A New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina\u2019s certificate-of-need law is asking North Carolina\u2019s highest court to take a second look at his case. Dr. Jay Singleton is filing paperwork Wednesday to have the case moved from the state Appeals Court to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The CON acts as a government permission slip. Health care providers need a CON before building hospitals and other facilities, adding beds, or purchasing the most expensive medical equipment.<\/p>\n
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