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NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.01 - Definitions.

 130A-45.01. Definitions.As used in this Part, unless otherwise specified:(1) "Authority service area" means the area within the boundaries of the authority as provided for in G.S. 130A-45.4.(2) "Board" means a public health authority board created under this Part.(3) "County" means the county which is, or is about to be, included in the territorial boundaries of a public health authority when created hereunder.(4) "County board of commissioners" means the legislative body charged with governing the county.(5) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.(6) "Federal government" means the United States of America, or any agency, instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.(7) "Government" means the State and federal governments and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them.(8) "Public health authority" means a public body and a body corporate and politic organized under the provisions of this Part.(9) "Public health facility" means any one or more buildings, structures, additions, extensions, improvements, or other facilities, whether or not located on the same site or sites, machinery, equipment, furnishings or other real or personal property suitable for providing public health services; and includes, without limitation, local public health departments or centers; public health clinics and outpatient facilities; nursing homes, including skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities, adult care homes for the aged and disabled; public health laboratories; administration buildings, central service and other administrative facilities; communication, computer and other electronic facilities; pharmaceutical facilities; storage space; vehicular parking lots and other such public health facilities, customarily under the jurisdiction of or provided by public health departments, or any combination of the foregoing, with all necessary, convenient or related interests in land, machinery, apparatus, appliances, equipment, furnishings, appurtenances, site preparation, landscaping, and physical amenities.(10) "Real property" means lands, lands under water, structures, and any and all easements, franchises and incorporeal hereditaments and every estate and right therein, legal and equitable, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or otherwise.(11) "State" means the State of North Carolina. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.02 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.02 - Creation of a public health authority.

 130A-45.02. Creation of a public health authority.(a) A public health authority may be created upon joint resolution of the county board of commissioners and the local board of health that it is in the interest of the public health and welfare to create a public health authority to provide public health services as required under G.S. 130A-34.(b) A public health authority including more than one county may be formed upon joint resolution of the county boards of commissioners and local boards of health having jurisdiction over each of the counties involved.(c) After the adoption of a resolution creating a public health authority, a public health authority board shall be appointed in accordance with G.S. 130A-45.1.(d) A county may join a public health authority upon joint resolution of the boards of commissioners and local boards of health having jurisdiction over each of the counties involved.(e) A public health authority board shall govern the public health authority. All powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, or immunities conferred on the public health authority may be exercised by the authority board.(f) The public health authority board shall absorb the functions, assets, and liabilities of the county or district boards of health, and that board is dissolved.(g) For the purpose of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, a public health authority is a public authority as defined in G.S. 159-7(b)(10).(h) Before adopting a resolution creating a public health authority, the county board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing with notice published at least 10 days before the hearing.(i) For the purposes of Article 9 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, a public health authority is a person as defined in G.S. 131E-176(19). (1997-502, s. 1; 2001-92, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.2 - Dissolution of a public health authority.

 130A-45.2. Dissolution of a public health authority.(a) Whenever the board of commissioners of each county constituting a public health authority determines that the authority is not operating in the best health interests of the authority service area, they may direct that the authority be dissolved. In addition, whenever a board of commissioners of a county which is a member of an authority determines that the authority is not operating in the best health interests of that county, it may withdraw from the authority. Dissolution of an authority or withdrawal from the authority by a county shall be effective only at the end of the fiscal year in which the action of dissolution or withdrawal transpired.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no public health authority shall be dissolved without prior written notification to the Department.(c) Any budgetary surplus available to a public health authority at the time of its dissolution shall be distributed to those counties comprising the authority on the same pro rata basis that the counties appropriated and contributed funds to the authority's budget during the current fiscal year. Distribution to the counties shall be determined on the basis of an audit of the financial record of the authority. The public health authority board shall select a certified public accountant or an accountant who is subsequently certified by the Local Government Commission to conduct the audit. The audit shall be performed in accordance with G.S. 159-34. The same method of distribution of funds described above shall apply when one or more counties of an authority withdraw from the authority.(d) Upon dissolution or withdrawal, all rules adopted by the board continue in effect until amended or repealed by the new authority board or boards of health. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.5 - Powers and duties of a public health authority director.

