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NC Gen Stat § 130A-137 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-137 - Medical facilities may report.

 130A-137. Medical facilities may report.A medical facility, in which there is a patient reasonably suspected of having a communicable disease or condition declared by the Commission to be reported, may report information specified by the Commission to the local health director of the county or district in which the facility is located. (1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-138 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-138 - Operators of restaurants and other food or drink establishments to report.

 130A-138. Operators of restaurants and other food or drink establishments to report.An operator of a restaurant or other establishment where food or drink is prepared or served for pay, as defined in G.S. 130A-247(4) and (5), shall report information required by the Commission to the local health director of the county or district in which the restaurant or food establishment is located when the operator has reason to suspect an outbreak of food-borne illness in its customers or employees or when it has reason to suspect that a food handler at the establishment has a food-borne disease or food-borne condition required by the Commission to be reported. (1917, c. 263, s. 9; C.S., s. 7153; 1921, c. 223, s. 3; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1979, c. 192, s. 3; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-139 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-139 - Persons in charge of laboratories to report.

 130A-139. Persons in charge of laboratories to report.A person in charge of a laboratory providing diagnostic service in this State shall report information required by the Commission to a public health agency specified by the Commission when the laboratory makes any of the following findings:(1) Sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens which are smear positive for acid fast bacilli or culture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis;(2) Urethral smears positive for Gram-negative intracellular diplococci or any culture positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae;(3) Positive serological tests for syphilis or positive darkfield examination; [or](4) Any other positive test indicative of a communicable disease or communicable condition for which laboratory reporting is required by the Commission.  (1981, c. 81, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 9; 2001-28, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-140 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-140 - Local health directors to report.

 130A-140. Local health directors to report.A local health director shall report to the Department all cases of diseases or conditions or laboratory findings of residents of the jurisdiction of the local health department which are reported to the local health director pursuant to this Article. A local health director shall report all other cases and laboratory findings reported pursuant to this Article to the local health director of the county, district, or authority where the person with the reportable disease or condition or laboratory finding resides. (1919, c. 206, s. 2; C.S., s. 7192; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1961, c. 753; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 10; 1997-502, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-141 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-141 - Form, content and timing of reports.

 130A-141. Form, content and timing of reports.The Commission shall adopt rules which establish the specific information to be submitted when making a report required by this Article, time limits for reporting, the form of the reports and to whom reports of laboratory findings are to be made. (1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-141.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-141.1 - Temporary order to report.

 130A-141.1. Temporary order to report.(a) The State Health Director may issue a temporary order requiring health care providers to report symptoms, diseases, conditions, trends in use of health care services, or other health-related information when necessary to conduct a public health investigation or surveillance of an illness, condition, or symptoms that may indicate the existence of a communicable disease or condition that presents a danger to the public health. The order shall specify which health care providers must report, what information is to be reported, and the period of time for which reporting is required. The period of time for which reporting is required pursuant to a temporary order shall not exceed 90 days. The Commission may adopt rules to continue the reporting requirement when necessary to protect the public health.(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "health care provider" has the same meaning as that term is defined in G.S. 130A-476(g). (2004-80, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-142 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-142 - Immunity of persons who report.

 130A-142. Immunity of persons who report.A person who makes a report pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of making that report. (1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-146 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-146 - Transportation of bodies of persons who have died of reportable diseases.

 130A-146. Transportation of bodies of persons who have died of reportable diseases.No person shall transport in this State the remains of any person who has died of a disease declared by the Commission to be reported until the body has been encased in a manner as prescribed by rule by the Commission. Only persons who have complied with the rules of the Commission concerning the removal of dead bodies shall be issued a burial-transit permit. (1893, c. 214, s. 16; Rev., s. 4459; C.S., s. 7161; 1953, c. 675, s. 16; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-147 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-147 - Rules of the Commission.

 130A-147. Rules of the Commission.For the protection of the public health, the Commission is authorized to adopt rules for the detection, control and prevention of communicable diseases. (1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-149 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-149 - Recodified as G.S. 130A-479 by Session Laws 2002-179, s. 2, effective October 1, 2002.

 130A-149: Recodified as G.S. 130A-479 by Session Laws 2002-179, s. 2, effective October 1, 2002.
NC Gen Stat § 130A-150 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-150 - Statewide surveillance and reporting system.

 130A-150. Statewide surveillance and reporting system.(a) By December 31, 2011, the Department, in consultation with the State HAI Advisory Group and in accordance with rules adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, shall establish a statewide surveillance and reporting system for specified health care-associated infections.(b) The Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the statewide surveillance and reporting system established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The rules shall specify uniform standards for surveillance and reporting of specified health care-associated infections under the statewide surveillance and reporting system. The uniform standards shall include at least all of the following:(1) A preference for electronic surveillance of specified health care-associated infections to the greatest extent practicable.(2) A requirement for electronic reporting of specified health care-associated infections.(c) Each hospital, as defined in G.S. 131E-76(3), is subject to the statewide surveillance and reporting system established in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and shall be responsible for health care-associated infections surveillance and reporting of specified health care-associated infections data to the Department through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Health Care Safety Network.(d) The Department shall release to the public aggregated and provider-specific data on health care-associated infections that does not contain social security numbers or other personal identifying information only if it deems the release of this data to be reliable and necessary to protect the public's health.(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 12A.8(d), effective July 1, 2013.  (2011-386, ss. 1, 2; 2013-360, s. 12A.8(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-152 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-152 - Immunization required.

