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"Public comment" is defined by G.S. 150B-21.3A(a)(5) as a written objection to all or part of a rule. Additionally, pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A(c)(2), in order for the Rules Review Commission to determine whether the public comment has merit, the public comment must address the specific substance of the rule and address any of the standards of Commission review, as set forth in G.S. 150B-21.9(a).


G.S. 150B-21.3A Report for 10A NCAC 14A, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICE REGULATION | Division of Health Service Regulation and Medical Care Commission, Rulemaking and Hearings: Transfers and Discharges

Periodic Review of Rules

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, Periodic Review and Expiration of Existing Rules, the Medical Care Commission and the Division of Health Service Regulation have posted Initial Determination Reports for the rules in 10A NCAC Subchapter 14A of the North Carolina Administrative Code.  Public comment means written comments objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to an agency's determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary; the comment must address the content of the rule to be considered by the Rules Review Commission.  An unnecessary rule is defined as a rule that the agency determines to be obsolete, redundant, or otherwise not needed.  A necessary rule is defined as any rule other than an unnecessary rule.

Public Comment Period:  February 15 through April 15, 2025.

Direct Comments to the following:
Shanah Black
2701 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2701
E-Mail:  [email protected]

Rule Section Rule Citation Rule Name Date and Last Agency Action on the Rule Agency Determination
[150B-21.3A(c)(1)a]		 Implements or Conforms to Federal Regulation [150B-21.3A(d1)] Federal Citation Comment
SECTION .0100 ‑ RULEMAKING 10A NCAC 14A .0101 PETITIONS Link goes outside of NC DHHS Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019 Necessary No
SECTION .0100 ‑ RULEMAKING 10A NCAC 14A .0103 DECLARATORY RULINGS Link goes outside of NC DHHS Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019 Necessary No
SECTION .0300 ‑ HEARINGS: TRANSFERS AND DISCHARGES 10A NCAC 14A .0301 DEFINITIONS Link goes outside of NC DHHS Readopted Eff. January 1, 2019 Necessary Yes 42 USCS 1396r(e)(3) and (f)(3); 42 CFR 483.5; 42 CFR 483.15
SECTION .0300 ‑ HEARINGS: TRANSFERS AND DISCHARGES 10A NCAC 14A .0302 TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE HEARING REQUEST Link goes outside of NC DHHS Readopted Eff. January 1, 2019 Necessary Yes 42 USCS 1396r(e)(3) and (f)(3); 42 CFR 483.15
SECTION .0300 ‑ HEARINGS: TRANSFERS AND DISCHARGES 10A NCAC 14A .0303 FILING A REQUEST FOR HEARING Link goes outside of NC DHHS Readopted Eff. January 1, 2019 Necessary Yes 42 USCS 1396r(e)(3) and (f)(3); 42 CFR 483.15
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