The proposed amendments to this rule include: updates to definitions, updates to language on excluded hospitals, adding incorporated material, updating statutory language, improving/condensing the language for the needs assessment methodology, removing references to State and Local Health Council District health plans, removing language citing 59C-1.038 (repealed), removing language requiring accreditation pursuant to 408.043 (4), removing obsolete language and items from the utilization reporting requirement, removing language regarding amended licenses and removing language regarding the applicability of the amended rule.