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NC Gen Stat § 131E-44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-44 - General powers.

 131E-44. General powers.(a) The inhabitants of a hospital district are a body corporate and politic by the name specified by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Under that name they:(1) Are vested with all the property and rights of property belonging to any corporation;(2) Have perpetual succession;(3) May sue or be sued;(4) May contract;(5) May acquire any real or personal property;(6) May hold, invest, sell or dispose of property;(7) May have a seal and alter and renew it; and(8) May exercise the powers conferred upon them by this Part.(b) A hospital district is vested with all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Part, including the following powers, which are in addition to the powers granted elsewhere:(1) Those powers granted under the Municipal Hospital Act, Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, Article 2, Part A;(2) To issue general obligation and revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes pursuant to the Local Government Finance Act, Chapter 159 of the General Statutes;(3) To issue tax and revenue anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, Article 9, Part 2; and(4) All other powers as are necessary and incidental to the exercise of the powers of this Part. (1971, c. 780, s. 37.4; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; c. 494, s. 45; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-45 - County taxes.

 131E-45. County taxes.The county board of commissioners may levy a tax for the financing of the operation, equipment, and maintenance of any hospital operated by the district, including any public or nonprofit hospital, if the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the hospital district who shall vote on the question of levying the tax. The county board of commissioners shall determine the rate or amount of taxes that will be levied if approved by the voters of the district. The election on the question of levying the tax may be held at any time fixed by the county board of commissioners and shall be conducted in the same manner as bond elections held under G.S. 159-61. (1949, c. 766, s. 5; 1953, c. 1045, s. 6; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-46 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-46 - Referendum on repeal of tax levy.

 131E-46. Referendum on repeal of tax levy.(a) The board of commissioners of the county in which a hospital district was created under the provisions of this Part may, if a tax levy was authorized by referendum under G.S. 131E-45, call a referendum on the repeal of the authority to levy a tax. Such referendum may be called only if there are no outstanding general obligation bonds of the district.(b) The question on the ballot shall be:"[] FOR removal of the right of the board of county commissioners to levy and collect a tax in ______ Hospital District of ______ County,"[] AGAINST removal of the right of the board of county commissioners to levy and collect a tax in ______ Hospital District of ______ County."(c) The referendum shall be conducted in the same manner as bond elections held under G.S. 159-61. No new registration of voters shall be required.(d) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the question, then beginning on the first day of the fiscal year following the date of the referendum, the board of county commissioners shall have no authority to levy a tax in the hospital district unless the voters approve under G.S. 131E-45. No referendum may be held within one year of the date of a referendum under this section. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-47 - Governing body.

 131E-47. Governing body.The board of county commissioners of the county in which a hospital district is located shall be the governing body of the district. All of the provisions of the Municipal Hospital Act, Chapter 131E, Article 2, Part 1, shall apply to the hospital district and to the county board of commissioners as the governing body. (1953, c. 1045, s. 7; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-47.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 2 - Public Hospitals.|§ 131E-47.1 - Limited liability.

 131E-47.1. Limited liability.(a) A person serving as a director, trustee, or officer of a public hospital as defined in G.S. 159-39, or as a commissioner, member, or officer of a hospital authority established under Part 1 or 2 of this Article, or as a director, trustee, or officer of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, shall be immune individually from civil liability for monetary damages, except to the extent covered by insurance, for any act or failure to act arising out of this service, except where the person:(1) Is compensated for his services beyond reimbursement for expenses,(2) Was not acting within the scope of his official duties,(3) Was not acting in good faith,(4) Committed gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct that resulted in the damage or injury,(5) Derived an improper personal financial benefit from the transaction,(6) Incurred the liability from the operation of a motor vehicle, or(7) Is defendant in an action brought under G.S. 55A-28.1 or 55A-28.2.(b) The immunity in subsection (a) is personal to the directors, trustees, officers, commissioners, and members, and does not immunize the hospital or hospital authority for liability for the acts or omissions of the directors, trustees, or officers. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1057, s. 1; c. 1100, s. 39.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-65 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 3 - North Carolina Specialty Hospitals.|§ 131E-65 - Alcohol Detoxification Program.

 131E-65. Alcohol Detoxification Program.There shall be no reduction of services offered, no contracting of primary services, nor removal of this facility from Buncombe County without prior approval of the General Assembly. (1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-67 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 3 - North Carolina Specialty Hospitals.|§ 131E-67 - Specialty hospitals.

