5
06, 2023
24
05, 2023
17
05, 2023
S 459
Amends GS 131E-175 (findings of fact related to certificate of need law) by adding findings related to vascular access sites and end-stage renal disease. Amends GS 131E-178 (pertaining to activities requiring a certificate of need) to expand limited exemption to certificate of need requirements to include vascular access for hemodialysis, subject to certain conditions. (Currently, exemption just applies to gastrointestinal endoscopies.)
17
05, 2023
H 76
Revises defined terms applicable to certificates of need (CON) laws in Article 9, set forth in GS 131E-176, as follows. Changes the threshold criteria for diagnostic center to include a facility, program, or provider in which the total cost of all medical diagnostic equipment used by the facility which costs more than $10,000 or more exceeds $3 million (currently, the cost threshold is set at $1.5 million). Removes psychiatric facilities and chemical dependency treatment facilities from the definition of health service facility; makes conforming deletions from the term health service facility bed. Changes the [...]
17
05, 2023
HB 737 (see companion bill SB 16)
An Act Preserving Competition In Health Care By Regulating The Consolidation And Conveyance Of Hospitals. Requires hospital entities subject to the Article to provide the AG with written notice of a proposed transaction and certification that a copy of the Article has been provided to each member of the governing board or board of trustees of the hospital entity. Allows for a single written notice to suffice for both the hospital entity and acquiring entity, subject to the AG requesting more information as needed. Provides for the effect of the notice and directs the [...]
17
05, 2023
S 48 (see companion bill H 107)
Repeal Certificate of Need Laws
17
05, 2023
H 107 (see companion bill S 48)
Repeal Certificate of Need Laws
3
05, 2023
3
05, 2023
2
05, 2023
SB 743
Creates the University of North Carolina Health Care System and provides that the Board of Directors may enter into cooperative agreements with any other entity for the provision of health care, including the acquisition, allocation, sharing, or joint operation of hospitals or any other health care facilities or health care provider, without regard to their effect on market competition. When partnering with community hospitals and other health systems in various regions of the State, the System is acting according to State policy by ensuring that health care is made available to all parts of [...]