NC Register Volume 16 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings

linear accelerators that are currently in operation, or areapproved for operation, in Radiation Oncology Treatment CenterService Area 6.TEMPORARY RULES(b) It is determined that there is no need for an additionalradiation oncology treatment center in any other service area inthe State.Radiation Oncology TreatmentCenter Service AreaRadiation Oncology Treatment CenterNeed Determination6 (Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford) 1History Note:Authority G.S. 131E-176(25); 131E-177(1);131E-183(b);Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002.10 NCAC 03R .6369 POSITRON EMISSIONTOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS NEED DETERMINATION(REVIEW CATEGORY H)(a) It is determined that there is a need for one mobile dedicatedpositron emission tomography (PET) scanner that would provideservices at host sites located within Positron EmissionTomography (PET) Scanners Planning Region 1 consisting ofHSAs I, II, and III, and there is a need for one mobile dedicatedPET scanner that would provide services at host sites locatedwithin the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ScannersPlanning Region 2 consisting of HSAs IV, V, and VI. Anapplicant may propose to provide such services at host siteslocated anywhere within the specified region and is not requiredto propose a host site within each of the three HSAs constitutingthe region. Any applicant proposing to acquire a mobilededicated PET scanner must demonstrate that each host siteoffers or contracts with a hospital that offers comprehensivecancer services, including radiation oncology, medical oncology,and surgical oncology.(b) It is determined that there is no need for additional fixeddedicated PET scanners anywhere in the State.(c) Dedicated PET Scanners are scanners used solely for PETimaging. Dedicated PET Scanners can be fixed or mobile.(d) Mobile PET Scanner means a PET scanner and transportingequipment which is moved to provide services at two or morehost facilities.History Note: Authority G.S. 131E-176(25); 131E-177(1);131E-183(b);Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002.10 NCAC 03R .6370 FIXED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCANNERS NEED DETERMINATION BASEDON FIXED MRI SCANNER UTILIZATION (REVIEW CATEGORY H)(a) It is determined that there is a need for 14 additional fixed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanners based on fixed MRIScanner utilization in the following Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners Service Areas. It is determined that there is no need for anadditional fixed MRI Scanner in any other service area in the State, other than the additional scanners provided in 10 NCAC 03R.6371 and 10 NCAC 03R .6372.Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners Service Areas(Constituent Counties)Fixed MRI ScannersNeed Determination4 (Ashe, Avery, Watauga) 16 (Rutherford, Cleveland) 18 (Gaston) 29 (Cabarrus, Montgomery, Rowan, Stanly) 110 (Iredell) 111 (Alleghany, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin) 213 (Caswell, Durham, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren) 117 (Anson, Mecklenburg, Union) 118 (Cumberland, Hoke, Moore, Robeson, Sampson) 219 (Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Wake) 123 (Beaufort, Bertie, Greene, Hyde, Martin, Pitt, Washington) 1(b) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners. "Fixed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners" means MRI Scanners that are notmobile MRI Scanners, as that term is defined in 10 NCAC 03R .2713(5).History Note:Authority G.S. 131E-176(25); 131E-177(1); 131E-183(b);Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2002.10 NCAC 03R .6371 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCANNERS NEED DETERMINATION FOR ADEDICATED FIXED BREAST MRI SCANNER (REVIEW CATEGORY H)(a) It is determined that there is a need for one dedicated fixed breast MRI scanner, exclusively used in mammographic studies inMRI Scanners Service Area 17 (Anson, Mecklenburg, Union Counties). The MRI will not be counted in the regular inventory ofMRIs. The applicant shall demonstrate that the MRI scanner shall not be used for general diagnostic purposes and the projected costsfor procedures to patients and payors shall be lower than the costs associated with conventional MRI procedures. It is determined that16:15 NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER February 1, 20021703