GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 831

Short Title:  CON On-Site Inspections.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Justus; Black, Bowen, Bowie, Bowman, J. Brown, Church, Crawford, Culp, Daughtry, DeVane, Dockham, Easterling, Edwards, Ellis, Esposito, Fitch, Gamble, Gardner, Gottovi, Hensley, Hill, Holmes, Howard, Ives, James, Jenkins, Joye, Kuczmarski, Lemmond, McCombs, McCrary, McLaughlin, McLawhorn, Mercer, Mitchell, Oldham, C. Preston, Ramsey, Russell, Smith, G. Thompson, R. Thompson, Warner, C. Wilson, P. Wilson, and Wood.
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Referred to:  Health and Human Services.
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April 8, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ON-SITE INSPECTIONS AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 131E-181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b1)	To ensure continued compliance with the representations made in the application for the certificate of need, the Department shall make an on-site inspection of the facility of every recipient receiving a certificate of need on or after October 1, 1993, within one year of the recipient having:
(1)	Received certification for Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement for the beds or facility requiring the certificate of need;
(2)	Completed the capital project requiring the certificate of need; or
(3)	Begun offering the services requiring the certificate of need, including services provided by purchased equipment requiring a certificate of need;
whichever is appropriate.  The Department shall have made an on-site inspection of every recipient's facility regardless of when the certificate was issued within five years of the recipient's having met the appropriate conditions specified by subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1993.