# Kentucky — Certificate of need capital expenditure thresholds by US state

For Kentucky, has con program is yes; covered services is hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, physical rehabilitation hospitals, chemical dependency programs, nursing facilities, nursing homes, personal care homes, intermediate care facilities, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, emergency care centers, ambulance providers, hospices, community mental health centers, home health agencies, kidney disease treatment centers; moratorium is no; statute citation is Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216B.020 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.

- **State:** Kentucky
- **Has CON program:** yes
- **Covered services:** hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, physical rehabilitation hospitals, chemical dependency programs, nursing facilities, nursing homes, personal care homes, intermediate care facilities, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, emergency care centers, ambulance providers, hospices, community mental health centers, home health agencies, kidney disease treatment centers
- **Moratorium:** no
- **Statute citation:** Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216B.020 et seq.

## What the source says

> Obligating a capital expenditure which exceed the capital expenditure minimum.

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-08-13. Review by: 2027-02-09.
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