Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section

State Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) Meeting

October 3, 2018 SHCC Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on October 3, 2018.

• Agenda (PDF, 20 KB)
• Minutes from August 29, 2018 (PDF, 44 KB)
• Acute Care Services Committee Meeting Documents
• Acute Care Services Committee Recommendations (PDF, 135 KB)
• Technology and Equipment Committee Meeting Documents
• Technology and Equipment Committee Recommendations (PDF, 129 KB)
• Long-Term and Behavioral Health Committee Meeting Documents
• Long-Term and Behavioral Health Committee Recommendations (PDF, 151 KB)

August 29, 2018 SHCC Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on August 29, 2018.

• Agenda (PDF, 17 KB)
• Minutes from May 30, 2018 (PDF, 49 KB)
• Acute Care Services Committee Report (PDF, 17 KB)
• Technology and Equipment Committee Report (PDF, 16 KB)
• Long-Term and Behavioral Health Committee Report (PDF, 17 KB)

May 30, 2018 SHCC Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on May 30, 2018.

Download a ZIP file containing all of the documents for the May 30, 2018 meeting. (ZIP, 72.5 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 23 KB)
• Minutes from March 7, 2018 (PDF, 95 KB)
• Telehealth 2018 (PDF, 1.32 MB)
• Acute Care Services Committee
  • Acute Care Services Committee Recommendations (PDF, 406 KB)
  • Chapter 5: Acute Care Services
    • Truven Health Analytics/Licensure Acute Care Days Draft Data Discrepancy Report (PDF, 17 KB)
    • Table 5A: Acute Care Bed Need Projections (PDF, 680 KB)
    • Table 5B: Acute Care Bed Need Determination (PDF, 514 KB)
    • Table 5C: Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Bed Inventory (PDF, 516 KB)
  • Chapter 6: Operating Rooms
    • Proposed change to Chapter 6 narrative (PDF, 16 KB)
    • Petition
      • Petition Regarding Methodology Exclusion for Vascular Access Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (PDF, 12.50 MB)
      • Agency Report: Exemption to Methodology for Vascular Access Operating Rooms (PDF, 291 KB)
      • Comments
        • Dr. George Hart (PDF, 208 KB)
        • Cone Health – James Roskelly (PDF, 154 KB)
        • Eastern Nephrology – Nawaf Atassi, MD (PDF, 503 KB)
        • Eastern Nephrology – Richard Blair, MD (PDF, 695 KB)
        • Eastern Nephrology – Nathan Saucier, MD (PDF, 503 KB)
        • Eastern Nephrology –Carney Taylor, MD (PDF, 668 KB)
        • N.C. Healthcare Association – Stephen Lawler (PDF, 487 KB)
        • N.C. Nephrology Physicians (PDF, 92 KB)
        • Wake Forest Baptist Hospital – John Bode (PDF, 1.05 MB)
        • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Kevin High, MD (PDF, 1.22 MB)
    • Table 6A: Operating Room Inventory and Grouping (PDF, 1.09 MB)
    • Table 6B: Projected Operating Room Need for 2021 (PDF, 1.08 MB)
    • Table 6C: Projected Operating Room Need Determination (PDF, 515 KB)
    • Table 6F: Endoscopy Room Inventory (PDF, 1.02 MB)
  • Chapter 7: Other Acute Care Services
    • Table 7A: Open-Heart Surgery Procedures (PDF, 567 KB)
    • Table 7C: Burn Intensive Care Services (PDF, 527 KB)
    • Table 7E: Bone Marrow Transplants (PDF, 31 KB)
    • Table 7G: Solid Organ Transplantation Services (PDF, 528 KB)
  • Chapter 8: Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
    • Table 8A: Inventory and Utilization of Inpatient Rehabilitation Beds (PDF, 525 KB)
      
