§ 131E-84 – Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency.
131E-84. Waiver of rules for hospitals that provide temporary shelter or temporary services during a 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 a hospital to […]
§ 131E-84.05 – Patient visitation by clergy, including during declared disasters or emergencies.
131E-84.05. Patient visitation by clergy, including during declared disasters or emergencies. Notwithstanding G.S. 131E-84, Chapter 166A of the General Statutes, or any other provision of law to the contrary, each hospital licensed under this Article shall allow a clergy member to visit any patient admitted to the hospital who requests or consents to be visited […]
§ 131E-84.1 – Human trafficking public awareness sign.
131E-84.1. Human trafficking public awareness sign. Each hospital licensed under this Article shall prominently display in its emergency room or emergency department in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public a public awareness sign created and provided by the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission that contains the National Human […]
§ 131E-75 – Title; purpose.
131E-75. Title; purpose. (a) This Article shall be known as the "Hospital Licensure Act." (b) The purpose of this article is to establish hospital licensing requirements which promote public health, safety and welfare and to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of basic standards for the care and treatment of patients in hospitals. (1947, […]
§ 131E-76 – Definitions.
131E-76. Definitions. As used in this article, unless otherwise specified: (1) "Commission" means the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. (1a) "Critical access hospital" means a hospital which has been designated as a critical access hospital by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Research, Demonstrations and Rural Health Development. To be […]
§ 131E-77 – Licensure requirement.
131E-77. Licensure requirement. (a) No person or governmental unit shall establish or operate a hospital in this state without a license. An infirmary is not required to obtain a license under this Part. (b) The Commission shall prescribe by rule that any licensee or prospective applicant seeking to make specified types of alteration or addition […]
§ 131E-78 – Adverse action on a license.
131E-78. Adverse action on a license. (a) The Department shall have the authority to deny, suspend, revoke, annul, withdraw, recall, cancel, or amend a license in any case when it finds a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Part or any rule promulgated under this Part. (b) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-444, […]
§ 131E-78.5 – Designation as primary stroke center.
131E-78.5. Designation as primary stroke center. (a) The Department shall designate as a primary stroke center any hospital licensed under this Article that demonstrates to the Department that the hospital is certified by the Joint Commission or other nationally recognized accrediting body that requires conformance to best practices for stroke care in order to be […]
§ 131E-79 – Rules and enforcement.
131E-79. Rules and enforcement. (a) The Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this Article. (b) The Department shall enforce this Article and the rules of the Commission. (1947, c. 933, s. 6; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
§ 131E-79.1 – Counseling patients regarding prescriptions.
131E-79.1. Counseling patients regarding prescriptions. (a) Any hospital or other health care facility licensed pursuant to this Chapter or Chapter 122C of the General Statutes, health maintenance organization, local health department, community health center, medical office, or facility operated by a health care provider licensed under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, providing patient counseling […]