2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services.
§ 131E-83. Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.
§ 131E‑83. Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.
A hospital may temporarily increase its bed capacity by up to ten percent (10%) over its licensed bed capacity by utilizing observation beds for hospital inpatients if the hospital notifies and obtains the approval of the Division of Health Service Regulation. For purposes of this section, "temporarily" means not longer than 60 consecutive days. (2001‑410, s. 1; 2007‑182, s. 1.)
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