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Adult Care Homes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.1— Definitions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.2— Persons not to be cared for in adult care homes and multiunit assisted housing with services; hospice care; obtaining services
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.3— Exemptions from licensure
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.4— Licensure of adult care homes for aged and disabled individuals; impact of prior violations on licensure; compliance history review; license renewal
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.5— License and registration fees
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.6— Legal action by Department
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.7— Provisional license; license revocation; summary suspension of license; suspension of admission
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.11— Inspections, monitoring, and review by State agency and county departments of social services
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.12— Training requirements; county departments of social services
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.13— Departmental duties
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.14— Confidentiality
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.15— Resident assessments
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.16— Rules
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.17— Impact on other laws; severability
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-2.18— Application of other laws
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.1— Adult care homes; legislative intent
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.2— Adult care homes; family care homes; cost reports; exemptions; enforcement
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.3— Adult care home rules
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.4— Adult care home minimum safety requirements; smoking prohibited inside long-term care facilities; penalty
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.4A— Adult care home infection prevention requirements
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.4B— Guidelines for reporting suspected communicable disease outbreaks
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.5— Rules adopted by Medical Care Commission
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.5A— Fees for medication aides
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.5B— Adult care home medication aides; training and competency evaluation requirements
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.5C— Adult care home supervisors; infection control training requirements
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.6— Licensure of special care units
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.7— Adult care home specialist fund
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-4.8— Discharge of residents; appeals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-6— Certification of adult day care programs; purpose; definition; penalty
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-6.1— (Effective July 1, 2026) Licensure to offer overnight respite; rules; enforcement
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-7— Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-7.1— Secretary to establish visitation protocols during declared disasters and emergencies
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-7.2— Resident visitation rights for adult care homes, including family care homes, during a disaster declaration or emergency
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-7.5— Patient visitation rights for adult care home residents and special care unit residents
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-8— Adult care home special care units; disclosure of information required
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-9— Immunization of employees and residents of adult care homes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-10— Adult care home rated certificates