NC State Health Coordinating Committee

Scheduled State Health Coordinating Council and Committee Meetings

The State Health Coordinating Council (“SHCC”) hosts 12 meetings per year to plan and develop the State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”).

Unless otherwise announced, meetings are scheduled from 10:00am until 12noon in the Greg Poole, Jr. All Faiths Chapel on the Dorthea Dix Campus, 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27603. Get directions and a map here.

Follow the hyperlinked dates below to review PDA’s mintues of each meeting.

PDA has extensive experience writing winning petitions. Should your organization be interested in filing a petition for the Proposed 2026 SMFP, please contact us today.

Operating Room Methodology Workgroup

According to NC Session Law 2023 – 7, and effective November 21, 2025, CON approval will no longer be required for qualified urban ambulatory surgical facilities, including single specialty or multispecialty ambulatory surgical programs, to be located in counties with populations over 125,000 – regardless of the proposed cost of the projects.

The State Health Coordinating Council has convened a workgroup that will make recommendations to the SHCC regarding the operating room need determination methodology for the 2026 State Medical Facilities Plan.

PDA is participating in this workgroup and can provide you with an analysis of how this statute and its changes may affect your market. Brief summaries are available by clicking the link of each meeting date below.

• December 17, 2024
• January 14, 2025
• February 11, 2025

Schedule for Spring Public Hearing

Spring petitions involve requests for changes to the SMFP that have the potential for a statewide effect, such as the addition, deletion, or revision of policies or need determination methodologies.

March 5, 2025, 5:00pm: Deadline for reciept of petitions related to development of the Proposed 2026 SMFP

March 19, 2025, 5:00pm: Deadline for reciept of written comments on petitions recieved by the March 5 deadline.

Petitions and comments can be submitted electronically to DHSR.SMFP.Petitions-Comments@dhhs.nc.gov.

Schedule for Committe Meetings

Schedule for Summer Public Hearings

Summer petitions involve requests for adjustments to need determinations in the SMFP.

All meetings will be held via WebEx and begin at 1:30pm; login information for each meeting can be found here. Pre-Registration will be requested for all members of the public who wish to attened and/or speak. PDA will continue to participate in the virtual meetings.

July 23, 2025, 5:00pm: Deadline for receipt by Healthcare Planning of petitions for adjustments to need determinations and other written comments regarding the North Carolina Proposed 2026 SMFP.

August 6, 2025, 5:00pm: Deadline for receipt by Healthcare Planning of any written comments on petitions or comments submitted by the July 23 deadline regarding adjusted need determinations or other issues arising from the North Carolina Proposed 2026 SMFP.

Petitions and comments can be submitted electronically to DHSR.SMFP.Petitions-Comments@dhhs.nc.gov.

*See all petitions and comments submitted for the Summer review period here.