      
• Long-Term and Behavioral Health Committee
  • Long-Term and Behavioral Health Committee Recommendations (PDF, 349 KB)
  • Chapter 10: Nursing Care Facilities
    • Table 10A: Inventory of Nursing Home and Hospital Nursing Care Beds (PDF, 721 KB)
    • Table 10B: County Rate Calculations for Nursing Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 594 KB)
    • Table 10C: Nursing Care Bed Need Projections for 2022 (PDF, 555 KB)
  • Chapter 11: Adult Care Homes
    • Proposed Revisions to the Adult Care Home Methodology (PDF, 285 KB)
    • Comments on ACH Methodology
      • Comments-ACH Methodology - PDA (PDF, 708 KB)
      • Comments-ACH Methodology - Rummel-Campbell (PDF, 98 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11A: Inventory of Adult Care Home (Assisted Living) Beds (PDF, 815 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11B: County Rate Calculations for Adult Care Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 521 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11C: Adult Care Home Bed Need Projections for 2022 (PDF, 516 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11D: Adult Care Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 591 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11E: Inventory of Adult Care Home Beds in Continuing Care Retirement Homes (PDF, 516 KB)
    • Table 11F: Inventory of Nursing Homes with Six or Fewer Licensed Adult Care Beds (PDF, 513 KB)
  • Chapter 12: Home Health Services
    • Petition
      • Petition Regarding Policy Change for Home Health Agencies in CCRCs (PDF, 488 KB)
      • Agency Report: Petition Regarding Policy Change for Home Health Agencies in CCRCs (PDF, 36 KB)
      • Comments
        • LeadingAge (PDF, 195 KB)
        • United Church Homes and Services (PDF, 385 KB)
        • 13 Letters -Continuum Home Health and Hospice (PDF, 1.32 MB)
        • Avery, Barbara-Kindred at Home (PDF, 72 KB)
        • Barley, Burneta-Kindred at Home (PDF, 61 KB)
        • Benoit, Susan (PDF, 69 KB)
        • Bridge, Sandra-First Choice Home Care, Inc. (PDF, 22 KB)
        • Bryan, Angela-Kindred at Home (PDF, 650 KB)
        • Chavis, Trekelia-BAYADA (PDF, 638 KB)
        • Ciancia, Alexia-BAYADA (PDF, 92 KB)
        • Cockerman, Trent-Hospice of the Piedmont (PDF, 71 KB)
        • Colvard, Tracy-Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina (PDF, 528 KB)
        • Cowan, John-Givens Estates (PDF, 147 KB)
        • Dalton, Susan-Kindred at Home (PDF, 129 KB)
        • Darden, Linda-Hospice & Palliative CareCenter (PDF, 160 KB)
        • Dobson, Lee-BAYADA (PDF, 559 KB)
        • Dolin, Connie-Kindred at Home (PDF, 41 KB)
        • Edwards, Bryan-Kindred at Home (PDF, 62 KB)
        • Elliott, Vance-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
        • Erickson, Jonathan-The United Methodist Retirement Homes, Inc. (PDF, 64 KB)
        • Galloway, Melissa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 59 KB)
        • Glenn, Tina-Hearthside Home Care, Inc. (PDF, 52 KB)
        • Goins, Ted-Trinty Oaks (PDF, 58 KB)
        • Hanson, Jared-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
        • Harbick, Rochelle-BAYADA (PDF, 671 KB)
        • Harris, Debra-Wilson County (PDF, 55 KB)
        • Hasan, Marisette-The Carolina Center (TCC) (PDF, 438 KB)
        • Hayes, Maria (PDF, 14 KB)
        • Herring, Russell-AssistedCare Home Health (PDF, 783 KB)
        • Hill, Brian-Encompass Health - Home Health & Hospice (PDF, 54 KB)
        • Hogan, Richard-Healthy @ Home (PDF, 56 KB)
        • James, Linda-Kindred at Home (PDF, 78 KB)
        • Jordan, Ginger-Kindred at Home (PDF, 57 KB)
        • Kennedy, Nan-Kindred at Home (PDF, 61 KB)
        • Lawler, Stephen-North Carolina Hospital Association (PDF, 465 KB)
        • Layne, Alice-Kindred at Home (PDF, 59 KB)
        • Leach, Lisa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 64 KB)
        • Lee, Nicholas-3HC/Home Health and Hospice Care, Inc. (PDF, 211 KB)
        • Lemery, Krista-Croasdaile Village (PDF, 525 KB)
        • Linton, Cooper-Transitions LifeCare (PDF, 994 KB)
        • Mascardi, Rosa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
        • Mauritz-Fagg, Heather-Kindred at Home, formerly known as Gentiva (PDF, 104 KB)
        • McCaffrey-Murphy, Mary-Croasdaile Village (PDF, 87 KB)
        • McLaren, David-Kindred at Home (PDF, 54 KB)
        • Mills, Joel-Advance Home Care (PDF, 583 KB)
        • Mitchell-1, Cheryl-Kindred at Home (PDF, 58 KB)
        • Mitchell-2, Cheryl-Kindred at Home (PDF, 55 KB)
        • Moffat, Anne-Sharon Towers (PDF, 355 KB)
        • Morris, Sonya-Kindred at Home (PDF, 61 KB)
        • Nedwick, Chelsea-BAYADA (PDF, 283 KB)
        • Ouimette, Ruth-Carol Woods Retirement Community (PDF, 67 KB)
        • Parker, Jennifer-Kindred at Home (PDF, 88 KB)
        • Pearce, Renee-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
        • Pierce, Robin-Kindred at Home (PDF, 53 KB)
        • Robinson, Kelly (PDF, 51 KB)
        • Sardler, Marie-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
        • Scott, Shannon-Kindred at Home (PDF, 14 KB)
        • Smith, Theresa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 69 KB)
        • Sprigg, Patricia-Carol Woods Retirement Community (PDF, 70 KB)
        • Steelman, Tonya-BAYADA (PDF, 173 KB)
        • Thornton, Amy-Kindred at Home (PDF, 86 KB)
        • Tillman, Vanessa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 56 KB)
        • Whaley, Ginger-Kindred at Home (PDF, 71 KB)
        • Wilkinson, Janice-Kindred at Home (PDF, 66 KB)
        • Williams, Kristine (PDF, 51 KB)
        • Willis, Donna-Kindred at Home (PDF, 55 KB)
    • Recommended Revision to Policy HH-3 (PDF, 75 KB)
    • Table 12A: Home Health Data by County of Patient Origin – 2017 Data – Agencies or Offices Serving Residents of Counties by Age (PDF, 1.28 MB)
    • Table 12B: Average Annual Rates of Change in Patients and Use Rates per 1,000 Population (PDF, 749 KB)
    • Table 12C: 2020 Need Projections for Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies or Offices (PDF, 712 KB)
    • Table 12D: 2020 Need Projections for Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies or Offices (PDF, 542 KB)
  • Chapter 13: Hospice Services
    • Table 13A: Hospice Data by County of Patient Origin – 2017 Data (PDF, 696 KB)
    • Table 13B: Year 2020 Hospice Home Care Office Need Projections (PDF, 596 KB)
    • Table 13C: Year 2022 Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Projections (PDF, 593 KB)
    • Table 13D(1): Hospice Inpatient Facilities (PDF, 524 KB)
    • Table 13D(2): Hospice Inpatient Facilities Occupancy Rate for FY 2017 (PDF, 527 KB)
    • Table 13E: Hospice Residential Facilities (PDF, 517 KB)
    • Table 13F: Inventory of Hospice Residential Beds (PDF, 521 KB)
  • Chapter 14: End Stage Renal Disease
    • Comments on SDR
      • Comments-SDR DaVita-Hyland (PDF, 10 KB)
      • Comments-SDR Fresenius-Swann (PDF, 8.58 MB)
      • Comments-SDR HSM-McDonald (PDF, 257 KB)
    • Table A: Dialysis Data by County of Patient Origin – December 2017 Data (PDF, 668 KB)
    • Table B: Inventory of Dialysis Stations and Calculation of Utilization Rates (PDF, 610 KB)
    • Table C: Inventory of Home Dialysis Patients (PDF, 588 KB)
    • Table D: ESRD Dialysis Station Need Determinations by Planning Area (PDF, 584 KB)
  • Chapter 15: Psychiatric Inpatient Services
    • Table 15A: Inventory of  Psychiatric Beds, Excluding State Hospitals, By Local Management Entity (PDF, 548 KB)
    • Table 15B1: 2021 Projections of Psychiatric Bed Need by Local Management Entity-Management Care Organization (LME-MCO) –  Part 1: Projection of Child/Adolescent Bed Need for 2021 (PDF, 517 KB)
    • Table 15B2: 2021 Projections of Psychiatric Bed Need by Local Management Entity-Management Care Organization (LME-MCO) – Part 2: Projection of Adult Bed Need for 2021 (PDF, 516 KB)
    • Table 15C (1): Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 514 KB)
  • Chapter 16: Substance Abuse Inpatient and Residential Services (Chemical Dependency Treatment Beds)
    • Table 16A: Inventory of Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Beds, Excluding State Facilities By Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) & Mental Health Planning Region (PDF, 539 KB)
    • Table 16B: 2021 Projection of Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need By Mental Health Planning Region (PDF, 521 KB)
    • Table 16C: Child/Adolescent Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 513 KB)
    • Table 16D: Adult Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 512 KB)
  • Chapter 17: Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
    • Proposed Revision to Narrative for Chapter 17 (PDF, 202 KB)
    • Proposed Policy Addition: Policy ICF/IID-4: Transfer of ICF/IID Beds from State Operated Developmental Centers Pursuant to Session Law 1983 House Bill 1395 (PDF, 510 KB)
    • Table 17A: Inventory of ICF/IID  Facilities and Beds (PDF, 616 KB)
    • Table 17B: State Facility Beds Excluded from ICF/IID Inventory By Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (PDF, 632 KB)
      
