North Carolina General Statutes
Article 6 - Health Care Facility Licensure Act.
§ 131E-104 - Rules and enforcement.

131E-104. Rules and enforcement.
(a) The Commission is authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal all rules necessary for the implementation of this Part.
(b) The Commission shall adopt rules for the operation of the adult care portion of a combination home. The rules shall provide that for each requirement applicable to freestanding adult care homes or freestanding nursing homes, the combination home may choose to operate the adult care portion of the home in compliance with either the requirement applicable to freestanding adult care homes or the higher standard applicable to freestanding nursing homes.
(c) The Department shall enforce the rules adopted or amended by the Commission with respect to nursing homes. (1961, c. 51, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 614, s. 1; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1995, c. 535, s. 22; 2000-154, s. 6.1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services

Article 6 - Health Care Facility Licensure Act.

§ 131E-100 - Title; purpose.

§ 131E-101 - Definitions.

§ 131E-102 - Licensure requirements.

§ 131E-103 - Adverse action on a license.

§ 131E-104 - Rules and enforcement.

§ 131E-105 - Inspections.

§ 131E-106 - Evaluation of residents in adult care homes.

§ 131E-107 - Quality assurance, medical, or peer review committees.

§ 131E-108 - Peer review.

§ 131E-109 - Penalties.

§ 131E-110 - Injunction.

§ 131E-111 - Recodified as § 131E-255 by Session Laws 1995 (RegSess., 1996), c713, s3(a), as amended by Session Laws 1995 (RegSess., 1996), c713, s3(b).

§ 131E-112 - Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency.

§ 131E-112.5 - Secretary to establish visitation protocols during declared disasters and emergencies.

§ 131E-112.6 - Patient visitation rights for nursing home residents and combination home residents during a disaster declaration or emergency.

§ 131E-112.7 - Patient visitation rights for nursing home residents and combination home residents.

§ 131E-113 - Immunization of employees and residents.

§ 131E-114 - Special care units; disclosure of information required.

§ 131E-114.1 - Posting of information indicating number of staff on duty.

§ 131E-114.2 - Use of medication aides to perform technical aspects of medication administration.

§ 131E-114.3 - Smoking prohibited inside long-term care facilities; penalty.

§ 131E-114.4 - Examination and screening for the presence of controlled substances required for applicants for employment in nursing homes.

§ 131E-115 - Legislative intent.

§ 131E-116 - Definitions.

§ 131E-117 - Declaration of patient's rights.

§ 131E-118 - Transfer of management responsibilities.

§ 131E-119 - No waiver of rights.

§ 131E-120 - Notice to patient.

§ 131E-121 - Responsibility of administrator.

§ 131E-122 - Staff training.

§ 131E-123 - Civil action.

§ 131E-124 - Enforcement and investigation; confidentiality.

§ 131E-125 - Revocation of a license.

§ 131E-127 - No interference with practice of medicine or physician-patient relationship.

§ 131E-128 - Nursing home advisory committees.

§ 131E-128.1 - Nursing home medication management advisory committee.

§ 131E-128.2 - Nursing home quality assurance committee; duties related to medication error prevention.

§ 131E-128.3 - Staff orientation on medication error prevention.

§ 131E-128.4 - Nursing home pharmacy reports; duties of consultant pharmacist.

§ 131E-129 - Penalties; remedies.

§ 131E-130 - First available bed priority for certain nursing home patients.

§ 131E-131 - Rule-making authority; enforcement.

§ 131E-135 - Title; purpose.

§ 131E-136 - Definitions.

§ 131E-137 - Services to be provided in all counties.

§ 131E-138 - Licensure requirements.

§ 131E-138.1 - Licensure fees for nursing beds and adult care home beds in continuing care retirement communities.

§ 131E-139 - Adverse action on a license.

§ 131E-140 - Rules and enforcement.

§ 131E-141 - Inspection.

§ 131E-141.1 - Penalties for violation.

§ 131E-142 - Injunction.

§ 131E-143 - Smoking prohibited; penalty.

§ 131E-144.1 - Legislative intent.

§ 131E-144.2 - Definitions.

§ 131E-144.3 - Declaration of home care clients' rights.

§ 131E-144.4 - Notice to client.

§ 131E-144.5 - Implementation.

§ 131E-144.6 - Enforcement and investigation.

§ 131E-144.7 - Confidentiality.

§ 131E-145 - Title; purpose.

§ 131E-146 - Definitions.

§ 131E-147 - Licensure requirement.

§ 131E-147.1 - Fair billing and collections practices for ambulatory surgical facilities.

§ 131E-148 - Adverse action on a license.

§ 131E-149 - Rules and enforcement.

§ 131E-150 - Inspections.

§ 131E-151 - Penalties.

§ 131E-152 - Injunction.

§ 131E-154.1 - Title; purpose.

§ 131E-154.2 - Definitions.

§ 131E-154.3 - Licensing.

§ 131E-154.4 - Rules and enforcement.

§ 131E-154.5 - Inspections.

§ 131E-154.6 - Adverse action on a license; appeal procedures.

§ 131E-154.7 - Injunction.

§ 131E-154.8 - Confidentiality.

§ 131E-154.12 - Title; purpose.

§ 131E-154.13 - Definitions.

§ 131E-154.14 - NC NOVA program established.