Contacts: For questions regarding any part of this process, please contact the appropriate sections of the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation:
| Certificate of Need Section | (919) 855-3873 |
| Licensure; Acute and Home Care Branch | (919) 733-1610 |
Step |
Process followed |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Obtain a certificate of need, if necessary: Certificate of Need Section |
| 1.1 | The applicant who is proposing to develop a portable X-ray service first contacts the Certificate of Need Section to obtain a determination as to whether the proposal requires a certificate of need. |
| 1.2 | The Certificate of Need Section makes its determination based on the proposed capital expenditure for the project. A copy of the determination is sent to the Acute and Home Care Branch. |
| 2.0 | Obtain certification: Acute and Home Care Branch |
| 2.1 | Suppliers of portable X-ray services must contact the Branch three months prior to operation for an application packet. |
| 2.2 | The applicant completes the application and returns it to the Branch. Suppliers of portable X-ray services are required to have their equipment meet State Licensure Standards. This verification must be obtained prior to certification from the Division of Radiation Protection of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at 919-571-4141. |
| 2.3 | As soon as the applicant is ready for operation, he/she contacts the Branch to request an on-site survey. |
| 2.4 | The Medicare application is forwarded to the provider's carrier for approval. An initial survey will be scheduled within three weeks of receiving notice of the carrier's approval. |
| 2.5 | If the supplier has deficienceis during the initial survey, then the effective date for participation is the date that the Branch receives an acceptable plan of correction signed by the supplier. |
| 2.6 | The Branch assigns the provider number and notifies the fiscal intermediary. |
This page last updated on February 05, 1999