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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Interstate Licensing Compacts and Universal License Recognition for NC Healthcare Professionals

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Individual state legislatures and the District of Columbia have traditionally determined the licensure requirements for professionals to practice in their jurisdiction. As a result, there is an inherent lack of uniformity of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS Approves North Carolina’s Plan to Incentivize Medical Debt Relief

On July 26, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved North Carolina’s plan to condition enhanced Medicaid payments on hospitals’ participation in a statewide medical debt relief policy initiative. Hospitals...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan Update: The Draft 2025 SMFP Has Arrived

The lazy, hazy days of summer are definitely not lazy or hazy when it comes to health planning in North Carolina. At this point in the year, the draft State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) has been published, and the summer...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: What Businesses Need to Know About the 2023 North Carolina Legislative Session

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The North Carolina General Assembly left Raleigh on October 25 after enacting a biennial two-year budget and acting on bills on a variety of topics. Legislators are scheduled to return for next year’s session starting April...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Impact of Medicaid Telehealth Policy Change on Equitable Access to Telehealth Services in NC

Editor’s Note: In a new issue brief published by the Milbank Memorial Fund and summarized below, Manatt Health and leadership from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) share insights into...more

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North Carolina Expands Medicaid

On December 1, 2023, North Carolina will become the 40th state to implement Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), extending Medicaid eligibility to more than 600,000 adults with incomes up to 138% of the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced on September 22, that the state’s $30 billion budget bill will become law and effective on October 1. The budget bill funds the North Carolina Medicaid expansion agreement that was...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Budget Bill to Become Law, Legislators Consider Other Bills

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After weeks of negotiations, legislators on Friday passed the budget bill and sent it to Gov. Roy Cooper, who indicated he will let it become law without his signature. In addition, members this week acted on bills on a...more

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North Carolina Health Planning Update for 2024: Summer Petitions Have Been Filed

As we reported last month, the draft 2024 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) was released on July 3, 2023. The SMFP is North Carolina’s key health planning document in which the State publishes need determinations for...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Budget Negotiations Continuing, Sports Wagering Bill Likely to Become Law

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Legislators this week continued budget negotiations and acted on various bills. Budget Negotiations - Now that both chambers have passed a version of the budget bill (H 259), negotiators are working on a budget...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Budget Negotiations Begin, Sports Wagering Bill Advances

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Legislators this week began to negotiate on the budget bill and acted on various other bills. Budget Negotiations - As expected, the House on Wednesday voted not to concur in the Senate version of the budget bill (H...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Consider Bills Before Crossover and Pass New Abortion Bill

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It was a very busy week at the General Assembly. Legislators considered dozens of bills to meet the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible). The week of May 8...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

If Enacted, North Carolina House Bill 737 Will Transform the Legal Landscape for Hospital Transactions

On April 18, 2023, Representative Caleb Rudow (D-Buncombe) introduced House Bill (HB) 737, entitled An Act Preserving Competition in Health Care by Regulating the Consolidation and Conveyance of Hospitals. If enacted, HB 737...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

North Carolina Session Law 2023-7 Results in Major Reforms to Certificate of Need

On March 27, 2023, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 76, now known as Session Law 2023-7,  into law. Also called “Access to Healthcare Options,” Session Law 2023-7 primarily aims to expand Medicaid....more

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MVA Monitor - January 2023

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The North Carolina General Assembly had its ceremonial opening on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Lawmakers are expected to return to the Capitol on Wednesday, January 25 to begin the 2023-24 biennium....more

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The 2023 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan is Here – Time to Get Ready for 2024!

The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and signed by the...more

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The 2023 SMFP is Here: Strong Growth Ahead in North Carolina

The arrival of a new year in North Carolina brings with it a new State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”). The SMFP is the annual planning document issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Telemedicine in North Carolina: The Basics

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The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Corradi v. Kolls, No. 4:22-CV-011, 2022 WL 4006928 (W.D. Va. Sept. 1, 2022) recently denied a motion to dismiss filed by a defendant North Carolina...more

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Alert: North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency – and Healthcare Provider Immunity – to End on August 15, 2022

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On March 10, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency over COVID-19 in Executive Order No. 116.  Less than two months later, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified Senate Bill 704: the COVID-19 Recovery...more

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The Draft 2023 State Medical Facilities Plan is Here!

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation (“DHSR”) has published the draft 2023 State Medical Facilities Plan (“SMFP”), which was developed by the State Health...more

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North Carolina to Provide Long-Range Health Care Deliveries by Drone

This week, North Carolina announced that it will begin long-range health care deliveries by drone in an effort to expand on-demand health care and improve the patient experience in the state. A distribution center will be set...more

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Updates to Medical Malpractice Legal Procedures in North Carolina

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On June 18, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 255 into law.  The law contains two significant changes to the legal procedures in medical malpractice actions in North Carolina....more

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North Carolina DHHS Set To Launch Medicaid Prepaid Health Plans July 1 – Provider Networks Forming Now

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In a January 12 report to state lawmakers on Medicaid managed care implementation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) predicted it will launch prepaid health plans as scheduled on July 1, 2021,...more

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