A new bill in the state legistlature would exempt several types of medical facilities in North Carolina from needing a certificate of need (CON) to begin or expand operations, according to an article on the Winston-Salem Journal website.
A certificate is currently required before a healthcare system or provider can build a medical facility, buy equipment or offer a medical procedure.
The bill would exempt diagnostic centers, ambulatory surgical centers, gastrointestinal endoscopy rooms and psychiatric hospitals from CON review.
Providers requesting the CON exemption must provide written notice explaining why the new facility is necessary. Acceptable exemptions would include “develop, acquire, construct, expand or replace” one of the cited medical facilities or rooms, the article said.
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