NC H107

Repeals Article 9 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, which contains North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws that regulate health care facility expansion and services, effective January 1, 2024.

Removes references to CON requirements from multiple statutes governing hospitals, home health agencies, residential treatment facilities, and adult care homes.

Modifies attorney's fees provisions in G.S. 6-19.1 to exclude CON cases from allowing prevailing parties to recover attorney's fees in contested administrative cases, effective January 1, 2024.

Removes the Department of Health and Human Services from the list of agencies subject to direct appeal to the Court of Appeals under G.S. 7A-29(a) regarding CON decisions, effective January 1, 2024.

Eliminates CON requirements for inpatient chemical dependency facilities serving inmates and offenders, while preserving CON requirements if such facilities expand to serve the general public.