NC DHSR HPCON: 2013 Petitions and Comments

2013 Petitions and Comments

Petitions and comments submitted to the Medical Facilities Planning Branch as well as the corresponding agency reports are posted below.

Summer 2013

Written comments on the Proposed 2014 State Medical Facilities Plan may be submitted by e-mail, fax, mail or hand delivery.

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Fax Number: 919-715-4413

Mail: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation
Medical Facilities Planning Branch
2714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2714

Physical Address: Edgerton Building, 809 Ruggles Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

The deadline is 5:00 p.m. on the dates listed below.

July 31, 2013: Deadline for receipt by the Medical Facilities Planning Branch (MFPB) of petitions for adjustments to need determinations and other written comments regarding the Proposed 2014 State Medical Facilities Plan.

August 16, 2013: Deadline for receipt by the MFPB of written comments on petitions or comments submitted by the July 31st deadline regarding adjusted need determinations or other issues arising from the Proposed 2014 State Medical Facilities Plan.

Acute Care Services Committee

Petitions

Cape Fear Valley Health System: Petition for an Adjustment to the Acute Care Bed Need Determination to Decrease the Need for 126 Acute Care Beds in the Cumberland Service Area to 34 Acute Care Beds in the Cumberland Service Area (PDF, 2.34 MB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 17 KB)
- Comments
  - Cape Fear Valley Health System, Public Hearing (PDF, 133 KB)
  - Cape Fear Valley Health System, Board of Trustees (PDF, 54 KB)
  - Office of the Mayor, City of Fayetteville (PDF, 77 KB)
Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic: Petition for Support of a Demonstration Project for a Single Specialty, Two Operating Room, Ambulatory Surgical Facility in Buncombe, Madison, Yancey Counties (PDF, 1.38 MB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 17 KB)
- Comments
  - Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic (PDF, 279 KB)
  - Mission Hospital (PDF, 532 KB)
  - North Carolina Hospital Association (PDF, 64 KB)

Comments

Procedures and Process for Applying for and Obtaining a Certificate of Need for a Freestanding Single-Specialty Surgery Center
- North Carolina Orthopaedic Association (PDF, 352 KB)
- OrthoWilmington (PDF, 153 KB)
- Southeastern Orthopaedic Specialists, PA (PDF, 145 KB)

Technology and Equipment Committee

Petitions

Duke University Health System: Petition for Adjustment to Need Determination in Service Area 20 for Additional Linear Accelerator (PDF, 540 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 20 KB)
- Comments
  - Duke University Health System (PDF, 70 KB)
  - Duke University Health System (PDF, 41 KB)
  - Cary Urology (PDF, 112 KB)
  - Prostate Health Center (PDF, 145 KB)
  - Rex Healthcare (PDF, 155 KB)
Cape Fear Valley Health System: Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for One Fixed MRI Scanner in Bladen County (PDF, 2.69 MB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 18 KB)
- Comments
  - Cape Fear Valley Health System (PDF, 138 KB)
  - Alliance Healthcare Services (PDF, 139 KB)
Person Memorial Hospital: Petition Regarding Fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment Adjusted Need Determination (PDF, 446 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 17 KB)
- Comments
  - Person Memorial Hospital (PDF, 251 KB)
  - Alliance Healthcare Services (PDF, 136 KB)
  - Person Health Primary Care (PDF, 84 KB)
  - There were 20 letters of support received regarding this petition. They are available for review in the Medical Facilities Planning Branch office and will be available for review at the Technology and Equipment Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center: Petition for Adjusted Need Determination for Shared Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Equipment in Davidson County (PDF, 13.25 MB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 22 KB)
- Comment
  - Wake Forest Baptist Health - Lexington Medical Center (PDF, 4.11 MB)
New Hanover Regional Medical Center: Petition for Adjusted Need Determination in New Hanover County for Fixed Cardiac Catheterization Equipment (PDF, 343 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 21 KB)

Comments

Need Determination for a Linear Accelerator in the new Service Area 21, Harnett County
- Cancer Centers of North Carolina (PDF, 389 KB)
- Harnett Health System (PDF, 245 KB)
Statements about Mobile PET Scanning Services
- Alliance Healthcare Services (PDF, 474 KB)
- Alliance Healthcare Services, Public Hearing (PDF, 162 KB)
- Novant Health and Medquest (PDF, 220 KB)
PET Methodology
- Randolph Hospital (PDF, 705 KB)

