§ 131D-10 – Adult care home rated certificates.
131D-10. Adult care home rated certificates. (a) Rules adopted by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission for issuance of certificates to adult care homes shall contain a rating based, at a minimum, on the following: (1) Inspections and substantiated complaint investigations conducted by the Department to determine compliance with licensing statutes and rules. Specific areas […]
§ 131D-7 – Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency.
131D-7. Waiver of rules for certain adult care homes providing shelter or services during disaster or emergency. (a) The Division of Health Service Regulation may temporarily waive, during disasters or emergencies declared in accordance with Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes, any rules of the Commission pertaining to adult care homes to […]
§ 131D-7.1 – Secretary to establish visitation protocols during declared disasters and emergencies.
131D-7.1. Secretary to establish visitation protocols during declared disasters and emergencies. (a) As used in this section and in G.S. 131D-7.2, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) Disaster declaration. – As defined in G.S. 166A-19.3(3). (2) Emergency. – As defined in G.S. 166A-19.3(6). (3) Facility. – An adult care home, including a family […]
§ 131D-7.2 – Resident visitation rights for adult care homes, including family care homes, during a disaster declaration or emergency.
131D-7.2. Resident visitation rights for adult care homes, including family care homes, during a disaster declaration or emergency. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part, Chapter 166A of the General Statutes, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the visitation protocols established by the Secretary under G.S. 131D-7.1 shall be in effect during any […]
§ 131D-7.5 – Patient visitation rights for adult care home residents and special care unit residents.
131D-7.5. Patient visitation rights for adult care home residents and special care unit residents. (a) Any facility licensed under this Chapter shall allow residents to receive visitors of their choice to the fullest extent permitted under the infection and prevention control program of the facility and applicable guidelines or orders issued by the Centers for […]
§ 131D-8 – Adult care home special care units; disclosure of information required.
131D-8. Adult care home special care units; disclosure of information required. (a) An adult care home licensed under this Part that provides care for persons in special care units as defined in G.S. 131D-4.6 shall disclose the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes the special care unit as being especially designed for residents […]
§ 131D-9 – Immunization of employees and residents of adult care homes.
131D-9. Immunization of employees and residents of adult care homes. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an adult care home licensed under this Article shall require residents and employees to be immunized annually against influenza virus and shall require residents to also be immunized against pneumococcal disease. (b) Upon admission, an […]
§ 131D-4.7 – Adult care home specialist fund.
131D-4.7. Adult care home specialist fund. There is established the adult care home specialist fund. The fund shall be maintained in and by the Department for the purpose of assisting county departments of social services in paying salaries of adult care home specialists. (1999-334, s. 1.1.)
§ 131D-4.8 – Discharge of residents; appeals.
131D-4.8. Discharge of residents; appeals. (a) An adult care home may initiate discharge of a resident based on any of the following reasons: (1) The discharge is necessary to protect the welfare of the resident and the adult care home cannot meet the needs of the resident, as documented by the resident’s physician, physician assistant, […]
§ 131D-6 – Certification of adult day care programs; purpose; definition; penalty.
131D-6. Certification of adult day care programs; purpose; definition; penalty. (a) It is the policy of this State to enable people who would otherwise need full-time care away from their own residences to remain in their residences as long as possible and to enjoy as much independence as possible. One of the programs that permits […]