Final 2016 SMFP Need Determinations

The 2016 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) was approved by Governor McCrory on December 15, 2015, and has been issued effective January 1, 2016. It includes several need determinations of interest to hospitals. These include need determinations different from the proposed SMFP issued last summer, but were included in or deleted from the final SMFP based on petitions filed with the State Health Coordinating Council, or because of updated data that justified their addition or removal. All of the SMFP need determinations are listed below. Application due dates are absolute deadlines. Applications must be filed with the Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section, which is at 809 Ruggles Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603. The filing deadline is 5:30 p.m. on the application due date.

ACUTE CARE BED NEED DETERMINATION

Service Area​ ​Acute Care Bed Need Determination Certificate of Need Application Due Date​ Certificate of Need Beginning Review Date​ ​Orange ​84 ​April 15, 2016 ​May 1, 2016 OPERATING ROOM NEED DETERMINATION

​Operating Room Service Area Operating Room Need Determination ​ Certificate of Need Application Due Date​ Certificate of Need Beginning Review Date​ ​Brunswick ​1 ​November 15, 2016 ​December 1, 2016 ​New Hanover ​3 ​November 15, 2016 ​December 1, 2016 ​Rowan ​1 ​July 15, 2016 ​August 1, 2016 ​Region 1: HSA ​2* ​April 15, 2016 ​May 1, 2016 ​Region 2: HSA ​2* ​June 15, 2016 ​July 1, 2016 ​Region 3: HSA ​2* ​April 15, 2016 ​May 1, 2016 ​Region 4: HSA I and HSA II ​2* ​June 15, 2016 ​July 1,2016 * Need determination is pursuant to the Dental Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgical Facility Demonstration Project ​ ​ ​ ​ LITHOTRIPTER NEED DETERMINATION

Lithotripters ​ Lithotripter Need Determination ​ Certificate of Need Application Due Date​ Certificate of Need Beginning Review Date​ ​Statewide ​1 ​June 15, 2016 ​ July 1, 2016 FIXED MRI SCANNER NEED DETERMINATION

Services Areas ​ Fixed MRI Scanners Need Determination ​ Certificate of Need Application Due Date ​ Certificate of Need Beginning Review Date​ Brunswick *​ ​1 ​February 15, 2016 ​March 1, 2016 ​Guilford ​ 1 ​March 15, 2016 ​April 1, 2016 ​Mecklenburg ​1 ​May 16, 2016 ​June 1, 2016 Wake​ ​ 1 ​April 15, 2016 ​ May 1, 2016 * In response to a petition, the State Health Coordinating Council approved the adjusted need determination for one additional fixed MRI scanner for Brunswick County. Applicants must be a licensed North Carolina acute care hospital with emergency care...