Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section

Summer 2008

People may submit written comments on the petitions and comments.

The deadline for receipt of such comments by the Medical Facilities Planning Section about Technology and Equipment related comments and petitions is August 8, 2008.

The deadline for receipt of such comments by the Medical Facilities Planning Section regarding Acute Care Services related comments and petitions is August 28, 2008.

The deadline for receipt of such comments by the Medical Facilities Planning Section regarding Long-Term Care and Behavioral Health Committee Services related comments and petitions is September 9, 2008.

Acute Care Services Committee

• Comments on Petitions and Comments
  • Novant Health, Inc. Comments on Carolinas Medical Center-Union Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for 25 New Acute Care Beds in Union County (PDF, 1.30 MB)
  • Novant Health, Inc. Comments on Carolinas Medical Center Petition for Study Group for the Acute Care Bed Need Methodology (PDF, 1.49 MB)
  • The Petition of Novant Health, Inc. Rowan Health Services Corporation and Rowan Regional Medical for an Adjusted Need Determination of 10 Rehabilitation Beds for Rowan Regional Medical Center (PDF, 1.74 MB)
  • The Petition of Novant Health, Inc. for Adjusted Need Determination in Forsyth and Mecklenburg Counties (PDF, 1.48 MB)
  • Comments Regarding Table Novant Health's 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan Petition for Adjusted Bed Need in two Counties - Forsyth and Mecklenburg (PDF, 206 KB)
  • Comments on the Petition filed by Rex Hospital for an Adjustment to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Bed Need Determination in HSA IV (PDF, 1.24 MB)
  • Randolph Hospital and Randolph County Surgeons Petition for a three operating room need determination in the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan/HSA II/Randolph County (PDF, 2.21 MB)
• Comments
  • Comments on the Basic Principles Governing the State Medical Facilities Plan from the North Carolina Hospital Association (PDF, 650 KB)
  • Comments on the Revised Basic Principles Governing the Development of the North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan submitted by Novant Health, Inc. (PDF, 413 KB)
  • Comments Regarding Quality, Access, and Value Principles submitted by Wake Forest University Baptist (PDF, 355 KB)
  • Comments on the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan from UNC Health Care System (PDF, 887 KB)
  • University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Comments on the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan (PDF, 561 KB)
  • Carolinas HealthCare System Comments Regarding Operating Room Need Methodology in the Proposed 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan (PDF, 545 KB)
  • Comments Regarding Table 6D Discussion Table for Operating Room Need Projections Using Tiered Data from Wake Forest University Baptist (PDF, 1.61 MB)
  • Comments Regarding Trauma/Burn Center Operation Room Exclusion from Wake Forest University Baptist (PDF, 201 KB)
  • Comments on Operating Room Tiering Alternative Need Method from Novant Health, Inc. (PDF, 1.75 MB)
  • Comments on Trauma Room Operating Room Exclusions from Novant Health, Inc. (PDF, 6.63 MB)
  • Updates to Novant Health Operating Room Inventory in Mecklenburg County (PDF, 366 KB)
  • North Carolina Specialty Hospital Comments on the Operating Room tiers methodology (PDF, 213 KB)
• Petitions
  • Carolinas HealthCare System Petition to Revise the Acute Care Bed Need Methodology (PDF, 1.75 MB)
  • Carolinas Medical Center Union Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for 25 Acute Care Beds in Union County (PDF, 1.50 MB)
  • Novant Health, Inc. Petition for Adjusted Bed Need in Two Urban Counties - Forsyth and Mecklenburg Counties (PDF, 12.37 MB)
  • Randolph Hospital Petition to Adjust the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan's Need Determination for Three Operating Rooms for Randolph County (PDF, 7.42 MB)
    • Comments on the petition from Randolph Hospital (PDF, 1.50 MB)
    • Comments on the petition from Orthopaedic Surgery Center (PDF, 394 KB)
  • Rex Hospital Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for Inpatient Rehabilitation Beds (PDF, 1.83 MB)
    • Comments on the petition from Rex Hospital (PDF, 530 KB)
  • Petition to the State Health Coordinating Council to Adjust the Draft 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan's Need Determination to include 10 Inpatient Rehabilitation Beds for the Elizabeth C. Stanbeck Rehabilitation Unit at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Rowan County (PDF, 13.54 MB)
  • WakeMed Petition to the State Health Coordinating Council Regarding a Special Need Determination for Neonatal Beds for the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan (PDF, 2.22 MB)

