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NC Gen Stat § 131E-214.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 11A - Medical Care Data.|§ 131E-214.3 - Patient data not public records.

 131E-214.3. Patient data not public records.(a) The following are not public records under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes:(1) Patient data furnished to and maintained by a statewide data processor pursuant to this Article.(2) Compilations of patient data prepared for release or dissemination by a statewide data processor pursuant to this Article.(3) Patient data furnished by a statewide data processor to the State.(b) Compilations of data under subdivision (a)(3) of this section, prepared for release or dissemination by the State, are public records.(c) The State shall not allow proprietary information, including patient data, that it receives from a statewide data processor to be used by a person for commercial purposes. The State shall require the person requesting this information to certify that it will not use the information for commercial purposes.(d) A person is immune from liability for actions arising from the required submission of data under this Article. (1995, c. 517, s. 39(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-214.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 11A - Medical Care Data.|§ 131E-214.4 - Statewide data processor.

 131E-214.4. Statewide data processor.(a) A statewide data processor shall perform the following duties:(1) Make available annually to the Division, at no charge, a report that includes a comparison of the 35 most frequently reported charges of hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities. The report is a public record and shall be made available to the public in accordance with Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Publication or broadcast by the news media shall not constitute a resale or use of the data for commercial purposes.(2) Receive patient data from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities throughout this State.(3) Compile and maintain a uniform set of data from the patient data submitted.(4) Analyze the patient data.(5) Compile reports from the patient data and make the reports available upon request to interested persons at a reasonable charge determined by the data processor.(6) Ensure that adequate measures are taken to provide system security for all data and information received from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities pursuant to this Article.(7) Protect the confidentiality of patient records and comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning patient confidentiality, including the confidentiality of patient-identifying information. The data processor shall not disclose patient-identifying information unless (i) the information was originally submitted by the party requesting disclosure or (ii) the State Health Director requests specific individual records for the purpose of protecting and promoting the public health under Chapter 130A of the General Statutes, and the disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by federal law or regulation. Such records shall be made available to the State Health Director at a reasonable charge. Such records made available to the State Health Director are not public records; the State Health Director shall maintain their confidentiality and shall not make the records available notwithstanding G.S. 130A-374(a)(2).(b) The Department of Health and Human Services may take adverse action against a hospital under G.S. 131E-78 or G.S. 122C-24 or against a freestanding ambulatory surgical center under G.S. 131E-148 for a violation of this Article. (1995, c. 517, s. 39(b); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-214.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 11B - Transparency in Health Care Costs.|§ 131E-214.11 - Title.

 131E-214.11. Title.This article shall be known as the Health Care Cost Reduction and Transparency Act of 2013.  (2013-382, s. 10.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-214.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 11B - Transparency in Health Care Costs.|§ 131E-214.12 - Purpose; Department to publish price information.

 131E-214.12. Purpose; Department to publish price information.(a) It is the intent of this Article to improve transparency in health care costs by providing information to the public on the costs of the most frequently reported diagnostic related groups (DRGs) for hospital inpatient care and the most common surgical procedures and imaging procedures provided in hospital outpatient settings and ambulatory surgical facilities.(b) The Department of Health and Human Services shall make available to the public on its internet Web site the most current price information it receives from hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities pursuant to G.S. 131E-214.13. The Department shall provide this information in a manner that is easily understood by the public and meets the following minimum requirements:(1) Information for each hospital shall be listed separately and hospitals shall be listed in groups by category as determined by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission in rules adopted pursuant to G.S. 131E-214.13.(2) Information for each hospital outpatient department and each ambulatory surgical facility shall be listed separately.(c) Any data disclosed to the Department by a hospital or ambulatory surgical facility pursuant to the Health Care Cost Reduction and Transparency Act of 2013 shall be and will remain the sole property of the facility that submitted the data. Any data or product derived from the data disclosed pursuant to this act, including a consolidation or analysis of the data, shall be and will remain the sole property of the State. The Department shall not allow proprietary information it receives pursuant to this act to be used by any person or entity for commercial purposes.  (2013-382, s. 10.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-214.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 11B - Transparency in Health Care Costs.|§ 131E-214.14 - Disclosure of charity care policy and costs.

