131E-96. Risk management programs.
(a) Each hospital shall develop and maintain a risk management program which is designed to identify, analyze, evaluate, and manage risks of injury to patients, visitors, employees, and property through loss reduction and prevention techniques and quality assurance activities, as prescribed in rules promulgated by the Commission.
(b) The Department shall not issue or renew a license under this Article unless the applicant is in compliance with this section. (1987, c. 859, s. 17.)
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]