Long-Term Care and Behavioral Health Committee

• Comments
  • Comments on Proposed Change to Psychiatric Policy PSY-2 (PDF, 42 KB)
• Petitions
  • Community Home Care of Vance County Requesting an Adjustment to Need Determination to Eliminate the Proposed Need for a New Hospice Home Care Office in Johnston County (PDF, 1.82 MB)
    • Comments from Michael Hale (PDF, 504 KB)
  • Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare Petition Regarding Changes to Criteria for Licensing of New Psychiatric Beds in Community Hospitals (PDF, 1.88 MB)
  • Home Care Services of Haywood Regional Medical Center Petition for a Special Need Adjustment for Haywood County (PDF, 298 KB)
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell Petition for a Special Need Adjustment to the Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Methodology (PDF, 1.79 MB)
    • Comments from Ronnie Wall (PDF, 187 KB)
    • Comments from Kevin Bilson (PDF, 246 KB)
    • Letters of Support (PDF, 795 KB)
  • Hospice of the Carolina Foothills Petition for a Special Need Adjustment to the Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Methodology (PDF, 1.59 MB)
  • Hospice of Davidson County Petition for an Adjustment to the Need Determination for Hospice Home Care Office Need for Davidson County (PDF, 2.10 MB)
    • Comments from Gary Drake (PDF, 959 KB)
    • Comments from Gary Drake made at 7/18/08, 7/22/08, and 7/25/08 hearings (PDF, 804 KB)
    • Comments from Lisa Hathaway (PDF, 871 KB)
    • Comments from Hospice and Palliative Care Center (PDF, 645 KB)
    • Letters of Support (PDF, 2.68 MB)
    • Public Comment to Support Removal of the Need Determination for Hospice Home Care Office Need for Davidson County (PDF, 736 KB)
  • Hospice of Scotland County Petition for a Special Need Adjustment to the Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Methodology (PDF, 1.53 MB)
    • Comments from Kelvin Raybon (PDF, 320 KB)
    • Letters of Support (PDF, 1.24 MB)
  • Hospice of Union County Petition for a Special Need Adjustment to the Hospice Home Care Agency Need Methodology (PDF, 928 KB)
  • Hospice of Wake County Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Hospice Inpatient Beds for Wake County (PDF, 1.80 MB)
    • Comments from John Thoma (PDF, 1.04 MB)
  • Personal Home Care of NC, LLC, Petition Regarding the Home Health Methodology and Policies (PDF, 70 KB)
    • Presentation from Ivans Belovs (PDF, 40 KB)
    • Comments from Ivans Belovs (PDF, 852 KB)
    • Comments from Ivans Belovs made on 7/30/08 (PDF, 870 KB)
  • Petition from Jason Bartell to Adjust the Need Determination for Nursing Care Beds in Nursing Homes and Adult Care Home Beds in Stanly County (PDF, 614 KB)
    • Comments from Mary Bender (PDF, 313 KB)

