10A N.C. Admin. Code 14C.4001

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

Section 14C .4001 - DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall apply to this Section:

(1) "Approved beds" means hospice inpatient facility or hospice residential care facility beds that were issued a certificate of need but are not licensed as of the application deadline for the review period.

(2) "Average daily census (ADC)" means the total number of days of care provided in the hospice inpatient facility or hospice residential care facility beds during a full fiscal year of operation divided by 365 days.

(3) "Existing beds" means hospice inpatient facility or hospice residential care facility beds that are licensed as of the application deadline for the review period.

(4) "Hospice inpatient facility beds" means inpatient beds in a facility licensed in accordance with the rules in Subchapter 10A NCAC 13K which are hereby incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments.

(5) "Hospice residential care facility beds" means group residential care beds in a facility licensed in accordance with the rules in Subchapter 10A NCAC 13K.

(6) "Occupancy rate" means the ADC divided by the total number of existing, approved, and proposed hospice inpatient facility or hospice residential care facility beds expressed as a percentage.

(7) "Proposed beds" means the hospice inpatient facility or hospice residential care facility beds proposed in the application under review.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 14C .4001

Authority G.S. 131E-177(1); 131E-183(b);
Temporary Adoption Eff. February 1, 2006;
Eff. November 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 2023.

Authority G.S. 131E-177(1); 131E-183(b);
Temporary Adoption Eff. February 1, 2006;
Eff. November 1, 2006.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 15, February 1, 2023 effective 1/1/2023.