NC Register Volume 16 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings

inventory; and any other proposal notincluded in Categories A through Hand Category J.(j) Category J. Proposals fordemonstration projects.(20) A service, facility, or equipment for which aneed determination is identified in Items (1)through (18) of this Rule shall have only onescheduled review date and one correspondingapplication filing deadline in the calendar yearas specified in these Items, even though thefollowing review schedule shows multipleTEMPORARY RULESreview dates for the broad category.Applications for certificates of need for newinstitutional health services not specified inItems (1) through (18) of this Rule shall bereviewed pursuant to the following reviewschedule, with the exception that no reviewsare scheduled if the need determination is zero.Need determinations for additional dialysisstations pursuant to the "county need" or"facility need" methodologies shall bereviewed in accordance with 10 NCAC 03R.6376 or 10 NCAC 03R .6377.CON Beginning Review Categories Review CategoriesReview Date for HSA I, II, III for HSA IV, V, VIJanuary 1, 2002 -- --February 1, 2002 -- --March 1, 2002 A, E, G, I, J A, C, E, F, G, H, I, JApril 1, 2002 B, C, D, H, I DMay 1, 2002 -- B, C, H, IJune 1, 2002 A, B, C, F, H, I --July 1, 2002 C A, C, E, F, IAugust 1, 2002 B, H, I --September 1, 2002 -- B, C, H, IOctober 1, 2002 A, C, D, E, F, H, I DNovember 1, 2002 -- A, B, C, H, IDecember 1, 2002 C, H, I FFor purposes of Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) scanners reviews only, Anson Countyin MRI Area 17 is considered to be in HSA IIIand Caswell County in MRI Area 13 isconsidered to be in HSA IV.(21) In order to give the DHHS sufficient time toprovide public notice of review and publicnotice of public hearings as required by G.S.131E-185, the deadline for filing certificate ofneed applications is 5:00 p.m. on the 15 th dayof the month preceding the "CON BeginningReview Date." In instances when the 15 th dayof the month falls on a weekend or holiday, thefiling deadline is 5:00 p.m. on the nextbusiness day. The filing deadline is absoluteand applications received after the deadlineshall not be reviewed in that review period.History Note: Authority G.S. 131E-176(25); 131E-177(1);131E-183(b);Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002.10 NCAC 03R .6353 MULTI-COUNTY GROUPINGS(a) Health Service Areas. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has assigned the counties of the state to thefollowing health service areas for the purpose of scheduling applications for certificates of need:HEALTH SERVICE AREAS (HSA)I II III IV V VICounty County County County County CountyAlexander Alamance Cabarrus Chatham Anson BeaufortAlleghany Caswell Gaston Durham Bladen BertieAshe Davidson Iredell Franklin Brunswick CamdenAvery Davie Lincoln Granville Columbus CarteretBuncombe Forsyth Mecklenburg Johnston Cumberland ChowanBurke Guilford Rowan Lee Harnett CravenCaldwell Randolph Stanly Orange Hoke CurrituckCatawba Rockingham Union Person Montgomery DareCherokee Stokes Vance Moore DuplinClay Surry Wake New Hanover Edgecombe16:15 NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER February 1, 20021693