Technology and Equipment Committee

• Petitions
  • Carolina HealthCare System Petition to Adjust the Need Determination for MRI Scanners (PDF,1.56 MB)
  • Cary Urology Petition Regarding Special Need for Radiation Oncology - Linear Accelerator Service Area 20 (PDF, 4.26 MB)
  • Greensboro Orthopaedics, P.A. Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for One Fixed MRI Scanner for Guilford County (PDF, 2.33 MB)
  • Thomas and Brooks, PLLC, Petition for Adjustment to Need Determination of Linear Accelerators for Service Area 20 (PDF, 6.91 MB)
• Comments on Petitions and Comments
  • Comments on Errors in the Proposed 2009 SMFP from Sue Colliers (PDF, 2.45 MB)
  • Comments on Petition from Cary Urology
    • Comments from Kevin Khoudary (PDF, 449 KB)
    • Comments from James Tyler Brooks (PDF, 1.78 MB)
    • Letters of Support
      • Comments from Daniel L. Howard (PDF, 441 KB)
      • Comments from Samuel Huang (PDF, 251 KB)
      • Comments from Kevin Khoudary (PDF, 600 KB)
      • Comments from John Leung (PDF, 679 KB)
      • Comments from Mark Makhuli (PDF, 225 KB)
      • Comments from James Nolan (PDF, 232 KB)
      • Comments from Kevin Spear (PDF, 242 KB)
      • Comments from William T. Stokes (PDF, 143 KB)
      • Comments from Henry Unger (PDF,345 KB)
      • Comments from Reginald D. Westmacott (PDF, 338 KB)
    • Letters of Opposition
      • Comments from Roger F. Anderson dated May 7, 2008 (PDF, 491 KB)
      • Comments from Roger F. Anderson, dated August 7, 2008 (PDF, 687 KB)
      • Comments from A. William Blackstock and R. Scott Krewson (PDF, 275 KB)
      • Comments from William Bobo (PDF, 441 KB)
      • Comments from J. Hugh Bryan (PDF, 512 KB)
      • Comments from Steve Burriss (PDF, 1.75 MB)
      • Comments from Reid Caldwell (PDF, 257 KB)
      • Comments from Robert W. Fraser (PDF, 481 KB)
      • Comments from Suzanne H. Freeman, William J. Fulkerson, Donny C. Lambeth, Steve Lawler, Gary L. Park (PDF, 1,015 KB)
      • Comments from Kathryn Greven (PDF, 261 KB)
      • Comments from Stephen C. King, Jeffrey C. Acker, Sushina M. Patel (PDF, 238 KB)
      • Comments from Eric F. Kuehn (PDF, 234 KB)
      • Comments from Scott P. Lankford (PDF, 523 KB)
      • Comments from Mark J. Liang (PDF, 19 KB)
      • Comments from Matthew Manning (PDF, 387 KB)
      • Comments from Lawrence B. Marks (PDF, 228 KB)
      • Comments from Gustavo S. Montana (PDF, 456 KB)
      • Comments from Robert J. Murray (PDF, 173 KB)
      • Comments from Michael Nagowski (PDF, 495 KB)
      • Comments from Robert D. Ornitz (PDF, 528 KB)
      • Comments from Istvan Pataki (PDF, 639 KB)
      • Comments from Julian Rosenman (PDF, 224 KB)
      • Comments from Scott Sailer and Andrew S. Kennedy (PDF, 437 KB)
      • Comments from Charles W. Scarantino (PDF, 677 KB)
      • Comments from Robert Schaaf (PDF, 832 KB)
      • Comments from Thomas G. Trautmann (PDF, 334 KB)
      • Comments from Laura Trevenot (PDF, 4.90 MB)
      • Comments from Mahesh Varia (PDF, 581 KB)
      • Comments from Mike Vicario (PDF, 33 KB)
      • Comments from Thomas L. Walden (PDF, 398 KB)
      • Comments from Christopher G. Willett, Leonard R. Prosnitz and W. Robert Lee (PDF, 19 KB)
      • Comments from Justin J. Wu (PDF, 165 KB)
  • Comments on Petition from Carolina Healthcare System
    • Letter of Opposition
      • Comments from Lisa L. Griffin (PDF, 197 KB)

Spring 2008

• Acute Care Services Committee
  • Petitions
    • Petition State Health Coordinating Council for New Need Methodology Related to Ambulatory Surgical Operating Rooms, Affordable Health Care Facilities, LLC (PDF, 2.07 MB)
    • Petition for a Change in the Basic Policies and Methodologies for the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan, Carolina Opthalmology, P.A. (PDF, 4.44 MB)
    • Petition for a Change in Operating Room Need Methodology, Franklin Regional Medical Center (PDF, 3.48 MB)
  • Comments
    • Comments regarding the petition from Franklin Regional Medical Center (PDF, 1.12 MB)
    • Operating Room Need Methodology (PDF, 432 KB)
• Long-Term Care and Behavioral Health Committee
  • Petitions
    • Petition for Changes to the Hospice Home Care Need Methodology, The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care (PDF, 953 KB)
    • Petition for Amendment and Revision to the State Medical Facilities Plan, Granville-Vance District Home Health Agency (PDF, 239 KB)
  • Comment
    • The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care Remarks to the SHCC Regarding Petition Submitted (PDF, 515 KB)
• Technology and Equipment Committee
  • Petition
    • Petition to the State Health Coordinating Council Regarding Change Methodology for Radiation Oncology - Linear Accelerators For the 2009 State Medical Facilities Plan, Parkway Urology, PA (PDF, 4.97 MB)