§ 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 […]
§ 131D-6.1 – Licensure to offer overnight respite; rules; enforcement.
131D-6.1. Licensure to offer overnight respite; rules; enforcement. (a) As used in this section, "overnight respite services" means the provision of group care and supervision in a place other than their usual place of abode on a 24-hour basis for a specified period of time to adults who may be physically or mentally disabled in […]
§ 131D-4.2 – Adult care homes; family care homes; cost reports; exemptions; enforcement.
131D-4.2. Adult care homes; family care homes; cost reports; exemptions; enforcement. (a) Except for family care homes, adult care homes with a licensed capacity of seven to twenty beds, which are licensed pursuant to this Chapter, to Chapter 122C of the General Statutes, and to Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, shall submit audited reports […]
§ 131D-4.3 – Adult care home rules.
131D-4.3. Adult care home rules. (a) Pursuant to G.S. 143B-165, the North Carolina Medical Care Commission shall adopt rules to ensure at a minimum, but shall not be limited to, the provision of each of the following by adult care homes: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 2000-111, s. 1. (2) A minimum of 80 hours […]
§ 131D-4.4 – Adult care home minimum safety requirements; smoking prohibited inside long-term care facilities; penalty.
131D-4.4. Adult care home minimum safety requirements; smoking prohibited inside long-term care facilities; penalty. (a) In addition to other requirements established by this Article or by rules adopted pursuant to this Article or other provisions of law, every adult care home shall provide to each resident the care, safety, and services necessary to enable the […]
§ 131D-4.4A – Adult care home infection prevention requirements.
131D-4.4A. Adult care home infection prevention requirements. (a) As used in this section, "adult care home staff" means any employee of an adult care home. (b) In order to prevent transmission of infectious diseases, each adult care home shall do all of the following: (1) Implement written infection prevention and control policies and procedures that […]
§ 131D-4.4B – Guidelines for reporting suspected communicable disease outbreaks.
131D-4.4B. Guidelines for reporting suspected communicable disease outbreaks. The Department shall develop guidelines prescribing the manner in which an adult care home is to report a suspected communicable disease outbreak within the facility to the local health department. (2011-99, s. 3.)
§ 131D-4.5 – Rules adopted by Medical Care Commission.
131D-4.5. Rules adopted by Medical Care Commission. The Medical Care Commission shall adopt rules as follows: (1) Establishing minimum medication administration standards for adult care homes. The rules shall include the minimum staffing and training requirements for medication aides and standards for professional supervision of adult care homes’ medication controls. The requirements shall (i) include […]
§ 131D-4.5A – Fees for medication aides.
131D-4.5A. Fees for medication aides. The Department may impose a fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), on an applicant seeking certification as an assisted living home medication aide to cover the costs of testing and materials in administering a certification examination. (2010-31, s. 10.36A(a).)