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.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-83
Temporary change of hospital bed capacity
Known as the Hospital Licensure Act
The act spans §§ 131E-75 to 131E-99 (38 sections).
2001-410, s. 1; 2007-182, s. 1.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.