{"id":68374,"date":"2026-01-31T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coydavidson.com\/?p=68374"},"modified":"2026-01-31T16:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:34:46","slug":"why-certificate-of-need-laws-matter-in-healthcare-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/why-certificate-of-need-laws-matter-in-healthcare-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Why CON Laws Matter in Healthcare Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68374\" class=\"elementor elementor-68374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acff960 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"acff960\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-320ac75 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"320ac75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a21462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a21462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Certificate of Need (CON): How Regulation Shapes ASC and MOB Real Estate Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3d07b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d3d07b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76cffdd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"76cffdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87caf78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87caf78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"f02ts-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f02ts-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f02ts-0-0\">A Certificate of Need, or CON, is a <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f02ts-0-1\">state-administered approval process<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f02ts-0-2\"> that requires healthcare providers to prove community need before building, expanding, or acquiring certain facilities or services.<\/span><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"f02ts-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"6b7eb-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6b7eb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6b7eb-0-0\">In CON states, healthcare growth is not purely market-driven. Permission comes first. Real estate follows.<\/span><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"6b7eb-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"1gahv-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1gahv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1gahv-0-0\">CON requirements vary by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckersasc.com\/new-asc-development\/certificate-of-need-laws-by-state-in-2026\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state<\/a>, but commonly apply to:<\/span><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"1gahv-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\"><ul><li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\">New hospitals or <a href=\"https:\/\/phi.eyf.mybluehost.me\/coydavidson\/the-growth-of-ambulatory-surgery-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ambulatory surgery centers<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\">Added inpatient beds, operating rooms, or procedure rooms.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\">Major imaging equipment such as MRI, CT, or PET.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\">Expansion of regulated service lines like cardiac, oncology, or inpatient behavioral health.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div data-offset-key=\"fb651-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"c5esp-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"c5esp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c5esp-0-0\">Some states regulate aggressively. Others selectively. A growing number have eliminated CON entirely.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"c5esp-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><div data-offset-key=\"c5esp-0-0\"><ul class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-ul\" data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-0\"><li class=\"longform-unordered-list-item public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-0\">As of <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-1\">2026<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-2\">, <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-3\">35 states plus Washington, D.C.<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3voiu-0-4\"> still have some form of CON laws.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"longform-unordered-list-item public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"5ntpl-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5ntpl-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ntpl-0-0\">15 states do not have CON laws<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ntpl-0-1\">, including <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ntpl-0-2\">Texas, California, Arizona, Colorado, and Pennsylvania<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ntpl-0-3\">.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4f86a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d4f86a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f131f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"86f131f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb77c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb77c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"682np-0-0\"><h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"682np-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"682np-0-0\">US states that have Certificate-Of-Need Laws<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a11a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23a11a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?fit=2560%2C1583&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-68377\" alt=\"Certificate of Need Map of States\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?resize=1600%2C989&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?resize=1536%2C950&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?resize=2048%2C1266&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Con-State-Map.webp?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image credit: PiMaster3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b523406 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b523406\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d890c8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6d890c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e91bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d3e91bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d428a36 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d428a36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499a9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499a9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-a023e6 r-rjixqe r-16dba41\" dir=\"ltr\"><h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"br8pk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"br8pk-0-0\">CON vs Non-CON States: The Core Difference<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-0\">\u2022 <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-1\">Non-CON states:<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-2\"> Expansion follows demand, capital, and speed to market <\/span><\/div><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-2\">\u2022 <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-3\">CON states:<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-4\"> Expansion follows approvals, timelines, and political process<\/span><\/div><div data-offset-key=\"f9ahh-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"iuhc-0-0\"><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"iuhc-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"iuhc-0-0\">This distinction directly impacts site selection, deal timing, feasibility, and capital risk.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4eda5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d4eda5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5dee8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2c5dee8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997abfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"997abfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\">Real Estate Implications for ASCs<\/h3><ol><li class=\"p1\"><b>Site selection is regulatory first: <\/b><b><\/b>In CON states, the optimal site is often the one most defensible in an approval process, not the one with the best demographics.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Scarcity supports pricing: <\/b><b><\/b>Approved or licensed ASCs behave like entitled assets. Existing facilities often trade at premiums due to replacement difficulty.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Longer timelines increase carry risk: <\/b><b><\/b>Land control, design, legal fees, and consultants can sit idle for years during reviews, objections, or appeals.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Hospital alignment matters: <\/b><b><\/b>Formal preference is rare, but hospital support can materially improve approval odds. Opposition can stop a project outright.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Fewer but larger projects: <\/b><b><\/b>CON frameworks tend to favor fewer approvals with broader service offerings to justify demonstrated need.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d5452a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2d5452a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-941f4dc ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"941f4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26fd92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f26fd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p1\">Real Estate Implications for MOBs<\/h3><ol><li class=\"p1\"><b>MOBs absorb outpatient demand:\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b>When ASC approvals are constrained, outpatient care shifts into clinics, imaging, and specialty suites within MOBs.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Flexibility is underwritten upfront: <\/b><b><\/b>Developers favor designs that allow future imaging, minor procedures, or potential ASC conversion if rules change.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Tenant stickiness improves: <\/b>Limited relocation options in CON states support longer lease terms, renewals, and stable occupancy.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Health systems shape leasing: <\/b><b><\/b>Hospital systems often control referrals and influence CON outcomes, making hospital-adjacent MOBs more liquid.<\/li><li class=\"p1\"><b>Regulatory insulation attracts capital: <\/b><b><\/b>MOBs benefit from regulatory barriers without direct exposure to CON litigation risk.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efa10b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"efa10b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abf9a24 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"abf9a24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8843521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8843521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/outpatient-growth-blog-image.png?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-67588\" alt=\"Outpatient Growth in Healthcare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/outpatient-growth-blog-image.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/outpatient-growth-blog-image.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/outpatient-growth-blog-image.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/outpatient-growth-blog-image.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18246dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"18246dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-offset-key=\"jvvb-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-0\"><ul><li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-0\">Non-CON states:<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-1\"> Real estate follows demand<\/span><\/li><li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-2\">CON states:<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"51ma4-0-3\"> Real estate follows permission<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4g859\" data-offset-key=\"2cv6k-0-0\"><div data-offset-key=\"2cv6k-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2cv6k-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2cv6k-0-0\">Understanding that difference is critical for operators, developers, and investors underwriting outpatient <a href=\"https:\/\/phi.eyf.mybluehost.me\/coydavidson\/healthcare-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthcare<\/a> assets.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certificate of Need (CON): How Regulation Shapes ASC and MOB Real Estate Development A Certificate of Need, or CON, is a state-administered approval process that requires healthcare providers to prove community need before building, expanding, or acquiring certain facilities or services.\u00a0In CON states, healthcare growth is not purely market-driven. 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