 131E-214.14. Disclosure of charity care policy and costs.(a) Requirements. - A hospital or ambulatory surgical facility required to file Schedule H, federal form 990, under the Code must provide the public access to its financial assistance policy and its annual financial assistance costs reported on its Schedule H, federal form 990. The information must be submitted annually to the Department in the time, manner, and format required by the Department. The Department must post all of the information submitted pursuant to this subsection on its internet Web site in one location and in a manner that is searchable. The posting requirement shall not be satisfied by posting links to internet Web sites. The information must also be displayed in a conspicuous place in the organization's place of business.(b) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this section:(1) Code. - Defined in G.S. 105-228.90.(2) Financial assistance costs. - The information reported on Schedule H, federal form 990, related to the organization's financial assistance at cost and the amounts reported on that schedule related to the organization's bad debt expense and the estimated amount of the organization's bad debt expense attributable to patients eligible under the organization's financial assistance policy.(3) Financial assistance policy. - A policy that meets the requirements of section 501(r) of the Code.  (2013-382, s. 10.1; 2015-241, s. 12A.15(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-230 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-230 - Legislative findings.

 131E-230. Legislative findings.The General Assembly finds that:(1) A substantial number of citizens of this State now reside, or in the future may reside, in long-term care facilities within this State;(2) Improper operation of long-term care facilities may tend to create a substantial risk of serious physical injury to residents;(3) The closure of a long-term care facility can have adverse effects on the residents thereof, especially if the closure and transfer of residents is done hastily;(4) The general health and welfare of the people of this State, particularly those persons residing in long-term care facilities within this State, would be enhanced by development of a procedure for the court appointment of a temporary manager to assure the proper operation of a long-term care facility in certain instances until a manager chosen by the facility is prepared to properly operate the facility, or until the residents can be safely transferred to a proper alternative setting; and(5) The use of a temporary manager is intended as a temporary measure and the ongoing or long-term operation of a nursing facility by a temporary manager is neither beneficial nor appropriate. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-231 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-231 - Definitions.

 131E-231. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless otherwise specified:(1) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home as defined in G.S. 131E-101(6) and an adult care home as defined in G.S. 131D-2.1(3) or G.S. 131E-101(4).(2) "Resident" means a person who has been admitted to a long-term care facility.(3) "Respondent" means the person or entity holding a license pursuant to G.S. 131E-102 or G.S. 131D-2.4 or a person or entity operating a long-term care facility subject to licensure without a license.  (1993, c. 390, s. 1; 1995, c. 535, s. 26; 2008-187, s. 38(b); 2009-462, s. 4(l).)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-232 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-232 - Who may petition; contents of petition.

 131E-232. Who may petition; contents of petition.The Department may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a temporary manager to operate a long-term care facility. The petition shall set forth material facts showing that one or more of the grounds for appointment of a temporary manager set forth in G.S. 131E-234 exist, that the facts set forth in the petition have been brought to the attention of the respondent, and that the conditions described in the petition have not been remedied within a reasonable period of time. The petition shall also set forth a brief description of the action or actions necessary to remedy the alleged conditions. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-234 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-234 - Grounds for appointment of temporary manager.

 131E-234. Grounds for appointment of temporary manager.Upon a showing by the Department that one or more of the following grounds exist, the court may appoint a temporary manager for an initial period of 30 days or the first review by a superior court judge pursuant to G.S. 131E-243, whichever is longer:(1) Conditions or a pattern of conditions exist in the long-term care facility that create a substantial risk of death or serious physical harm to residents or that death or serious physical harm has occurred, and it is probable that the facility will not or cannot immediately remedy those conditions or pattern of conditions, or the facility has shown a pattern of failure to comply with applicable laws and rules and continues to fail to comply;(2) The long-term care facility is operating without a license;(3) The license of the long-term care facility has been revoked or the long-term care facility is closing or intends to close and: (i) adequate arrangements for relocating residents have not been made, or (ii) quick relocation would not be in the best interest of the residents; or(4) A previous court order has been issued requiring the respondent to act or refrain from acting in a manner directly affecting the care of the residents and the respondent has failed to comply with the court order. (1993, c. 390, s. 1; 1999-334, s. 1.12.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-235 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-235 - Alternative to appointment of temporary manager.