 130A-45.5. Powers and duties of a public health authority director.(a) The public health authority director is an employee of the authority board and shall serve at the pleasure of the authority board.(b) An authority health director shall perform public health duties prescribed by and under the supervision of the public health authority board and the Department and shall be employed full time in the field of public health.(c) An authority health director shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To administer programs as directed by the public health authority board;(2) To enforce the rules of the public health authority board;(3) To investigate the causes of infectious, communicable, and other diseases;(4) To exercise quarantine authority and isolation authority pursuant to G.S. 130A-145;(5) To disseminate public health information and to promote the benefits of good health;(6) To advise local officials concerning public health matters;(7) To enforce the immunization requirements of Part 2 of Article 7 of this Chapter;(8) To examine and investigate cases of venereal disease pursuant to Parts 3 and 4 of Article 6 of this Chapter;(9) To examine and investigate cases of tuberculosis pursuant to Part 5 of Article 6 of this Chapter;(10) To examine, investigate, and control rabies pursuant to Part 6 of Article 6 of this Chapter;(11) To abate public health nuisances and imminent hazards pursuant to G.S. 130A-19 and G.S. 130A-20; and(12) To employ, discipline, and dismiss employees of the public health authority.(d) Authority conferred upon a public health authority director may be exercised only within the county or counties comprising the public health authority. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.6 - Boundaries of the authority.

 130A-45.6. Boundaries of the authority.A public health authority may provide or contract to provide public health services and to acquire, construct, establish, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, or operate, and contract for the operation of any public health facilities outside the territorial limits, within reasonable limitation, of the county or counties creating the authority, but in no case shall a public health authority be held liable for damages to those outside the territorial limits of the county or counties creating the authority for failure to provide any public health service. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.7 - Medical review committee.

 130A-45.7. Medical review committee.(a) A member of a duly appointed medical review committee who acts without malice or fraud shall not be subject to liability for damages in any civil action on account of any act, statement, or proceeding undertaken, made, or performed within the scope of the functions of the committee.(b) The proceedings of a medical review committee, the records and materials it produces and the materials it considers shall be confidential and not considered public records within the meaning of G.S. 132-1, "Public records" defined, and shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action against a public health authority or a provider of professional health services which results from matters which are the subject of evaluation and review by the committee. No person who was in attendance at a meeting of the committee shall be required to testify in any civil action as to any evidence or other matters produced or presented during the proceedings of the committee or as to any findings, recommendations, evaluations, opinions, or other actions of the committee or its members. However, information, documents, or records otherwise available are not immune from discovery or use in a civil action merely because they were presented during proceedings of the committee. A member of the committee or a person who testifies before the committee may testify in a civil action but cannot be asked about his testimony before the committee or any opinions formed as a result of the committee hearings. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.8 - Confidentiality of patient information.

 130A-45.8. Confidentiality of patient information.(a) Medical records compiled and maintained by public health authorities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.(b) Charges, accounts, credit histories, and other personal financial records compiled and maintained by public health authorities in connection with the admission, treatment, and discharge of individual patients are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.9 - Confidentiality of personnel information.

 130A-45.9. Confidentiality of personnel information.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the personnel files of employees or former employees and the files of applicants for employment maintained by a public health authority are not public records as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.(b) The following information with respect to each employee of a public health authority is a matter of public record: name; age; date of original employment or appointment; beginning and ending dates, position title, position descriptions, and total compensation of current and former positions; the terms of any contract by which the employee is employed whether written or oral, past and current, to the extent that the authority has the written contract or a record of the oral contract in its possession, and date of the most recent promotion, demotion, transfer, suspension, separation, or other change in position classification. In addition, the following information with respect to each licensed medical provider employed by or having privileges to practice in a public health facility shall be a matter of public record: educational history and qualifications, date and jurisdiction or original and current licensure; and information relating to medical board certifications or other qualifications of medical specialists. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "total compensation" includes pay, benefits, incentives, bonuses, and deferred and all other forms of compensation paid by the employing entity.(c) Information regarding the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, or conditions of appointment of an independent contractor who provides health care services under a contract with a public health authority is not a public record as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Information regarding a hearing or investigation of a complaint, charge, or grievance by or against an independent contractor who provides health care services under a contract with a public health authority is not a public record as defined by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Final action making an appointment or discharge or removal by a public health authority having final authority for the appointment or discharge or removal shall be taken in an open meeting, unless otherwise exempted by law. The following information with respect to each independent contractor of health care services of a public health authority is a matter of public record: name; age; date of original contract; beginning and ending dates; position title; position descriptions; and total compensation of current and former positions; and the date of the most recent promotion, demotion, transfer, suspension, separation, or other change in position classification. (1997-502, s. 1; 2007-508, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.10 - Confidentiality of credentialing information.

 130A-45.10. Confidentiality of credentialing information.Information acquired by a public health authority or by persons acting for or on behalf of a public health authority in connection with the credentialing and peer review of persons having or applying for privileges to practice in a public health facility is confidential and is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that information otherwise available to the public shall not become confidential merely because it was acquired by the authority or by persons acting for or on behalf of the authority. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.11 - Confidentiality of competitive health care information.

 130A-45.11. Confidentiality of competitive health care information.Information relating to competitive health care activities by or on behalf of public health authorities shall be confidential and not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that any contract entered into by or on behalf of a public health authority shall be a public record unless otherwise exempted by law. (1997-502, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.12 - Personnel.

