No long-term care facility shall be developed, acquired or offered unless a certificate of need therefor has been issued as provided in the Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act. No governmental entity shall approve any grant of funds, issue any debentures or issue or renew any license for the operation of a long-term care facility, nor shall any third-party purchasers, licensed or operated by this state, issue reimbursement for services provided to its insurers or clients, unless the certificate of need as provided in the Long-term Care Certificate of Need Act has been obtained.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 227, § 9, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 336, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.