GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE 1147
     

 
Short Title:	Hospital Temporary Bed Increases.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Insko;  M. Crawford and Weiss.	
Referred to:	Health.	
April 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to permit a hospital to temporarily increase its bed capacity after notifying the Division of Facility services.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 131E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 131E-113.  Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.
A hospital may temporarily increase bed capacity by up to ten percent (10%) over its licensed bed capacity by utilizing observation beds for hospital inpatients if the Division of Facility Services is notified and approves, and the increase does not last for longer than 60 consecutive days."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001