      
• Technology and Equipment Committee
  • Technology and Equipment Committee Recommendations (PDF, 311 KB)
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners
    • Table 9L: PET Scanner Utilization of Existing Fixed Dedicated Scanners;
      Table 9M(1): PET Scanner Provider of Mobile Dedicated Scanners; and
      Table 9M(2): PET Scanner Sites Utilization of Existing Mobile Dedicated Scanners (PDF, 533 KB)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners
    • Table 9P: MRI Fixed and Mobile Procedures by MRI Service Area with Tiered Thresholds and Fixed Equivalents (PDF, 725 KB)
    • Table 9Q(1): Inventory of MRI Scanners for Cardiovascular Clinical Research Use;
      Table 9Q(2): Inventory of Dedicated Breast MRI Scanners;
      Table 9Q(3): Inventory of Dedicated Pediatric MRI Scanners;
      Table 9Q(4): Inventory of Demonstration Project for a Fixed Extremity MRI Scanner;
      Table 9Q(5): Inventory of MRI Scanners Dedicated for Radiation Oncology and Use in Operating Room Suite (PDF, 522 KB)
    • Table 9R: Fixed MRI Scanner Need Determination (PDF, 515 KB)
  • Cardiac Catheterization Equipment
    • Table 9S: Adult Diagnostic Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Procedures (PDF, 535 KB)
    • Table 9T: Pediatric Diagnostic Catheterization Procedures;
      Table 9U: Mobile Cardiac Catheterization Procedures; and
      Table 9V: Mobile Cardiac Catheterization Capacity and Volume (PDF, 522 KB)
    • Table 9W: Percutaneous Coronary Interventional (PCI) Procedures (PDF, 527 KB)
    • Table 9X: Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Equipment, Capacity and Volume (PDF, 564 KB)
  • Linear Accelerators
    • Table 9G: Hospital and Free-Standing Linear Accelerators and Radiation Oncology Procedures (PDF, 523 KB)
    • Table 9H: Linear Accelerator Service Areas and Calculations (PDF, 521 KB)
    • Table 9I: Linear Accelerator Service Areas (PDF, 527 KB)
    • Agency Recommendation - Prostate Health Center Demonstration Project (PDF, 172 KB)
  • Lithotripsy
    • Table 9A: Mobile Lithotripsy Providers and Locations Served;
      Table 9B: Fixed Lithotripsy Providers and Locations Served; and
      Table 9C: Mobile and Fixed Lithotripsy (PDF, 530 KB)
  • Gamma Knife
    • No documents

March 7, 2018 SHCC Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on March 7, 2018.

• Agenda (PDF, 23 KB)
• Minutes (PDF, 323 KB)
• Hospital and Patient Trends Impacting the State Medical Facilities Plan (March 2018) (PDF, 428 KB)

Acute Care Services (ACS) Committee

September 11, 2018 ACS Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on September 11, 2018.

