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Certificates of Need

Certificates of Need is the plural of Certificate of Need.

Meaning of Certificate of Need

Noun

Certificate of Need (plural Certificates of Need)

  1. (US) A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or creation of a facility falling under that authority is required to fulfill the needs of a community.

Questions about Certificates of Need

What is Certificates of Need the plural of?
Certificates of Need is the plural of Certificate of Need.

Words near Certificates of Need in the dictionary

  1. certificates of clean criminal record
  2. certificates of conduct
  3. certificates of criminal record
  4. certificates of deposit
  5. certificates of good conduct
  6. Certificates of Need
  7. certificates of no criminal conviction
  8. certificates of occupancy
  9. certificating
  10. certification
  11. certification engineer

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