130A-127. Department to establish program.
(a) The Department shall establish and administer a perinatal health care program. The program may include, but shall not be limited to:
(1) Prenatal health care services including health education and identification of high-risk pregnancies;
(2) Prenatal, delivery and newborn health care services provided at hospitals participating at graduated levels of complexity; and
(3) Regionalized perinatal health care services including a plan for effective communication, consultation, referral and transportation links among hospitals, health departments, physicians, schools and other relevant community resources for mothers and infants at high risk for mortality and morbidity.
(b) The Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program. (1973, c. 1240, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Maternal and Child Health and Women's Health.
§ 130A-124 - Department to establish maternal and child health program.
§ 130A-125 - Screening of newborns for metabolic and other hereditary and congenital disorders.
§ 130A-126 - Rule-making authority for birth - three-year-old early intervention program.
§ 130A-127 - Department to establish program.
§ 130A-128A - Recodified as GS130A-128.1 by Session Laws 2009-570, s43.1, effective August 28, 2009.
§ 130A-129 - Department to establish program.
§ 130A-130 - Duties of local health departments.
§ 130A-131 - Council on Sickle Cell Syndrome; appointment; expenses; terms.
§ 130A-131.1 - Council membership.
§ 130A-131.5 - Commission to adopt rules.
§ 130A-131.8 - Laboratory reports.
§ 130A-131.9 - Examination and testing.
§ 130A-131.9A - Investigation to identify lead poisoning hazards.
§ 130A-131.9C - Abatement and remediation.
§ 130A-131.9D - Effect of compliance with maintenance standard.
§ 130A-131.9E - Certificate of evidence of compliance.
§ 130A-131.9F - Discrimination in financing.
§ 130A-131.9G - Resident responsibilities.
§ 130A-131.9H - Application fees for certificates of compliance.
§ 130A-131.10 - Manner of disposition of remains of pregnancies.
§ 130A-131.15A - Department to establish program.
§ 130A-131.16 - Birth defects monitoring program established; definitions.
§ 130A-131.17 - Confidentiality of information; research.
§ 130A-131.25 - Office of Women's Health established.
§ 130A-131.30 - Healthy Out-of-School Program established.
§ 130A-131.32 - Program development.
§ 130A-131.33 - Certificate; program information.