of health care and was passed first in New York in 1964 and then into federal law by the Richard Nixon administration in 1972. Certificates of need are necessary for the construction of medical facility in 36 states and are issued by state health care agencies:
lexicalization	eng: Certificate of Need
lexicalization	eng: Certificate-of-need
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