§ 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to ensure at a minimum, but shall not be limited to, the provision of each of the following by adult care homes: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 2000-111, s. 1.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-2.7 – Provisional license; license revocation; summary suspension of license; suspension of admission.
131D-2.7. Provisional license; license revocation; summary suspension of license; suspension of admission. (a) Provisional License. – Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department may amend a license by reducing it from a full license to a provisional license for a period of not more than 90 days whenever the Department finds that: (1) […]
§ 131D-2.11 – Inspections, monitoring, and review by State agency and county departments of social services.
131D-2.11. Inspections, monitoring, and review by State agency and county departments of social services. (a) State Inspection and Monitoring. – The Department shall ensure that adult care homes required to be licensed by this Article are monitored for licensure compliance on a regular basis. All facilities licensed under this Article and adult care units in […]
§ 131D-2.12 – Training requirements; county departments of social services.
131D-2.12. Training requirements; county departments of social services. (a) The county departments of social services’ adult home specialists and their supervisors shall complete: (1) Eight hours of prebasic training within 60 days of employment; (2) Thirty-two hours of basic training within six months of employment; (3) Twenty-four hours of postbasic training within six months of […]
§ 131D-2.13 – Departmental duties.
131D-2.13. Departmental duties. (a) Enforcement of Room Ventilation and Temperature. – The Department shall monitor regularly the enforcement of rules pertaining to air circulation, ventilation, and room temperature in resident living quarters. These rules shall include the requirement that air conditioning or at least one fan per resident bedroom and living and dining areas be […]
§ 131D-2.14 – Confidentiality.
131D-2.14. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding G.S. 8-53 or any other law relating to confidentiality of communications between physician and patient, in the course of an inspection conducted under G.S. 131D-2.11: (1) Department representatives may review any writing or other record concerning the admission, discharge, medication, care, medical condition, or history of any person who is or has […]
§ 131D-2.15 – Resident assessments.
131D-2.15. Resident assessments. (a) Initial Assessment. – The Department shall ensure that facilities conduct and complete an assessment of each resident within 72 hours of admitting the resident. In conducting the assessment, the facility shall use an assessment instrument approved in accordance with rules adopted by the Medical Care Commission. The Department shall provide ongoing […]
§ 131D-2.16 – Rules.
131D-2.16. Rules. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the Medical Care Commission shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this Article. The Commission has the authority, in adopting rules, to specify the limitation of nursing services provided by assisted living residences. In developing rules, the Commission shall consider the need to ensure comparable quality […]