Download a ZIP file with all of the documents for the September 11, 2018 meeting. (ZIP, 34.4 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 34 KB)
• Minutes from May 15, 2018 (PDF, 51 KB)
• Chapter 5: Acute Care Services
  • Petition
    • Petition to Remove Acute Care Bed Need Determination for Moore County (PDF, 133 KB)
    • Agency Report – Petition to Remove Acute Care Bed Need Determination for Moore County (PDF, 72 KB)
  • Truven/License Renewal Application Data Discrepancy Report (PDF, 13 KB)
  • Table 5A Acute Care Bed Need Projections (PDF, 680 KB)
  • Table 5B Acute Care Bed Need Determination (PDF, 514 KB)
• Chapter 7 - Other Acute Care Services
  • No documents
• Chapter 8 - Inpatient Rehabilitation
  • No documents
• Chapter 6 - Operating Rooms
  • Evaluation Summary: Triangle Orthopaedics Surgery Center (PDF, 2.26 MB)
  • Evaluation Summary: Mallard Creek Surgery Center (PDF, 3.55 MB)
  • Petition
    • Petition for Adjusted Need Determinations for Operating Rooms in the Pitt/Greene/Hyde/Tyrrell and Craven/Jones/Pamlico Service Areas (PDF, 11.91 MB)
    • Agency Report – Petition for Adjusted Need Determinations for Operating Rooms in the Pitt/Greene/Hyde/Tyrrell and Craven/Jones/Pamlico Service Areas (PDF, 40 KB)
      • Comments
        • Nathan Saucier, MD (PDF, 958 KB)
        • NC Healthcare Association – Pitt/Craven OR (PDF, 144 KB)
        • Eastern Nephrology Associates – 9 Letters from Physicians (PDF, 8.08 MB)
  • Petition
    • Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for Operating Rooms in Richmond County (PDF, 3.69 MB)
    • Agency Report – Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for Operating Rooms in Richmond County (PDF, 61 KB)
      • Comments
        • Representative Kenneth Goodman (PDF, 134 KB)
        • NC Healthcare Association – Richmond County OR (PDF, 136 KB)
        • SCA (PDF, 172 KB)
        • FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital (PDF, 256 KB)
  • Operating Room Methodology Comments
    • Mission Health Comment on Operating Room Methodology (PDF, 377 KB)
    • PDA Comment on Operating Room Methodology (PDF, 203 KB)
    • PDA Oral Remarks on Operating Room Methodology (PDF, 100 KB)
    • New Hanover Regional Medical Center Comment on Operating Room Methodology (PDF, 44 KB)
    • Park Ridge Health Comments on Operating Room Methodology (PDF, 364 KB)
    • NC Healthcare Association – Operating Room Methodology (PDF, 154 KB)
    • PDA Response to Mission Health Comment (PDF, 191 KB)
  • Table 6A: Operating Room Inventory and Grouping (PDF, 665 KB)
  • Table 6B: Projected Operating Room Need (PDF, 746 KB)
  • Table 6C: Operating Room Need Determination (PDF, 533 KB)
  • Table 6F: Endoscopy Room Inventory (PDF, 598 KB)
• Chapter 14 - End-Stage Renal Disease Dialysis Facilities - Move to Acute Care Services Committee
  • Presentation (PDF, 54 KB)

May 15, 2018 ACS Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on May 15, 2018.

Download a ZIP file with all of the documents for the May 15, 2018 meeting. (ZIP, 6.95 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 18 KB)
• Minutes from April 3, 2018 (PDF, 62 KB)
• Chapter 5: Acute Care Services
  • Truven Health Analytics/Licensure Acute Care Days Draft Data Discrepancy Report (PDF, 17 KB)
  • Table 5A: Acute Care Bed Need Projections (PDF, 676 KB)
  • Table 5B: Acute Care Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 514 KB)
  • Table 5C: Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Bed Inventory (PDF, 516 KB)
• Chapter 6: Operating Rooms
  • Table 6A: Operating Room Inventory and Grouping (PDF, 1.09 MB)
  • Table 6B: Projected Operating Room Need for 2021 (PDF, 1.08 MB)
  • Table 6C: Projected Operating Room Need Determinations (PDF, 14 KB)
  • Table 6F: Endoscopy Room Inventory (PDF, 1.02 MB)
• Chapter 7: Other Acute Care Services
  • Table 7A: Open-Heart Surgery Procedures (PDF, 567 KB)
  • Table 7C: Burn Intensive Care Services (PDF, 527 KB)
  • Table 7E: Bone Marrow Transplants (PDF, 31 KB)
  • Table 7G: Solid Organ Transplantation Services (PDF, 528 KB)
• Chapter 8: Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
  • Table 8A: Inventory and Utilization of Inpatient Rehabilitation Beds (PDF, 525 KB)

April 3, 2018 ACS Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on April 3, 2018.

