section .3800 - criteria and standards for ACUTE CARE Hospital BEDS

10A NCAC 14C .3801      DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall apply to this Section:

(1)           "Applicant hospital" means the hospital where the applicant proposes to develop the new acute care beds and includes all campuses on one license.

(2)           "Approved beds" means acute care beds in a hospital that were issued a certificate of need but are not licensed as of the application deadline for the review period.

(3)           "Average daily census (ADC)" means the total number of acute care days of care provided during a full fiscal year of operation divided by 365 days.

(4)           "Existing beds" means acute care beds in a hospital that are licensed as of the application deadline for the review period.

(5)           "Hospital system" means all hospitals in the proposed service area owned or operated by the applicant or a related entity.

(6)           "Occupancy rate" means the ADC divided by the total number of existing, approved, and proposed acute care hospital beds expressed as a percentage.

(7)           "Proposed beds" means the acute care beds proposed to be developed in a hospital in the application under review.

(8)           "Qualified applicant" shall have the same meaning as defined in the annual State Medical Facilities Plan in effect as of the first day of the review period.

(9)           "Service area" shall have the same meaning as defined in the annual State Medical Facilities Plan in effect as of the first day of the review period.

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

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2004;

Eff. August 1, 2004;

Readopted Eff. January 1, 2023.