 130A-152. Immunization required.(a) Every child present in this State shall be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, red measles (rubeola) and rubella. In addition, every child present in this State shall be immunized against any other disease upon a determination by the Commission that the immunization is in the interest of the public health. Every parent, guardian, person in loco parentis and person or agency, whether governmental or private, with legal custody of a child shall have the responsibility to ensure that the child has received the required immunization at the age required by the Commission. If a child has not received the required immunizations by the specified age, the responsible person shall obtain the required immunization for the child as soon as possible after the lack of the required immunization is determined.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2002-179, s. 10, effective October 1, 2002.(c) The Commission shall adopt and the Department shall enforce rules concerning the implementation of the immunization program. The rules shall provide for:(1) The child's age at administration of each vaccine;(2) The number of doses of each vaccine;(3) Exemptions from the immunization requirements where medical practice suggests that immunization would not be in the best health interests of a specific category of children;(4) The procedures and practices for administering the vaccine; and(5) Redistribution of vaccines provided to local health departments.(c1) The Commission for Public Health shall, pursuant to G.S. 130A-152 and G.S. 130A-433, adopt rules establishing reasonable fees for the administration of vaccines and rules limiting the requirements that can be placed on children, their parents, guardians, or custodians as a condition for receiving vaccines provided by the State. These rules shall become effective January 1, 1994.(d) Only vaccine preparations which meet the standards of the United States Food and Drug Administration or its successor in licensing vaccines and are approved for use by the Commission may be used.(e) When the Commission requires immunization against a disease not listed in paragraph (a) of this section, or requires an additional dose of a vaccine, the Commission is authorized to exempt from the new requirement children who are or who have been enrolled in school (K-12) on or before the effective date of the new requirement. (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1971, c. 191; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; c. 632, s. 1; 1975, c. 84; 1977, c. 160; 1979, c. 56, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 158; 1993, c. 321, s. 281(a); 2002-179, s. 10; 2007-182, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-153 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-153 - Obtaining immunization; reporting by local health departments; access to immunization information in patient records; immunization of minors.

 130A-153. Obtaining immunization; reporting by local health departments; access to immunization information in patient records; immunization of minors.(a) The required immunization may be obtained from a physician licensed to practice medicine, from a local health department, or in the case of a person at least 18 years of age, from an immunizing pharmacist. Local health departments shall administer required and State-supplied immunizations at no cost to uninsured or underinsured patients with family incomes below two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level. A local health department may redistribute these vaccines only in accordance with the rules of the Commission.(b) Local health departments shall file monthly immunization reports with the Department. The report shall be filed on forms prepared by the Department and shall state, at a minimum, each patient's age and the number of doses of each type of vaccine administered.(c) Immunization certificates and information concerning immunizations contained in medical or other records shall, upon request, be shared with the Department, local health departments, an immunizing pharmacist, and the patient's attending physician. In addition, an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization, as those terms are defined in G.S. 58-39-15, may share immunization information with the Department. The Commission may, for the purpose of assisting the Department in enforcing this Part, provide by rule that other persons may have access to immunization information, in whole or in part.(d) A physician or local health department may immunize a minor with the consent of a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the minor. A physician or local health department may also immunize a minor who is presented for immunization by an adult who signs a statement that he or she is authorized by a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the minor to obtain the immunization for the minor.  (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 177; 1965, c. 652; 1971, c. 191; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1979, c. 56, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 743, ss. 1, 2; 1993, c. 134, s. 1; 1999-110, s. 2; 2009-451, s. 10.29A(a); 2010-31, s. 10.13(b); 2013-246, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-154 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-154 - Certificate of immunization.

 130A-154. Certificate of immunization.(a) A physician or local health department administering a required vaccine shall give a certificate of immunization to the person who presented the child for immunization. The certificate shall state the name of the child, the name of the child's parent, guardian, or person responsible for the child obtaining the required immunization, the address of the child and the parent, guardian or responsible person, the date of birth of the child, the sex of the child, the number of doses of the vaccine given, the date the doses were given, the name and address of the physician or local health department administering the required immunization and other relevant information required by the Commission.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person who received immunizations in a state other than North Carolina shall present an official certificate or record of immunization to the child care facility, school (K-12), or college or university. This certificate or record shall state the person's name, address, date of birth, and sex; the type and number of doses of administered vaccine; the dates of the first MMR and the last DTP and polio; the name and address of the physician or local health department administering the required immunization; and other relevant information required by the Commission. (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 177; 1965, c. 652; 1971, c. 191; 1979, c. 56, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1999-110, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-156 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-156 - Medical exemption.