 131E-235. Alternative to appointment of temporary manager.(a) After the hearing described in G.S. 131E-233(b), if the court finds that the evidence warrants the granting of the relief sought and the respondent applies to the court for permission to promptly remove or remedy the conditions or pattern specified in the petition and demonstrates the ability to promptly undertake and complete the removal or remedying of such conditions or pattern, the court, in lieu of appointing a temporary manager, may issue an order permitting the respondent to remove or remedy the conditions in accordance with a time schedule and subject to conditions determined by the court, including the posting of security for the performance of the work as may be fixed by the court.(b) If, after entry of an order pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, it appears that the respondent is not proceeding in accordance with the court's order in removing or remedying the conditions found by the court to exist, the Department, upon notice to the respondent, may move the court for an order appointing a temporary manager pursuant to the court's findings at the original hearing. If upon hearing the matter, the court finds that the respondent is not proceeding in accordance with the court's order, the court may appoint a temporary manager as authorized by G.S. 131E-234. If the respondent has posted security to ensure removal or remedying of the conditions found by the court, the security or any part of the security as is necessary may be used by the temporary manager to remedy the conditions. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-236 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-236 - Compensation of temporary manager.

 131E-236. Compensation of temporary manager.The court shall set the compensation of the temporary manager. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-237 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-237 - Candidates for temporary managers.

 131E-237. Candidates for temporary managers.In the petition the Department shall nominate at least one candidate for temporary manager and shall include the name, address, and qualifications of each nominee. The Department shall maintain a list of persons qualified to act as temporary managers. The person or persons nominated by the Department to serve as temporary manager shall either be employed by the Department or be one of the persons on the list of qualified persons maintained by the Department. This nominee shall be approved by the court reviewing the Department's petition for appointment of a temporary manager. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-239 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-239 - Plan for correction of deficiencies in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

 131E-239. Plan for correction of deficiencies in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(a) If the temporary manager determines that it is necessary to correct a deficiency or deficiencies in the structure or furnishings reasonably estimated by the temporary manager to cost in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), the temporary manager shall submit to the court a written plan that contains the following:(1) A description of the deficiency or deficiencies that require correction;(2) A description of the method proposed by the temporary manager for correction of the deficiency or deficiencies; and(3) An estimate of the cost of the correction or corrections.(b) A copy of the plan shall be served upon the Department and the respondent on the same day that it is submitted to the court.(c) If the Department or respondent makes a written request for a hearing within seven days after the submission of the plan to the court, a hearing on the proposed plan of correction shall be held. If a hearing is requested by a party, the hearing shall be held within 14 days of the written request. The Department, respondent, and temporary manager shall have the opportunity to present evidence at the hearing regarding the proposed plan. Upon hearing the evidence, the court may approve the plan, modify the plan, or, if the court determines as a result of the evidence that the alleged deficiency does not require correction, it may reject the plan. If no party requests a hearing on the plan in accordance with this subsection, the court may order the temporary manager to proceed to implement the plan.(d) In the event of an emergency situation involving the structure or furnishings of the facility the correction of which will cost in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and where failure to correct the situation immediately will likely result in serious physical harm or death to residents, the temporary manager may proceed to correct the situation in the most economical and efficient manner under the circumstances without prior court approval of a plan. If the court later determines pursuant to G.S. 131E-244(b) that the expenditure was not necessary or reasonable under the circumstances, payment for the expenditure or any part determined to be unreasonable or unnecessary by the court, must be paid from the contingency fund described in G.S. 131E-242. If the payment was initially made by the temporary manager from the contingency fund, the respondent shall have no obligation to repay those funds to the contingency fund upon a finding that the expenditure was unreasonable or unnecessary. If the payment was initially made by the temporary manager from operating revenues of the facility, the respondent shall be entitled to repayment of those amounts from the contingency fund. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-240 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-240 - Payment to temporary manager.

