NAC439A.305. Letter of intent: General requirements.

     1. Any person who intends to initiate a project that may be subject to review pursuant to NRS 439A.100 shall, before incurring a capital expenditure for the project, submit to the Department a letter of intent.

     2. A letter of intent must be submitted on and include the information required by the form prescribed for this purpose by the Department or must include:

     (a) The identity of the applicant;

     (b) The proposed location of the project;

     (c) A description of the proposed project which identifies any facility, medical equipment or health service to be included;

     (d) The estimated date of completion of the proposed project, including a summary and schedule of anticipated future phases of construction within the proposed project;

     (e) The total estimated costs of the project, including:

          (1) The total estimated capital expenditures;

          (2) All other costs of the project, including, without limitation, the cost for:

               (I) The development of the site;

               (II) A contingency plan for an amount which must be at least 10 percent of the total cost of the project;

               (III) Architecture and engineering;

               (IV) Furniture, fixtures and equipment; and

               (V) Major medical equipment; and

          (3) The portion of estimated capital expenditures which is related to new construction; and

     (f) A copy of a written estimate of the cost of construction of the proposed project, by major cost categories, from an architect or contractor.

     3. The Department will determine, pursuant to NAC 439A.315, whether a proposed project is subject to review.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Human Resources, eff. 9-4-84; A 3-6-86; 11-10-87; 1-2-90; 10-14-97)