 130A-156. Medical exemption.The Commission for Public Health shall adopt by rule medical contraindications to immunizations required by G.S. 130A-152. If a physician licensed to practice medicine in this State certifies that a required immunization is or may be detrimental to a person's health due to the presence of one of the contraindications adopted by the Commission, the person is not required to receive the specified immunization as long as the contraindication persists. The State Health Director may, upon request by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this State, grant a medical exemption to a required immunization for a contraindication not on the list adopted by the Commission. (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 177; 1965, c. 652; 1971, c. 191; 1979, c. 56, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 18; 1989, c. 122; 1999-110, s. 6; 2007-182, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-157 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-157 - Religious exemption.

 130A-157. Religious exemption.If the bona fide religious beliefs of an adult or the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis of a child are contrary to the immunization requirements contained in this Chapter, the adult or the child shall be exempt from the requirements. Upon submission of a written statement of the bona fide religious beliefs and opposition to the immunization requirements, the person may attend the college, university, school or facility without presenting a certificate of immunization. (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 177; 1965, c. 652; 1971, c. 191; 1979, c. 56, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 692, s. 2; 2002-179, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-158 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-158 - Restitution required when vaccine spoiled due to provider negligence.

 130A-158. Restitution required when vaccine spoiled due to provider negligence.Immunization program providers shall be liable for restitution to the State for the cost of replacement vaccine when vaccine in the provider's inventory has become spoiled or unstable due to the provider's negligence and unreasonable failure to properly handle or store the vaccine. (2001-424, s. 21.86(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-184 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-184 - Definitions.

 130A-184. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Part:(1) Animal Control Officer. - A city or county employee whose responsibility includes animal control. The term "Animal Control Officer" also includes agents of a private organization that is operating an animal shelter under contract with a city or county whenever those agents are performing animal control functions at the shelter.(2) Cat. - A domestic feline of the genus and species Felis catus.(3) Certified rabies vaccinator. - A person appointed and certified to administer rabies vaccine to animals in accordance with this Part.(4) Dog. - A domestic canine of the genus, species, and subspecies Canis lupus familiaris.(4a) Feral. - An animal that is not socialized.(4b) Ferret. - A domestic mammal of the genus, species, and subspecies Mustela putorius furo.(5) Rabies vaccine. - An animal rabies vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved for use in this State by the Commission.(6) State Public Heath Veterinarian. - A person appointed by the Secretary to direct the State public health veterinary program.(6a) Stray. - An animal that meets both of the following conditions:a. Is beyond the limits of confinement or lost.b. Is not wearing any tags, microchips, tattoos, or other methods of identification.(7) Vaccination. - The administration of rabies vaccine by a person authorized to administer it under G.S. 130A-185.  (1935, c. 122, s. 1; 1949, c. 645, s. 1; 1953, c. 876, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-304, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-185 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-185 - Vaccination required.

 130A-185. Vaccination required.(a) Vaccination required. - The owner of an animal listed in this subsection over four months of age shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies:(1) Cat.(2) Dog.(3) Ferret.(b) Vaccination. - Only animal rabies vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the Commission shall be used on animals in this State. A rabies vaccine may only be administered by one or more of the following:(1) A licensed veterinarian.(2) A registered veterinary technician under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian.(3) A certified rabies vaccinator.  (1935, c. 122, s. 1; 1941, c. 259, s. 2; 1953, c. 876, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-186 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-186 - Appointment and certification of certified rabies vaccinator.

 130A-186. Appointment and certification of certified rabies vaccinator.In those counties where licensed veterinarians are not available to participate in all scheduled county rabies control clinics, the local health director shall appoint one or more persons for the purpose of administering rabies vaccine to animals in that county. Whether or not licensed veterinarians are available, the local health director may appoint one or more persons for the purpose of administering rabies vaccine to animals in their county and these persons will make themselves available to participate in the county rabies control program. The State Public Health Veterinarian shall provide at least four hours of training to those persons appointed by the local health director to administer rabies vaccine. Upon satisfactory completion of the training, the State Public Health Veterinarian shall certify in writing that the appointee has demonstrated a knowledge and procedure acceptable for the administration of rabies vaccine to animals. A certified rabies vaccinator shall be authorized to administer rabies vaccine to animals in the county until the appointment by the local health director has been terminated. (1935, c. 122, s. 3; 1941, c. 259, s. 3; 1953, c. 876, s. 3; 1957, c. 1357, s. 4; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-187 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 6 - Communicable Diseases.|§ 130A-187 - County rabies vaccination clinics.

 130A-187. County rabies vaccination clinics.(a) Local Clinics. - The local health director shall organize or assist other county departments to organize at least one countywide rabies vaccination clinic per year for the purpose of vaccinating animals required to be vaccinated under this Part. Public notice of the time and place of rabies vaccination clinics shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the area.(b) Fee. - The county board of commissioners may establish a fee to be charged for a rabies vaccination given at a county rabies vaccination clinic. The fee amount may consist of the following:(1) A charge for administering and storing the vaccine, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).(2) The actual cost of the rabies vaccine, the vaccination certificate, and the rabies vaccination tag.  (1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 219; 2009-327, s. 3.)