Chapter 131D - Inspection and Licensing of Facilities.

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Chapter 131D
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Article 1 - Adult Care Homes.
G.S. 131D-1
§ 131D-1: Recodified as G. S. 131D-10.10 by Session Laws 2009-462, s. 1(b), effective October 1, 2009.
G.S. 131D-2
§ 131D-2: Repealed by Session Laws 2009-462, s. 1, effective October 1, 2009.
G.S. 131D-2.1
§ 131D-2.1. Definitions.
G.S. 131D-2.2
§ 131D-2.2. Persons not to be cared for in adult care homes and multiunit assisted housing with services; hospice care; obtaining services.
G.S. 131D-2.3
§ 131D-2.3. Exemptions from licensure.
G.S. 131D-2.4
§ 131D-2.4. Licensure of adult care homes for aged and disabled individuals; impact of prior violations on licensure; compliance history review; license renewal.
G.S. 131D-2.5
§ 131D-2.5. License and registration fees.
G.S. 131D-2.6
§ 131D-2.6. Legal action by Department.
G.S. 131D-2.7
§ 131D-2.7. Provisional license; license revocation; summary suspension of license; suspension of admission.
G.S. 131D-2.11
§ 131D-2.11. Inspections, monitoring, and review by State agency and county departments of social services.
G.S. 131D-2.12
§ 131D-2.12. Training requirements; county departments of social services.
G.S. 131D-2.13
§ 131D-2.13. Departmental duties.
G.S. 131D-2.14
§ 131D-2.14. Confidentiality.
G.S. 131D-2.15
§ 131D-2.15. Resident assessments.
G.S. 131D-2.16
§ 131D-2.16. Rules.
G.S. 131D-2.17
§ 131D-2.17. Impact on other laws; severability.
G.S. 131D-2.18
§ 131D-2.18. Application of other laws.
G.S. 131D-3
§ 131D-3: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 449, s. 1.
G.S. 131D-4
§ 131D-4: Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 449, s. 2.
G.S. 131D-4.1
§ 131D-4.1. Adult care homes; legislative intent.
G.S. 131D-4.2
§ 131D-4.2. Adult care homes; family care homes; cost reports; exemptions; enforcement.
G.S. 131D-4.3
§ 131D-4.3. Adult care home rules.
G.S. 131D-4.4
§ 131D-4.4. Adult care home minimum safety requirements; smoking prohibited inside long-term care facilities; penalty.
G.S. 131D-4.4A
§ 131D-4.4A. Adult care home infection prevention requirements.
G.S. 131D-4.4B
§ 131D-4.4B. Guidelines for reporting suspected communicable disease outbreaks.
G.S. 131D-4.5
§ 131D-4.5. Rules adopted by Medical Care Commission.
G.S. 131D-4.5A
§ 131D-4.5A. Fees for medication aides.
G.S. 131D-4.5B
§ 131D-4.5B. Adult care home medication aides; training and competency evaluation requirements.
G.S. 131D-4.5C
§ 131D-4.5C. Adult care home supervisors; infection control training requirements.
G.S. 131D-4.6
§ 131D-4.6. Licensure of special care units.
G.S. 131D-4.7
§ 131D-4.7. Adult care home specialist fund.
G.S. 131D-4.8
§ 131D-4.8. Discharge of residents; appeals.
G.S. 131D-5
§ 131D-5: Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 637, s. 1.
G.S. 131D-6
§ 131D-6. Certification of adult day care programs; purpose; definition; penalty.
G.S. 131D-6.1
§ 131D-6.1. Licensure to offer overnight respite; rules; enforcement.
G.S. 131D-7
§ 131D-7. Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency.
G.S. 131D-7.1
§ 131D-7.1. Secretary to establish visitation protocols during declared disasters and emergencies.
G.S. 131D-7.2
§ 131D-7.2. Resident visitation rights for adult care homes, including family care homes, during a disaster declaration or emergency.
G.S. 131D-7.5
§ 131D-7.5. Patient visitation rights for adult care home residents and special care unit residents.
G.S. 131D-8
§ 131D-8. Adult care home special care units; disclosure of information required.
G.S. 131D-9
§ 131D-9. Immunization of employees and residents of adult care homes.
G.S. 131D-10
§ 131D-10. Adult care home rated certificates.
