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