 131E-240. Payment to temporary manager.(a) A person served with notice of an order of the court appointing a temporary manager and of the temporary manager's name and address shall be liable to pay the temporary manager for any goods or services provided by the temporary manager after the date of the order if the person would have been liable for the goods or services supplied by the respondent or an agent of the respondent. The temporary manager shall give a receipt for each payment and shall keep a copy of each receipt on file. The temporary manager shall deposit amounts received in a special account and shall use this account for all disbursements.(b) The temporary manager may bring an action to enforce the liability created by subsection (a) of this section. Proof of payment to the temporary manager is as effective in favor of the person making the payment as payment of the amount to the person who, but for this subsection, would have been entitled to receive the sum paid.(c) A resident may not be discharged, nor may any contract or rights be forfeited or impaired, nor may forfeiture or liability be increased, by reason of an omission to pay a respondent, licensee, or other person a sum paid to the temporary manager. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-241 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-241 - Avoidance of preexisting leases, mortgages, and contracts.

 131E-241. Avoidance of preexisting leases, mortgages, and contracts.(a) A temporary manager shall not be required to honor any lease, mortgage, secured transaction, or other wholly or partially executory contract entered into by the respondent, licensee, or administrator of the long-term care facility if the temporary manager demonstrates to the court that the rental price, rate of interest, or other compensation to be paid under the contract or agreement is unreasonable in light of conditions existing at the time the agreement was entered into by the parties or in light of the relationship of the parties.(b) If the temporary manager is in possession of real estate or goods subject to a lease, mortgage, security interest, or other contract that the temporary manager is permitted to avoid under subsection (a) of this section, and if the real estate or goods are necessary for the continued operation of the long-term care facility, the temporary manager may apply to the court to set a reasonable rental price, rate of interest, or other compensation to be paid by the temporary manager during the duration of the temporary management. The court shall hold a hearing on the application within 15 days after receipt of the application. At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the temporary manager shall send notice of the application to any known person with any beneficial interest in the property involved.(c) Payment by the temporary manager of the amount determined by the court to be reasonable is a defense to any action against the temporary manager for payment or for possession of the goods or real estate subject to the lease, mortgage, security interest, or other contract involved by any person who received such notice, but the payment does not relieve the obligee of liability for the difference between the amount paid by the temporary manager and the amount due under the original lease, mortgage, or security interest involved. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-242 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-242 - Contingency fund.

 131E-242. Contingency fund.(a) The Department may maintain a temporary management contingency fund.(b) Upon a showing that proper expenses of the temporary management under this Article exceed the operating funds of the long-term care facility, the court, in its discretion, may order that the Department provide funds from the contingency fund to the temporary manager to operate the facility and compensate the temporary manager.(c) When the total funds available in the contingency fund exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), the Department may reallocate any or all of the amount in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for other activities intended to protect the health and property of residents. (1993, c. 390, s. 1; 1995, c. 535, s. 27; 1998-215, s. 78(d); 1999-334, s. 1.13.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-243 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 13 - Temporary Management of Long-Term Care Facilities.|§ 131E-243 - Review and termination of temporary management.

 131E-243. Review and termination of temporary management.(a) The operations and continuing need for a temporary manager shall be reviewed by the court every 30 days following the appointment of the temporary manager.(b) The court may order the replacement of a temporary manager upon a showing that the temporary manager has mismanaged the long-term care facility.(c) The court shall order the termination of the temporary management upon the recommendation of the Department or upon a showing that the conditions leading to imposition of the temporary management have been resolved.(d) When a long-term care facility is returned to its owner, the court may impose conditions to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. (1993, c. 390, s. 1.)