Long Term and Behavioral Health Committee

Petitions

Lutheran Services of the Carolinas: Petition Regarding Adult Care Bed Adjusted Need Determination for Stanly County (PDF, 319 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 85 KB)
- Comments
  - Lutheran Services of the Carolinas (PDF, 804 KB)
  - Letters of Support (PDF, 730 KB)
  - There were 11 additional letters of support received regarding this petition. They are available for review in the Medical Facilities Planning Branch office and will be available for review at the Long Term and Behavioral Health Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Granville-Vance District Health Department: Petition Regarding an Adjusted Need Determination for No Need for a Home Health Agency in Granville County (PDF, 1.37 MB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 18 KB)
- Comments
  - Granville-Vance District Health Department (PDF, 192 KB)
  - Assocation for Home & Hospice Care (PDF, 92 KB)
Catawba Regional Hospice: Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Three Hospice Inpatient Beds for Catawba County (PDF, 447 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 19 KB)
W & B Health Care: Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Hospice Residential Beds in Robeson County (PDF, 122 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 13 KB)
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care: Petition for an Adjusted Need Determination for Three Additional Hospice Inpatient Beds in Surry County (PDF, 411 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 21 KB)
- Comments
  - Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care (PDF, 174 KB)
  - Assocation for Home & Hospice Care (PDF, 92 KB)
  - There were 306 letters of support received regarding this petition. They are available for review in the Medical Facilities Planning Branch office and will be available for review at the Long Term and Behavioral Health Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Fresenius Medical Care: Petition Regarding Data Reporting Errors in July 2013 SDR (PDF, 3.17 MB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 14 KB)
Veritas Collaborative: Petition to Recognize the Need for 24 Adult Psychiatric Beds for Eating Disorders in Durham County (PDF, 533 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 40 KB)
- Comments
  - Letters of Support (PDF, 244 KB)
  - UNC Hospitals (PDF, 190 KB)

Comments

Need Determination for Additional Hospice Inpatient Beds in Guilford County
- Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro (PDF, 100 KB)
- Hospice of the Piedmont (PDF, 49 KB)
Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Methodology
- Hospice of Wake County (PDF, 63 KB)

Spring 2013

Written comments on the Spring 2013 petitions may be submitted by e-mail, fax, mail or hand delivery.

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Fax Number: 919-715-4413

Mail: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation
Medical Facilities Planning Branch
2714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2714

Physical Address: Edgerton Building, 809 Ruggles Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

The deadline for comments on the Spring 2013 petitions and comments is 5:00 p.m. on the dates listed below.

March 6, 2013: The Council will conduct a public hearing on statewide issues related to development of the North Carolina Proposed 2014 State Medical Facilities Plan immediately following the business meeting.

March 22, 2013: Deadline for receipt by the MFPB of written comments regarding petitions or comments submitted by the March 6th deadline on statewide issues related to the development of the North Carolina Proposed 2014 State Medical Facilities Plan.

Acute Care Services Committee

Petitions
- MedCapital Advisors: Petition for Change in Basic Policies and Methodologies (PDF, 262 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 17 KB)
  - Additional Supporting Discussion (PDF, 229 KB)
  - GI Colon and CON Press Release June 1, 2005 (PDF, 19 KB)
  - Appendices A, B, C and D (PDF, 3.34 MB)
  - Comments
    - Cape Fear Valley Health System (PDF, 784 KB)
    - Duke University Health System (PDF, 2.66 MB)
    - High Point Regional Health System (PDF, 14 KB)
    - North Carolina Hospital Association (PDF, 196 KB)
    - Novant Health (PDF, 6.82 MB)
    - Randolph Hospital (PDF, 438 KB)
    - WakeMed (PDF, 87 KB)

Technology and Equipment Committee

Petitions
- Novant Health and Medquest: Petition Related to Mobile PET Services (PDF, 5.2 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 64 KB)
  - Comments
    - Alliance Healthcare Services (PDF, 160 KB)
    - Carolinas HealthCare System (PDF, 106 KB)
    - North Carolina Hospital Association (PDF, 75 KB)
    - Randolph Hospital (PDF, 387 KB)

Long Term and Behavioral Health Committee

Petitions
- Hospice of Wake County, Inc.: Petition for Change to the Hospice Inpatient Bed Need Methodology (PDF, 267 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 27 KB)
  - Comments
- Residential Services, Inc.: Petition to Allow Transfer of ICF-IID Beds (PDF, 351 KB)
- Agency Report (PDF, 23 KB)
  - Comments
    - Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions (PDF, 44 KB)
    - Comments from Individuals (PDF, 161 KB)
Comments
- Comment Regarding Policy HH-3
  - Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina (PDF, 155 KB)

NC Division of Health Service Regulation

Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section

2013 Petitions and Comments

Summer 2013

Acute Care Services Committee

Technology and Equipment Committee

Long Term and Behavioral Health Committee

Spring 2013