 131E-67. Specialty hospitals.All functions, powers, duties, and obligations heretofore vested in the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Specialty Hospitals and Eastern North Carolina Hospital are hereby transferred to and vested in the Department. All appropriations heretofore made to such Board of Directors or to any of the hospitals are hereby transferred to the Department. The Secretary of the Department shall have the power and duty to adopt rules for the operation of these facilities. (1979, c. 838, s. 46; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-75 - Title; purpose.

 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.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-78 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-78 - Adverse action on a license.

 131E-78. Adverse action on a license.(a) The Department shall have the authority to deny, suspend, revoke, annul, withdraw, recall, cancel, or amend a license in any case when it finds a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Part or any rule promulgated under this Part.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-444, s. 1, effective August 23, 2007.(b1) The Secretary may suspend the admission of any new patients to specific areas of a hospital or suspend specific services of a hospital licensed under this Article where the conditions of the hospital constitute a substantial failure to comply with the provisions of this Part or any rule adopted under this Part and are dangerous to the health or safety of the patients. When the Secretary suspends admissions or specific services, the suspension shall be limited to the smallest possible components of the hospital. The Department shall provide consultation to assist the hospital in correcting the conditions that led to the suspension in order that the suspension can be lifted at the earliest possible time after the Secretary is satisfied that conditions or circumstances merit removal of the suspension. In determining whether to suspend admissions or services under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:(1) The character and degree of impact of the conditions at the hospital on the health and safety of its patients.(2) The character and degree of impact that the proposed suspension of admissions or services would have on the functionality of the hospital and the availability of services necessary to the community or to current patients of the hospital.(3) Whether all other reasonable means for correcting the problem have been exhausted and no less restrictive alternative to suspension of admissions or service exists.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-444, s. 1, effective August 23, 2007.(c1) A hospital may contest any adverse action on its license under this section in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1947, c. 933, s. 6; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; c. 1090, s. 1; 1981, c. 614, ss. 16, 17; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 1; 2007-444, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-78.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-78.5 - Designation as primary stroke center.

 131E-78.5. Designation as primary stroke center.(a) The Department shall designate as a primary stroke center any hospital licensed under this Article that demonstrates to the Department that the hospital is certified by the Joint Commission or other nationally recognized accrediting body that requires conformance to best practices for stroke care in order to be identified as a primary stroke center. A hospital that is certified by the Joint Commission or other nationally recognized accrediting body that requires conformance to best practices for stroke care in order to be identified as a primary stroke center shall report the certification to the Department within 90 days of receiving that certification. A hospital shall inform the Department of any changes to its certification status within 30 days of any change.(b) Each hospital designated as a primary stroke center pursuant to this section shall make efforts to coordinate the provision of appropriate acute stroke care with other hospitals licensed in this State through a formal written agreement. The agreement shall, at a minimum, address (i) transportation of acute stroke patients to hospitals designated as primary stroke centers and (ii) acceptance by hospitals designated as primary stroke centers of acute stroke patients initially treated at hospitals that are not capable of providing appropriate stroke care.(c) The Department shall maintain within the Division of Health Service Regulation, Office of Emergency Services, a list of the hospitals designated as primary stroke centers in accordance with this section and post the list on the Department's Internet Web site. Annually on June 1, the Department shall transmit this list to the medical director of each licensed emergency medical services provider in this State.(d) A hospital licensed under this Article shall not advertise or hold itself out to the public as a primary stroke center unless certified as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission or other nationally recognized accrediting body that requires conformance to best practices for stroke care in order to be identified as a primary stroke center.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following:(1) Establish a standard of medical practice for stroke patients.(2) Restrict in any way the authority of any hospital to provide services authorized under its hospital license.(f) The Department may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.  (2013-44, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-79 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-79 - Rules and enforcement.

 131E-79. Rules and enforcement.(a) The Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this Article.(b) The Department shall enforce this Article and the rules of the Commission. (1947, c. 933, s. 6; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-79.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-79.1 - Counseling patients regarding prescriptions.

 131E-79.1. Counseling patients regarding prescriptions.(a) Any hospital or other health care facility licensed pursuant to this Chapter or Chapter 122C of the General Statutes, health maintenance organization, local health department, community health center, medical office, or facility operated by a health care provider licensed under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, providing patient counseling by a physician, a registered nurse, or any other appropriately trained health care professional shall be deemed in compliance with the rules adopted by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy regarding patient counseling.(b) As used in this section, "patient counseling" means the effective communication of information to the patient or representative in order to improve therapeutic outcomes by maximizing proper use of prescription medications and devices. (1993, c. 529, s. 7.7.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-79.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-79.2 - Educating parents of newborns regarding pertussis disease.

