10A ncac 14C .1102      PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

(a)  For the purposes of this Rule the following definitions shall apply:

(1)           "Approved beds" means nursing home or adult care home beds that were issued a certificate of need but are not being used to provide services as of the application deadline for the review period.

(2)           "Existing beds" means nursing home or adult care home beds that are being used to provide services as of the application deadline for the review period.

(3)           "Maximum capacity" means the total number of existing, approved, and proposed nursing home or adult care home beds times 365 days.

(4)           "Occupancy rate" means the total number of patient days of care provided in the nursing home or adult care home beds during a full fiscal year of operation divided by maximum capacity expressed as a percentage.

(5)           "Proposed beds" means the nursing home or adult care home beds proposed in the application under review.

(b)  An applicant proposing to develop nursing home beds pursuant to a need determination in the annual State Medical Facilities Plan in effect as of the first day of the review period shall:

(1)           provide projected utilization of the existing, approved, and proposed beds during each of the first three full fiscal years of operation following completion of the project;

(2)           project an occupancy rate for the existing, approved, and proposed beds of at least 90 percent of maximum capacity during the third full fiscal year of operation following completion of the project; and

(3)           provide the assumptions and methodology used to project the utilization and occupancy rate required by Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this Paragraph.

(c)  An applicant proposing to develop adult care home beds pursuant to a need determination in the annual State Medical Facilities Plan in effect as of the first day of the review period shall:

(1)           provide projected utilization of the existing, approved, and proposed beds during each of the first three full fiscal years of operation following completion of the project;

(2)           project an occupancy rate for the existing, approved, and proposed beds of at least 85 percent of maximum capacity during the third full fiscal year of operation following completion of the project; and

(3)           provide the assumptions and methodology used to project the utilization and occupancy rate required by Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this Paragraph.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-177(1); 131E-183(b);

Eff. November 1, 1996;

Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2003;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2023.