Article 1A - Control over Child Placing and Child Care.
G.S. 131D-10.1
§ 131D-10.1. Foster Care Children's Bill of Rights; purpose.
G.S. 131D-10.2
§ 131D-10.2. Definitions.
G.S. 131D-10.2A
§ 131D-10.2A. Reasonable and prudent parent standard.
G.S. 131D-10.2B
§ 131D-10.2B. Foster care until 21 years of age.
G.S. 131D-10.2C
§ 131D-10.2C. Allowable number of children in family foster home.
G.S. 131D-10.3
§ 131D-10.3. Licensure required.
G.S. 131D-10.3A
§ 131D-10.3A. Mandatory criminal checks.
G.S. 131D-10.4
§ 131D-10.4. Exemptions.
G.S. 131D-10.5
§ 131D-10.5. Powers and duties of the Commission.
G.S. 131D-10.5A
§ 131D-10.5A. Collection of data on use of restraints in residential child-care facilities.
G.S. 131D-10.6
§ 131D-10.6. Powers and duties of the Department.
G.S. 131D-10.6A
§ 131D-10.6A. Training by the Division of Social Services required.
G.S. 131D-10.6B
§ 131D-10.6B. Report of death.
G.S. 131D-10.6C
§ 131D-10.6C. Maintaining a register of licensed foster homes by the Division of Social Services.
G.S. 131D-10.7
§ 131D-10.7. Penalties.
G.S. 131D-10.8
§ 131D-10.8. Injunction.
G.S. 131D-10.9
§ 131D-10.9. Administrative and judicial review.
G.S. 131D-10.9A
§ 131D-10.9A: Repealed by Session Laws 2021-90, s. 21, effective July 22, 2021.
G.S. 131D-10.9B
§ 131D-10.9B. Permanency Innovation Initiative Fund.
G.S. 131D-10.9C
§ 131D-10.9C. Foster parents' Bill of Rights.
Article 1B - Licensing of Maternity Homes.
G.S. 131D-10.10
§ 131D-10.10. Licensing of Maternity Homes.
Article 2 - Local Confinement Facilities.
G.S. 131D-11
§ 131D-11. Inspection.
G.S. 131D-12
§ 131D-12. Approval of new facilities.
G.S. 131D-13
§ 131D-13. Failure to provide information.
G.S. 131D-14 through 131D-18
§§ 131D-14 through 131D-18. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 3 - Adult Care Home Residents' Bill of Rights.
G.S. 131D-19
§ 131D-19. Legislative intent.
G.S. 131D-20
§ 131D-20. Definitions.
G.S. 131D-21
§ 131D-21. Declaration of residents' rights.
G.S. 131D-21.1
§ 131D-21.1. Peer review.
G.S. 131D-21.2
§ 131D-21.2. Quality assurance, medical, or peer review committees.
G.S. 131D-22
§ 131D-22. Transfer of management responsibilities.
G.S. 131D-23
§ 131D-23. No waiver of rights.
G.S. 131D-24
§ 131D-24. Notice to resident.
G.S. 131D-25
§ 131D-25. Implementation.
G.S. 131D-26
§ 131D-26. Enforcement and investigation.
G.S. 131D-27
§ 131D-27. Confidentiality.
G.S. 131D-28
§ 131D-28. Civil action.
G.S. 131D-29
§ 131D-29. Revocation of license.
G.S. 131D-30
§ 131D-30. Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 600, s. 1.
G.S. 131D-31
§ 131D-31. Adult care home community advisory committees.
G.S. 131D-32
§ 131D-32. Functions of adult care home community advisory committees.
G.S. 131D-33
§ 131D-33: Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 824, s. 19.
G.S. 131D-34
§ 131D-34. Penalties; remedies.
G.S. 131D-34.1
§ 131D-34.1. Report of death of resident.
Article 4 - Temporary Management of Adult Care Homes.
G.S. 131D-35
§ 131D-35. Temporary management of adult care homes.
G.S. 131D-36 through 131D-39
§§ 131D-36 through 131D-39. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions.
G.S. 131D-40
§ 131D-40. Criminal history record checks required for certain applicants for employment.
G.S. 131D-45
§ 131D-45. Examination and screening for the presence of controlled substances required for applicants for employment in adult care homes.