A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAW.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 131E‑176 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(14f)	"Legacy Medical Care Facility" means an institution that meets all of the following requirements:
a.	Is not presently operating.
b.	Has not continuously operated for at least the past six months.
c.	Within the last 24 months:
1.	Was operated by a person holding a license under G.S. 131E‑77; and
2.	Was primarily engaged in providing to inpatients, by or under supervision of physicians, (i) diagnostic services and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons or (ii) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 131E‑184 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(h)	The Department shall exempt from certificate of need review the acquisition or reopening of a Legacy Medical Care Facility. The person seeking to operate a Legacy Medical Care Facility must give the Department written notice (i) of its intention to acquire or reopen a Legacy Medical Care Facility and (ii) that the hospital will be operational within 36 months of the notice."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.