• Agenda (PDF, 18 KB)
• Approved Minutes from September 12, 2017 (PDF, 87 KB)
• Chapter 5: Acute Care Services
  • No documents
• Chapter 6: Operating Rooms
  • Proposed change to Chapter 6 narrative (PDF, 16 KB)
  • Petition
    • Petition Regarding Methodology Exclusion for Vascular Access Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (PDF, 12.50 MB)
    • Agency Report: Exemption to Methodology for Vascular Access Operating Rooms (PDF, 291 KB)
    • Comments
      • Dr. George Hart (PDF, 208 KB)
      • Cone Health – James Roskelly (PDF, 154 KB)
      • Eastern Nephrology – Nawaf Atassi, MD (PDF, 503 KB)
      • Eastern Nephrology – Richard Blair, MD (PDF, 695 KB)
      • Eastern Nephrology – Nathan Saucier, MD (PDF, 503 KB)
      • Eastern Nephrology –Carney Taylor, MD (PDF, 668 KB)
      • N.C. Healthcare Association – Stephen Lawler (PDF, 487 KB)
      • N.C. Nephrology Physicians (PDF, 92 KB)
      • Wake Forest Baptist Hospital – John Bode (PDF, 1.05 MB)
      • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Kevin High, MD (PDF, 1.22 MB)
• Chapter 7: Other Acute Care Services
  • No documents
• Chapter 8: Inpatient Rehabilitation Services
  • No documents

Long-Term and Behavioral Health (LTBH) Committee

September 6, 2018 LTBH Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on September 6, 2018.

Download a ZIP file with all of the documents for the meeting on September 6, 2018. (ZIP, 30.0 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 103 KB)
• Minutes from May 3, 2018 (PDF, 177 KB)
• Chapter 10: Nursing Care Facilities
  • Petition
    • Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Nursing Home Beds in Davidson County (PDF, 5.04 MB)
    • Agency Report 1: Nursing Home Beds - Davidson County (PDF, 127 KB)
  • Comments
    • Richard Lord, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Health (PDF, 39 KB)
    • Cornerstone Health Enabling Strategic Solutions – 2 Letters (PDF, 68 KB)
  • Table 10A: Inventory of Nursing Home and Hospital Nursing Care Beds (PDF, 697 KB)
  • Table 10B: County Rate Calculations for Nursing Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 558 KB)
  • Table 10C: Nursing Care Bed Need Projections for 2022 (PDF, 540 KB)
• Chapter 11: Adult Care Homes
  • Petition
    • Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Adult Care Home Beds in Hyde County (PDF, 2.68 MB)
    • Agency Report 2: Adult Care Beds - Hyde County (PDF, 45 KB)
    • Comments
      • Timothy Walsh (PDF, 35 KB)
      • D. Gray Angell (PDF, 348 KB)
  • Table 11A: Inventory of Adult Care Home (Assisted Living) Beds (PDF, 791 KB)
  • Table 11B: County Rate Calculations for Adult Care (Assisted Living) Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 559 KB)
  • Table 11C: Adult Care Home Need Projections for 2022 (PDF, 539 KB)
  • Table 11D: Adult Care Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 14 KB)
• Chapter 12: Home Health Services
  • Petition
    • Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for a Home Health Agency of Office in Randolph County (PDF, 68 KB)
    • Agency Report 3: Medicare-certified Home Health Office - Randolph County (PDF, 22 KB)
    • Comments
      • Advanced Home Care (PDF, 190 KB)
      • Association for Home and Hospice Care (PDF, 82 KB)
      • Well Care Health (PDF, 171 KB)
  • Table 12A: Home Health Data by County of Patient Origin - 2017 Data (Revised format only) (PDF, 1.02 MB)
• Chapter 13: Hospice Serices
  • Table 13C: Year 2022 Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Projections (Revised format and data) (PDF, 598 KB)
  • Table 13D1: Hospice Inpatient Facilities (PDF, 524 KB)
  • Table 13E: Hospice Residential Facilities (PDF, 516 KB)
  • Table 13F: Inventory of Hospice Residential Beds (PDF, 521 KB)
• Chapter 14: End Stage Renal Disease
  • No documents
• Chapter 15: Psychiatric Inpatient Services
  • Table 15A: Inventory of Psychiatric Beds, Excluding State Hospitals, by Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) (PDF, 549 KB)
  • Table 15B1: 2021 Projections of Psychiatric Bed Need by Local Management Entity-Manged Care Organization (LME-MCO) Part 1: Projection of Child/Adolescent Bed Need for 2021 (PDF, 517 KB)
  • Table 15B2: 2021 Projections of Psychiatric Bed Need by Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) Part 2: Projection of Adult Psychiatric Bed Need for 2021 (PDF, 517 KB)
  • Table 15C(1): Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 516 KB)
• Chapter 16: Substance Use Disorder Inpatient and Residential Services
  • Petition
    • Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Beds in the Central Region (PDF, 1.51 MB)
    • Agency Report 4: Substance Use Disorder Beds - Central Region (PDF, 159 KB)
  • Table 16A: Inventory of Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Beds, Excluding State Facilities by Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) & Mental Health Planning Region (PDF, 539 KB)
  • Table 16B: 2021 Projection of Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need by Mental Health Planning Region (PDF, 522 KB)
  • Table 16D: Adult Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need Determination (PDF, 512 KB)
• Chapter 17: Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)
  • No documents

May 3, 2018 LTBH Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on May 3, 2018.

