PDA consultants regularly attend conferences and continuing education seminars to stay current on emerging trends and issues within the healthcare industry. PDA also attends all meetings that shape the North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan. Staying current on issues surrounding the North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan is essential for healthcare providers doing business in North Carolina. PDA will be glad to discuss the details of any of the committee meetings and activities utilized to develop the North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plans.
Preparation of the 2012 SMFP is complete.
A copy of the 2012 SMFP can be found at: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/ncsmfp/2012/2012smfp.pdf
Preparation of the 2013 SMFP is underway. Meetings are scheduled and deadlines are set.
PDA has successfully guided providers of healthcare through preparing and presenting petitions, and would be pleased to assist you.
Scheduled meeting dates for 2012 are:
The meetings will be held on Dorothea Dix Campus at the Brown Building, Conference Room 104 in Raleigh beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The Council will conduct a public hearing on statewide issues related to the development of the North Carolina Proposed 2013 State Medical Facilities Plan immediately following the business meeting on March 7, 2012.
The meetings of the Acute Care Services Committee will be held on Dorothea Dix Campus in room 104 of the Brown Building in Raleigh.
All meetings of the Long Term and Behavioral Health Committee will be held on Dorothea Dix Campus in room 104 of the Brown Building in Raleigh.
During the April 13th meeting, the Council will consider Petitions seeking changes to the North Carolina Proposed 2013 State Medical Facilities Plan.
All meetings of the Technology and Equipment Committee will be held on Dorothea Dix Campus in room 104 of the Brown Building in Raleigh beginning at 10:00 a.m.
All public hearings commence at 1:30 p.m. All written comments and petitions on the Proposed 2013 SMFP must be received in the Medical Facilities Planning Section office by 5 p.m., on Monday, August 1, 2012.
The North Carolina House Select Committee on Certificate of Need is charged with studying law and process for issuing a Certificate of Need for new construction, expansion, or renovation of health care facilities and related issues involving hospitals. Information related to the committee can be found at: http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Committees/Committees.asp?sAction=ViewCommittee&sActionDetails=House%20Select_131
A copy of the draft 2010-11 South Carolina Health Plan and subsequent updates can be found at:
http://www.scdhec.gov/health/cofn/2010-2011-SC-Health-Plan.pdf
At this time, a more recent SC Health Plan is not available.
In November 2011, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Board established a CON review panel with the purpose of improving our agency’s internal process with user/provider input. This includes the following goals:
In January 2012, the Board chose 23 people (pdf) to sit on CON review panel.
More information on the committee is available on DHEC’s website at: http://www.scdhec.gov/health/cofn/.