Certificate of Need
Certificate of Need Competitive Review-Batching Cycles 2026
Competitive Review Decisions and State Agency Action Reports
Hospice and Nursing Homes & ICF/DDs
Batching Calendars (by Year)
2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
The batching cycle projects subject to CON review are shown below:
| HOSPICE | NURSING HOMES & ICF/DDs |
|---|---|
| Hospice Programs | Nursing Home Beds |
| Freestanding Inpatient Hospice Facilities | ICF/DDs (Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled) |
Hospice: 1st Batching Cycle - 2026
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| Summary Need Projections Published in the F.A.R. | 2-06-26 |
| Letter of Intent Deadline | 2-23-26 |
| Application Deadline | 3-25-26 |
| Completeness Review Deadline | 4-01-26 |
| Application Omissions Deadline | 4-22-26 |
| Agency Initial Decision Deadline | 6-19-26 |
Nursing Homes and ICF/DDs: 1st Batching Cycle - 2026
| Description | Dates* |
|---|---|
| Summary Need Projections Published in the F.A.R. | 4-03-26 |
| Letter of Intent Deadline | 4-20-26 |
| Application Deadline | 5-20-26 |
| Completeness Review Deadline | 5-27-26 |
| Application Omissions Deadline | 6-17-26 |
| Agency Initial Decision Deadline | 8-14-26 |
Hospice: 2nd Batching Cycle - 2026
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| Summary Need Projections Published in the F.A.R. | 8-07-26 |
| Letter of Intent Deadline | 8-24-26 |
| Application Deadline | 9-30-26 |
| Completeness Review Deadline | 10-07-26 |
| Application Omissions Deadline | 10-28-26 |
| Agency Initial Decision Deadline | 12-18-26 |
Nursing Homes and ICF/DDs: 2nd Batching Cycle - 2026
| Description | Dates* |
|---|---|
| Summary Need Projections Published in the F.A.R. | 10-02-26 |
| Letter of Intent Deadline | 10-19-26 |
| Application Deadline | 11-18-26 |
| Completeness Review Deadline | 11-25-26 |
| Application Omissions Deadline | 12-16-26 |
| Agency Initial Decision Deadline | 2-12-27 |
*Rule 59C-1.008(2)(a), 1. Florida Administrative Code, which requires the Agency to publish Fixed Need Pools in the Florida Administrative Register at least 15 days prior to the letter of intent deadline prevails in cases of conflict with Rule 59C-1.008(1)(g) F.A.C.