Download a ZIP file with all of the documents for the meeting on May 3, 2018. (ZIP, 30.0 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 104 KB)
• Minutes from April 5, 2018 (PDF, 273 KB)
• Chapter 10: Nursing Care Facilities
  • Table 10A: Inventory of Nursing Home and Hospital Nursing Care Beds (PDF, 721 KB)
  • Table 10B: County Rate Calculations for Nursing Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 594 KB)
  • Table 10C: Nursing Care Bed Need Projections for 2022 (PDF, 555 KB)
• Chapter 11: Adult Care Homes
  • Comments on ACH Methodology
    • Comments-ACH Methodology - PDA (PDF, 708 KB)
    • Comments-ACH Methodology - Rummel-Campbell (PDF, 98 KB)
  • Current Methodology
    • Table 11A: Inventory of Adult Care Home (Assisted Living) Beds (PDF, 839 KB)
    • Table 11B: Adult Care Home Need Projections for 2022 (PDF, 599 KB)
    • Table 11C: Adult Care Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 67 KB)
    • Table 11D: Inventory of Nursing Homes with Six or Fewer Licensed Adult Care Beds (PDF, 513 KB)
  • Proposed Methodology
    • Proposed Table 11A: Inventory of Adult Care Home (Assisted Living) Beds (PDF, 812 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11B: County Rate Calculations for Adult Care Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 585 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11C1: Adult Care Home Bed Need Projections for 2022; 90% Vacancy Factor (PDF, 551 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11C2: Adult Care Home Bed Need Projections for 2022; 95% Vacancy Factor (PDF, 551 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11D: 90% and 95% Vacancy Factor Adult Care Home Bed Need Determination (PDF, 520 KB)
    • Proposed Table 11E: Inventory of Adult Care Home Beds in Continuing Care Retirement Homes (PDF, 516 KB)
• Chapter 12: Home Health Services
  • Table 12A: Home Health Data by County of Patient Origin – 2017 Data – Agencies or Offices Serving Residents of Counties by Age (PDF, 1.27 MB)
  • Table 12B: Average Annual Rates of Change in Patients and Use Rates per 1,000 Population (PDF, 749 KB)
  • Table 12C: 2020 Need Projections for Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies or Offices (PDF, 713 KB)
  • Table 12D: 2020 Need Projections for Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies or Offices (PDF, 541 KB)
• Chapter 13: Hospice Services
  • Table 13A: Hospice Data by County of Patient Origin – 2017 Data (PDF, 696 KB)
  • Table 13B: Year 2020 Hospice Home Care Office Need Projections (PDF, 591 KB)
  • Table 13C: Year 2022 Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Projections (PDF, 594 KB)
  • Table 13D(1): Hospice Inpatient Facilities (PDF, 524 KB)
  • Table 13D(2): Hospice Inpatient Facilities Occupancy Rate for FY 2017 (PDF, 527 KB)
  • Table 13E: Hospice Residential Facilities (PDF, 517 KB)
  • Table 13F: Inventory of Hospice Residential Beds (PDF, 521 KB)
• Chapter 14: End Stage Renal Disease
  • Comments on SDR
    • Comments-SDR DaVita-Hyland (PDF, 10 KB)
    • Comments-SDR Fresenius-Swann (PDF, 8.58 MB)
    • Comments-SDR HSM-McDonald (PDF, 257 KB)
  • Semiannual Dialysis Report – July 2018
    • Table A: Dialysis Data by County of Patient Origin – December 2017 Data (PDF, 668 KB)
    • Table B: Inventory of Dialysis Stations and Calculation of Utilization Rates (PDF, 610 KB)
    • Table C: Inventory of Home Dialysis Patients (PDF, 588 KB)
    • Table D: ESRD Dialysis Station Need Determinations by Planning Area (PDF, 584 KB)
• Chapter 15: Psychiatric Inpatient Services
  • Table 15A: Inventory of  Psychiatric Beds, Excluding State Hospitals, By Local Management Entity (PDF, 548 KB)
  • Table 15B1: 2021 Projections of Psychiatric Bed Need by Local Management Entity-Management Care Organization (LME-MCO) –  Part 1: Projection of Child/Adolescent Bed Need for 2021 (PDF, 517 KB)
  • Table 15B2: 2021 Projections of Psychiatric Bed Need by Local Management Entity-Management Care Organization (LME-MCO) – Part 2: Projection of Adult Bed Need for 2021 (PDF, 516 KB)
  • Table 15C (1): Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 514 KB)
• Chapter 16: Substance Abuse Inpatient and Residential Services (Chemical Dependency Treatment Beds)
  • Table 16A: Inventory of Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Beds, Excluding State Facilities By Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) & Mental Health Planning Region (PDF, 39 KB)
  • Table 16B: 2021 Projection of Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need By Mental Health Planning Region (PDF, 521 KB)
  • Table 16C: Child/Adolescent Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 513 KB)
  • Table 16D: Adult Chemical Dependency (Substance Use Disorder) Treatment Bed Need Determinations (PDF, 512 KB)
• Chapter 17: Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Table 17A: Inventory of ICF/IID  Facilities and Beds (PDF, 616 KB)
  • Table 17B: State Facility Beds Excluded from ICF/IID Inventory By Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (PDF, 632 KB)

April 5, 2018 LTBH Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on April 5, 2018.

