10A NCAC 14C .0103. STATE MEDICAL FACILITIES PLAN

(a)  The North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan contains the following information:

(1)           inventory of certain categories of inpatient and outpatient health care facilities, including number of beds and utilization of beds;

(2)           type of services provided by each category of health care facility;

(3)           projections of need for acute care hospitals (including rehabilitation services), long‑term care facilities (including nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospice inpatient facilities), mental health facilities and end stage renal dialysis services for various geographical areas of the state;

(4)           statement of policies related to acute care facilities, rehabilitation services, long‑term care, psychiatric facilities, chemical dependency facilities, and facilities for intermediate care for the mentally retarded, which are used with other criteria contained in this Subchapter and in G.S. 131E‑183 and need projections to determine whether applications proposing additional beds and services of these types may be approved under the certificate of need program; and

(5)           the certificate of need review schedule and description of review categories.

(b)  The annually published State Medical Facilities Plan approved by the Governor, and any duly adopted amendments or additions thereto, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to G.S. 150B‑14(c) as a rule for the calendar year during which it is in effect.

(c)  This plan may be purchased from the Division of Health Service Regulation, 701 Barbour Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina.  This plan is also available for inspection at the Division of Health Service Regulation.

 

History Note:        Filed as a Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1983 for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on May 1, 1983;

Authority G.S. 131E‑176(25); 131E‑177(1); 131E‑183(1); 42 U.S.C. 300K‑2;

Eff. June 19, 1979;

Amended Eff. November 1, 1989; January 1, 1989; February 1, 1988; January 1, 1987.