SECTION .1400 ‑ PHYSICAL PLANT CONSTRUCTION

10A NCAC 13c .1401      DEFINITIONS

In addition to the definitions set forth in G.S. 131E-146, the following definitions shall apply in Section .1400 of this Subchapter:

(1)           "Addition" means an extension or increase in floor area or height of a building.

(2)           "Alteration" means any construction or renovation to an existing building other than construction of an addition.

(3)           "Construction documents" means final building plans and specifications for the construction of a facility that a governing body submits to the Construction Section for approval as specified in Rule .0202 of this Subchapter.

(4)           "Construction Section" means the Construction Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation.

(5)           "Division" means the Division of Health Service Regulation of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

(6)           "Facility" means an ambulatory surgical facility as defined in G.S. 131E-146.

(7)           "FGI Guidelines" means the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Outpatient Facilities that is incorporated by reference in Rule .1402 of this Section.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-145; 131E-146; 131E‑149;

Eff. October 14, 1978;

Amended Eff. December 24, 1979;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 23, 2017;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2020.