• Agenda (PDF, 104 KB)
• Minutes from September 8, 2017 (PDF, 230 KB)
• Chapter 10: Nursing Care Facilities
  • No documents
• Chapter 11: Adult Care Homes
  • Proposed Revisions to the Adult Care Home Methodology (PDF, 285 KB)
  • Adult Care Homes Current Methodology & Policies and Recommendations for Revisions (PDF, 2.77 MB)
• Chapter 12: Home Health Services
  • Petition
    • Petition Regarding Policy Change for Home Health Agencies in CCRCs (PDF, 488 KB)
    • Agency Report: Petition Regarding Policy Change for Home Health Agencies in CCRCs (PDF, 36 KB)
    • Comments
      • LeadingAge (PDF, 195 KB)
      • United Church Homes and Services (PDF, 385 KB)
      • 13 Letters -Continuum Home Health and Hospice (PDF, 1.32 MB)
      • Avery, Barbara-Kindred at Home (PDF, 72 KB)
      • Barley, Burneta-Kindred at Home (PDF, 61 KB)
      • Benoit, Susan (PDF, 69 KB)
      • Bridge, Sandra-First Choice Home Care, Inc. (PDF, 22 KB)
      • Bryan, Angela-Kindred at Home (PDF, 650 KB)
      • Chavis, Trekelia-BAYADA (PDF, 638 KB)
      • Ciancia, Alexia-BAYADA (PDF, 92 KB)
      • Cockerman, Trent-Hospice of the Piedmont (PDF, 71 KB)
      • Colvard, Tracy-Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina (PDF, 528 KB)
      • Cowan, John-Givens Estates (PDF, 147 KB)
      • Dalton, Susan-Kindred at Home (PDF, 129 KB)
      • Darden, Linda-Hospice & Palliative CareCenter (PDF, 160 KB)
      • Dobson, Lee-BAYADA (PDF, 559 KB)
      • Dolin, Connie-Kindred at Home (PDF, 41 KB)
      • Edwards, Bryan-Kindred at Home (PDF, 62 KB)
      • Elliott, Vance-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
      • Erickson, Jonathan-The United Methodist Retirement Homes, Inc. (PDF, 64 KB)
      • Galloway, Melissa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 59 KB)
      • Glenn, Tina-Hearthside Home Care, Inc. (PDF, 52 KB)
      • Goins, Ted-Trinty Oaks (PDF, 58 KB)
      • Hanson, Jared-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
      • Harbick, Rochelle-BAYADA (PDF, 671 KB)
      • Harris, Debra-Wilson County (PDF, 55 KB)
      • Hasan, Marisette-The Carolina Center (TCC) (PDF, 438 KB)
      • Hayes, Maria (PDF, 14 KB)
      • Herring, Russell-AssistedCare Home Health (PDF, 783 KB)
      • Hill, Brian-Encompass Health - Home Health & Hospice (PDF, 54 KB)
      • Hogan, Richard-Healthy @ Home (PDF, 56 KB)
      • James, Linda-Kindred at Home (PDF, 78 KB)
      • Jordan, Ginger-Kindred at Home (PDF, 57 KB)
      • Kennedy, Nan-Kindred at Home (PDF, 61 KB)
      • Lawler, Stephen-North Carolina Hospital Association (PDF, 465 KB)
      • Layne, Alice-Kindred at Home (PDF, 59 KB)
      • Leach, Lisa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 64 KB)
      • Lee, Nicholas-3HC/Home Health and Hospice Care, Inc. (PDF, 211 KB)
      • Lemery, Krista-Croasdaile Village (PDF, 525 KB)
      • Linton, Cooper-Transitions LifeCare (PDF, 994 KB)
      • Mascardi, Rosa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
      • Mauritz-Fagg, Heather-Kindred at Home, formerly known as Gentiva (PDF, 104 KB)
      • McCaffrey-Murphy, Mary-Croasdaile Village (PDF, 87 KB)
      • McLaren, David-Kindred at Home (PDF, 54 KB)
      • Mills, Joel-Advance Home Care (PDF, 583 KB)
      • Mitchell-1, Cheryl-Kindred at Home (PDF, 58 KB)
      • Mitchell-2, Cheryl-Kindred at Home (PDF, 55 KB)
      • Moffat, Anne-Sharon Towers (PDF, 355 KB)
      • Morris, Sonya-Kindred at Home (PDF, 61 KB)
      • Nedwick, Chelsea-BAYADA (PDF, 283 KB)
      • Ouimette, Ruth-Carol Woods Retirement Community (PDF, 67 KB)
      • Parker, Jennifer-Kindred at Home (PDF, 88 KB)
      • Pearce, Renee-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
      • Pierce, Robin-Kindred at Home (PDF, 53 KB)
      • Robinson, Kelly (PDF, 51 KB)
      • Sardler, Marie-Kindred at Home (PDF, 60 KB)
      • Scott, Shannon-Kindred at Home (PDF, 14 KB)
      • Smith, Theresa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 69 KB)
      • Sprigg, Patricia-Carol Woods Retirement Community (PDF, 70 KB)
      • Steelman, Tonya-BAYADA (PDF, 173 KB)
      • Thornton, Amy-Kindred at Home (PDF, 86 KB)
      • Tillman, Vanessa-Kindred at Home (PDF, 56 KB)
      • Whaley, Ginger-Kindred at Home (PDF, 71 KB)
      • Wilkinson, Janice-Kindred at Home (PDF, 66 KB)
      • Williams, Kristine (PDF, 51 KB)
      • Willis, Donna-Kindred at Home (PDF, 55 KB)
  • Recommended Revision to Policy HH-3 (PDF, 75 KB)
• Chapter 13: Hospice Services
  • No documents
• Chapter 14: End Stage Renal Disease
  • No documents
• Chapter 15: Psychiatric Inpatient Services
  • No documents
• Chapter 16: Substance Abuse Inpatient and Residential Services (Chemical Dependency Treatment Beds)
  • No documents
• Chapter 17: Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Proposed Revision to Narrative for Chapter 17 (PDF, 202 KB)

Technology and Equipment (TE) Committee

September 12, 2018 TE Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on September 12, 2018.