 131E-79.2. Educating parents of newborns regarding pertussis disease.(a) Each hospital licensed under this Article shall provide to the parents of newborns delivered at the hospital free, medically accurate educational information about pertussis disease and the availability of the tetanus-diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine to protect against pertussis disease. The hospital shall provide this educational information to parents during the postpartum period and prior to the mother's discharge from the hospital. As used in this section, "postpartum period" means the period of time between the mother's admittance to the hospital for delivery of the newborn child through the first few hours after childbirth.(b) The educational information provided to parents pursuant to this section shall include, at a minimum, the most current recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices regarding the use of tetanus-toxoid-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine to reduce the burden of pertussis in infants.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hospital to provide or pay for any vaccination against pertussis disease.  (2013-161, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-81 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-81 - Penalties.

 131E-81. Penalties.(a) Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any hospital without a license is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and upon conviction is only liable for a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent offense. Each day of a continuing violation after conviction is a separate offense.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, any person that willfully violates any provision of this Part, willfully fails to perform any act required by this Part, or willfully performs any act prohibited by this Part is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (1947, c. 933, s. 6; 1983, c. 775, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 958; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2021-84, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-82 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-82 - Injunction.

 131E-82. Injunction.(a) Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the Department may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the State for injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation of a hospital without a license.(b) If any person shall hinder the proper performance of duty of the Secretary or a representative in carrying out the provisions of this Part, the Secretary may institute an action in the superior court of the county in which the hindrance occurred for injunctive relief against the continued hindrance, irrespective of all other remedies at law.(c) Actions under this section shall be in accordance with Article 37 of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes, and Rule 65 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. (1947, c. 933, s. 6; 1973, c. 476, s. 152; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-83 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-83 - Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.

 131E-83. Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.A hospital may temporarily increase its bed capacity by up to ten percent (10%) over its licensed bed capacity by utilizing observation beds for hospital inpatients if the hospital notifies and obtains the approval of the Division of Health Service Regulation. For purposes of this section, "temporarily" means not longer than 60 consecutive days. (2001-410, s. 1; 2007-182, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-84 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-84 - Waiver of rules for hospitals that provide temporary shelter or temporary services during a disaster or emergency.

 131E-84. Waiver of rules for hospitals that provide temporary shelter or temporary services during a disaster or emergency.(a) The Division of Health Service Regulation may temporarily waive, during disasters or emergencies declared in accordance with Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes, any rules of the Commission pertaining to a hospital to the extent necessary to allow the hospital to provide temporary shelter and temporary services requested by the emergency management agency. The Division may identify, in advance of a declared disaster or emergency, rules that may be waived, and the extent to which the rules may be waived, upon a declaration of disaster or emergency in accordance with Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes. The Division may also waive rules under this subsection during a declared disaster or emergency upon the request of an emergency management agency and may rescind the waiver if, after investigation, the Division determines the waiver poses an unreasonable risk to the health, safety, or welfare of any of the persons occupying the hospital. The emergency management agency requesting temporary shelter or temporary services shall notify the Division within 72 hours of the time the preapproved waivers are deemed by the emergency management agency to apply.(b) As used in this section, "emergency management agency" is as defined in G.S. 166A-19.3.  (2007-444, s. 2; 2012-12, s. 2(t).)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-84.05 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-84.05 - Patient visitation by clergy, including during declared disasters or emergencies.

 131E-84.05. Patient visitation by clergy, including during declared disasters or emergencies.Notwithstanding G.S. 131E-84, Chapter 166A of the General Statutes, or any other provision of law to the contrary, each hospital licensed under this Article shall allow a clergy member to visit any patient admitted to the hospital who requests or consents to be visited by a clergy member during the patient's hospital stay, including a hospital stay that occurs during a declared disaster or emergency. A hospital may require a visiting clergy member to submit to health screenings necessary to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, a hospital may restrict a visiting clergy member who does not pass a health screening requirement or who has tested positive for an infectious disease. A hospital may require a visiting clergy member to adhere to infection control procedures, including wearing personal protective equipment, as long as the infection control procedures do not interfere with the religious beliefs of the patient or the visiting clergy member.  (2021-156, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 131E-84.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services|Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.|§ 131E-84.1 - Human trafficking public awareness sign.

 131E-84.1. Human trafficking public awareness sign.Each hospital licensed under this Article shall prominently display in its emergency room or emergency department in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public a public awareness sign created and provided by the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission that contains the National Human Trafficking Resource hotline information.  (2017-57, s. 17.4(d); 2017-197, s. 5.8.)