The proposed amendments to this rule include: updates to definitions, updates to language on excluded hospitals, updating other required services to be in line with hospital licensure (59A-3.278(9)), 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removing references to State and Local Health Council District health plans, removing language citing 59C-1.038 (repealed), removing language requiring accreditation pursuant to 408.043 (4), removing obsolete language and items from the utilization reporting requirement and removing language regarding the applicability of the amended rule.