North Carolina General Statutes 131E-267. Fees for departmental review of licensed health care facility or Medical Care Commission bond-financed construction projects
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 131E-267
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 131E-1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) The Department of Health and Human Services shall charge a fee for the review of each health care facility construction project to ensure that project plans and construction are in compliance with State law. The fee shall be charged on a one-time, per-project basis as provided in this section. In no event shall a fee imposed under this section exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for any single project. The first seven hundred twelve thousand six hundred twenty-six dollars ($712,626) in fees collected under this section shall remain in the Division of Health Service Regulation. Additional fees collected shall be credited to the General Fund as nontax revenue and are intended to offset rather than replace appropriations made for this purpose.
(b) The fee imposed for the review of a hospital construction project varies depending upon the square footage of the project:
Over Up To Project Fee
0 5,000 $1,500 plus $0.25 per square foot
5,000 10,000 $3,000 plus $0.25 per square foot
10,000 20,000 $4,500 plus $0.45 per square foot
20,000 NA $6,000 plus $0.45 per square foot
(c) The fee imposed for the review of a nursing home construction project varies depending upon the square footage of the project:
Over Up To Project Fee
0 2,000 $250.00 plus $0.15 per square foot
2,000 NA $500.00 plus $0.25 per square foot
(d) The fee imposed for the review of an ambulatory surgical facility construction project varies depending upon the square footage of the project:
Over Up To Project Fee
0 2,000 $200.00 plus $0.15 per square foot
2,000 NA $400.00 plus $0.25 per square foot
(e) The fee imposed for the review of a psychiatric hospital construction project varies depending upon the square footage of the project:
Over Up To Project Fee
0 5,000 $750.00 plus $0.25 per square foot
5,000 10,000 $1,500.00 plus $0.25 per square foot
10,000 20,000 $2,250.00 plus $0.45 per square foot
20,000 NA $3,000.00 plus $0.45 per square foot
(f) The fee imposed for the review of an adult care home construction project varies depending upon the square footage of the project:
Over Up To Project Fee
0 2,000 $175.00 plus $0.10 per square foot
2,000 NA $350.00 plus $0.20 per square foot
(g) The fee imposed for the review of the following residential construction projects is:
Residential Project Project Fee
Family Care Homes $225.00 flat fee
ICF/IID Group Homes $350.00 flat fee
Group Homes: 1-3 beds $125.00 flat fee
Group Homes: 4-6 beds $225.00 flat fee
Group Homes: 7-9 beds $275.00 flat fee
Adult Day Care
Overnight Respite Facility $225.00 flat fee
Adult Day Health
Overnight Respite Facility $225.00 flat fee
Other residential:
More than 9 beds $275.00 plus $0.15 per square foot of
project space.
(2003-284, s. 34.11(a); 2005-276, s. 41.2(j); 2006-66, s. 10.22; 2007-323, s. 30.5(a); 2008-107, s. 29.5(a); 2015-241, s. 12G.3(c); 2021-88, s. 9(i).)