Certificate of Need Rules
Several subject matters are addressed in the State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP). The operating room need methodology was changed in the 2018 SMFP that was signed by the governor on December 11, 2017 and became effective January 1, 2018. Temporary rules became effective February 1, 2018 to implement the SMFP. Permanent amendments are now proposed to existing Certificate of Need rules to complement or be made consistent with the 2018 SMFP. The specific subject area being addressed by these proposed rule changes are the criteria and standards for Surgical Services and Operating Rooms. The changes include clarification and alphabetization of the definitions, deletion of non-applicable terms used in the rules in this Section, and addition of definitions to reference the terminology in the SMFP. The performance standards have been revised to reference the Operating Room Need Methodology in the SMFP for applicants proposing to increase the number of operating rooms in a service area.
- Notification of proposed amendment of rules (PDF, 212 KB)
- Proposed Effective Date: December 1, 2018
- Public Comment Period: August 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
Comments may be submitted by:- Email: [email protected];
- Mail: Nadine Pfeiffer, Division of Health Service Regulation, 809 Ruggles Drive, 2701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2701;
- Public Hearing
- Date: September 27, 2018
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Brown Building, Room 104, 801 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
- The fiscal note was approved by OSBM on 5/25/2018 and approved by DHSR, Director on 6/29/2018
- Rule Fiscal Note (PDF, 693 KB)
- Federal Certification required by G.S. 150B-19.1(g)
- Not applicable for these rules
- The notice of text as approved by DHSR, Director on 6/29/2018
- Proposed 10A NCAC 14C .2101 (PDF, 137 KB)
- Proposed 10A NCAC 14C .2103 (PDF, 95 KB)
- Report of public hearing that was held on September 27, 2018 (PDF, 216 KB)
- These rules were approved by the Rules Review Commission on 11/15/2018.
- 10A NCAC 14C .2101 (PDF, 61 KB)
- 10A NCAC 14C .2103 (PDF, 10 KB)
- Procedure for subjecting a proposed rule to Legislative Review: If an objection is not resolved prior to the adoption of the rule, a person may also submit written objections to the Rules Review Commission. If the Rules Review Commission receives written and signed objections in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.3(b2) from 10 or more persons clearly requesting review by the legislature and the Rules Review Commission approves the rule, the rule will become effective as provided in G.S. 150B-21.3(b1). The Commission will receive written objections until 5:00 p.m. on the day following the day the Commission approves the rule. The Commission will receive those objections by mail, delivery service, hand delivery, or facsimile transmission.