One of the latest legal battles over North Carolina’s certificate-of-need regime involves a fight in Durham County between two of the region’s major health care providers. At stake are 40 new hospital beds and two operating rooms.
The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings with it a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department.
New year in North Carolina brings new State Medical Facilities Plan. SMFP is annual planning document issued by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and signed by Governor, setting forth need determinations for health care facilities, services, equipment.
The State Health Coordinating Council met before a packed house on site at the Dix Campus to take its final votes recommending the Need Determinations for new North Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation (“DHSR”) has published the draft 2023 State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”), which was.