 130A-45.12. Personnel.Employees under the supervision of the public health authority director are employees of the public health authority and shall be exempt from Chapter 126 of the General Statutes, unless otherwise provided in this Part. (2001-92, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-45.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-45.13 - Authority to contract directly with private providers to operate billing system for county Medicaid claims.

 130A-45.13. Authority to contract directly with private providers to operate billing system for county Medicaid claims.A public health authority board may contract directly with private vendors to operate the authority's Medicaid billing system as an alternative to the State-operated health services information system. The contract may provide for the private vendor to bill directly the State Medicaid billing system (MMIS), thereby bypassing the State health services information system (HSIS). The public health authority shall issue a "request for proposal" to solicit private vendor bids for contracts authorized under this section. Information systems authorized under this section shall be consistent with and interface with relevant statewide public health data systems to address State cost containment and service reporting needs. (2005-459, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-47 - Creation by Commission.

 130A-47. Creation by Commission.(a) For the purpose of preserving and promoting the public health and welfare, the Commission may create sanitary districts without regard for county, township or municipal lines. However, no municipal corporation or any part of the territory in a municipal corporation shall be included in a sanitary district except at the request of the governing board of the municipal corporation. If the municipal corporation has not levied any tax nor performed any official act nor held any elections within a period of four years preceding the date of the petition for the sanitary district, a request of the governing board shall not be required.(b) For the purposes of this Part, the term "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality, and the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Environmental Quality.  (1927, c. 100, s. 1; 1955, c. 1307; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2007-187, s. 1; 2015-241, ss. 14.30(u), (v).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-48 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-48 - Procedure for incorporating district.

 130A-48. Procedure for incorporating district.A sanitary district shall be incorporated as follows. Either fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the resident freeholders within a proposed sanitary district or fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the freeholders within a proposed sanitary district, whether or not the freeholders are residents of the proposed sanitary district, may petition the county board of commissioners of the county in which all or the largest portion of the land of the proposed district is located. This petition shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed sanitary district and the objectives of the proposed district. For the purposes of this Part, the term "freeholder" shall mean a person holding a deed to a tract of land within the district or proposed district, and also shall mean a person who has entered into a contract to purchase a tract of land within the district or proposed district, is making payments pursuant to a contract and will receive a deed upon completion of the contractual payments. The contracting purchaser, rather than the contracting seller, shall be deemed to be the freeholder. The county tax office shall be responsible for checking the freeholder status of those persons signing the petition. That office shall also be responsible for confirming the location of the property owned by those persons. Upon receipt of the petition, the county board of commissioners, through its chairperson, shall notify the Department and the chairperson of the county board of commissioners of any other county or counties in which any portion of the proposed district lies of the receipt of the petition. The chairperson shall request that the Department hold a joint public hearing with the county commissioners of all the counties in which a portion of the district lies concerning the creation of the proposed sanitary district. The Secretary and the chairperson of the county board of commissioners shall name a time and place within the proposed district to hold the public hearing. The chairperson of the county board of commissioners shall give prior notice of the hearing by posting a notice at the courthouse door of the county and also by publication at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county. In the event the hearing is to be before a joint meeting of the county boards of commissioners of more than one county, or in the event the land to be affected lies in more than one county, publication and notice shall be made in each of the affected counties. In the event that all matters pertaining to the creation of this sanitary district cannot be concluded at the hearing, the hearing may be continued at a time and place within the proposed district named by the Department. (1927, c. 100, ss. 2-4; 1951, c. 178, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 1189, s. 1; 1965, c. 135; 1967, c. 24, s. 21; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1975, c. 536; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2002-159, s. 55(f).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-49 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-49 - Declaration that district exists; status of industrial villages within boundaries of district.

 130A-49. Declaration that district exists; status of industrial villages within boundaries of district.(a) If, after the required public hearing, the Commission and the county commissioners determine that a district shall be created for the purposes stated in the petition, the Commission shall adopt a resolution defining the boundaries of the district and declaring the territory within the boundaries to be a sanitary district. The Commission may make minor deviation in defining the boundaries from those prescribed in the petition when it determines the change to be in the interest of the public health.(b) The owner or controller of an industrial plant may make application requesting that the plant or the plant and its contiguous village be included within or excluded from the sanitary district. The application shall be filed with the Commission on or before the date of the public hearing. If an application is properly filed, the Commission shall include or exclude the industrial plant and contiguous village in accordance with the application.(c) Each district when created shall be identified by a name or number assigned by the Commission. (1927, c. 100, s. 5; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-49.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 2 - Local Administration.|§ 130A-49.5 - Ethics.

 130A-49.5. Ethics.(a) The governing board shall adopt a resolution or policy containing a code of ethics, as required by G.S. 160A-86.(b) All members of the governing board, whether elected or appointed, shall receive the ethics education required by G.S. 160A-87.  (2009-403, s. 6.)