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, c. 933, s. 6; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services
Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.
§ 131E-77 - Licensure requirement.
§ 131E-78 - Adverse action on a license.
§ 131E-78.5 - Designation as primary stroke center.
§ 131E-79 - Rules and enforcement.
§ 131E-79.1 - Counseling patients regarding prescriptions.
§ 131E-79.2 - Educating parents of newborns regarding pertussis disease.
§ 131E-79.3 - Hospital patient visitation, civil penalty.
§ 131E-83 - Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.
§ 131E-84 - Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency.
§ 131E-84.05 - Patient visitation by clergy, including during declared disasters or emergencies.
§ 131E-84.1 - Human trafficking public awareness sign.
§ 131E-85 - Hospital privileges and procedures.
§ 131E-86 - Limited privileges.
§ 131E-87 - Reports of disciplinary action; immunity from liability.
§ 131E-90 - Authority of administrator; refusal to leave after discharge.
§ 131E-91 - Fair billing and collections practices for hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities.
§ 131E-95 - Medical review committee.
§ 131E-96 - Risk management programs.
§ 131E-97 - Confidentiality of patient information.
§ 131E-97.1 - Confidentiality of personnel information.
§ 131E-97.2 - Confidentiality of credentialing information.
§ 131E-97.3 - Confidentiality of competitive health care information.
§ 131E-98 - Inmate medical records[Effective until January 1, 2023]