Download a ZIP file containing documents for the meeting on September 12, 2018. (ZIP, 7.90 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 22 KB)
• Minutes for May 9, 2018 (PDF, 68 KB)
• Cardiac Catheterization
  • Table 9X: Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Equipment, Capacity and Volume (PDF, 550 KB)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner
  • Petition
    • Petition to Remove Fixed MRI Need Determination in the Pasquotank/Camden/Currituck/Perquimans Service Area (PDF, 171 KB)
    • Agency Report 1: MRI - Sentara Albemarle Medical Center (PDF, 34 KB)
  • Petition
    • Petition to Remove Fixed MRI Need Determination in the Davie County Service Area (PDF, 2.62 MB)
    • Agency Report 2: MRI - Davie Medical Center (PDF, 29 KB)
  • Table 9P: MRI Fixed and Mobile Procedures by MRI Service Area with Tiered Thresholds and Fixed Equivalents (PDF, 737 KB)
• Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
  • Petition
    • Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for Linear Accelerator in Service Area 18 (PDF, 467 KB)
    • Agency Report 3: LINAC - Southeastern Regional Medical Center (PDF, 33 KB)
      • Attachments (PDF, 350 KB)
      • Comments
        • Letters of Support (PDF, 230 KB)
        • Reid Caldwell (PDF, 1.33 MB)
        • Thomas Walden, MD (PDF, 1.05 MB)
        • Gibson Cancer Center (PDF, 70 KB)
        • Southeast Lumberton Urology Clinic – 5 Letters from Physicians (PDF, 167 KB)
        • Southeastern Surgical Center – 3 Letters from Physicians (PDF, 101 KB)
• Lithotripsy
  • No documents
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners
  • Table 9L: PET Scanner Utilization of Existing Fixed Dedicated Scanners (PDF, 523 KB)
• Gamma Knife
  • No documents

May 9, 2018 TE Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on May 9, 2018.

Download a ZIP file containing documents for the meeting on May 9, 2018. (ZIP, 6.65 MB)

• Agenda (PDF, 38 KB)
• Minutes for September 13, 2017 (PDF, 57 KB)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanners
  • Table 9L: PET Scanner Utilization of Existing Fixed Dedicated Scanners;
    Table 9M(1): PET Scanner Provider of Mobile Dedicated Scanners; and
    Table 9M(2): PET Scanner Sites Utilization of Existing Mobile Dedicated Scanners (PDF, 533 KB)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners
  • Table 9P: MRI Fixed and Mobile Procedures by MRI Service Area with Tiered Thresholds and Fixed Equivalents (PDF, 1.16 MB)
  • Table 9Q(1): Inventory of MRI Scanners for Cardiovascular Clinical Research Use;
    Table 9Q(2): Inventory of Dedicated Breast MRI Scanners;
    Table 9Q(3): Inventory of Dedicated Pediatric MRI Scanners;
    Table 9Q(4): Inventory of Demonstration Project for a Fixed Extremity MRI Scanner;
    Table 9Q(5): Inventory of MRI Scanners Dedicated for Radiation Oncology and Use in Operating Room Suite (PDF, 21 KB)
  • Table 9R: Fixed MRI Scanner Need Determination (PDF, 515 KB)
• Cardiac Catheterization Equipment
  • Table 9S: Adult Diagnostic Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Procedures (PDF, 535 KB)
  • Table 9T: Pediatric Diagnostic Catheterization Procedures;
    Table 9U: Mobile Cardiac Catheterization Procedures; and
    Table 9V: Mobile Cardiac Catheterization Capacity and Volume (PDF, 522 KB)
  • Table 9W: Percutaneous Coronary Interventional (PCI) Procedures (PDF, 527 KB)
  • Table 9X: Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Equipment, Capacity and Volume (PDF, 564 KB)
• Linear Accelerators
  • Table 9G: Hospital and Free-Standing Linear Accelerators and Radiation Oncology Procedures (PDF, 523 KB)
  • Table 9H: Linear Accelerator Service Areas and Calculations (PDF, 521 KB)
  • Table 9I: Linear Accelerator Service Areas (PDF, 527 KB)
  • Agency Recommendation - Prostate Health Center Demonstration Project (PDF, 172 KB)
• Lithotripsy
  • Table 9A: Mobile Lithotripsy Providers and Locations Served;
    Table 9B: Fixed Lithotripsy Providers and Locations Served; and
    Table 9C: Mobile and Fixed Lithotripsy (PDF, 530 KB)
• Gamma Knife
  • No documents

End-Stage Renal Disease Interested Parties

November 14, 2018 Meeting

Healthcare Planning invites all interested persons to bring data to the meeting to support any concerns you may have regarding the transition of the Semiannual Dialysis Report to the State Medical Facilities Plan, including concerns related to an annual versus semiannual data reporting process. If you plan to present data, please email Amy Craddock ([email protected]) to let her know approximately how long you will need for your presentation. You are welcome to use PowerPoint and/or bring handouts.

Some SHCC members plan to join the meeting via conference call. If you have a PowerPoint presentation or handouts, please email Amy Craddock a copy of the presentation/handouts no later than 8:00 AM on November 14, so that she can provide them to the members attending via conference call.

• Agenda (PDF, 264 KB)
• Agency Presentation (PDF, 724 KB)

Adult Care Home Methodology

December 13, 2017 Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on December 13, 2017.

• Agenda (PDF, 14 KB)
• Presentation for Adult Care Home Methodology Interested Parties, Meeting 2 (PDF, 1.89 MB)

November 2, 2017 Meeting

The following are the handouts for the meeting on November 2, 2017.

• Agenda (PDF, 97 KB)
• Presentation for Adult Care Home Methodology Interested Parties, Meeting 1 (PDF, 2.05 MB)