North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter K - RESIDENTIAL MATERNITY HOMES › Section .0200 - MINIMUM LICENSURE STANDARDS › Section 70K .0204 - PROGRAM OF CARE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The program of
				  care shall be suited to the needs of adolescent and adult women experiencing an
				  unplanned pregnancy. There shall be opportunity provided for private time, for
				  family contacts, and for group fellowship.
(b) The residents shall be free from duress
				  to make their own decisions about releasing or keeping their babies.
(c) The residents shall be provided
				  confidentiality concerning their situations and protection from harm insofar as
				  possible.
(d) Educational
				  opportunities shall be provided or arranged by the residential maternity home
				  in accordance with the needs of individual residents and resources available in
				  the community. For those residents who are required to attend school under the
				  compulsory school attendance laws of North Carolina, the maternity home shall
				  arrange for attendance in a public or a nonpublic school which is operated in
				  accordance with the laws of North Carolina. If a school or educational program
				  is maintained and operated by the maternity home which residents attend in lieu
				  of attending public schools, the maternity home shall comply with the North
				  Carolina General Statutes governing nonpublic schools. Opportunity shall be
				  offered to residents who wish to participate in educational courses available
				  in the community.
(e) Health
				  education including information about pregnancy, delivery, and family planning
				  services shall be provided residents. Information about the care of infants
				  shall be made available to the residents who want this information.
(f) Recreational activities shall be provided
				  which meet the needs of residents. Suitable space shall be provided at the
				  maternity home for both indoor and outdoor activities. Participation in
				  community activities shall be provided.
(g) Work assignments in the maternity home
				  shall be geared to the physical health and emotional well-being of the
				  residents in care. Residents shall be given the opportunity to voluntarily seek
				  paid employment when employment is in accordance with the recommendation of
				  their licensed medical provider and other professional staff of the maternity
				  home. No resident shall be required to work for the purpose of paying the
				  maternity home for her care.
(h)
				  The maternity home shall define in writing and make available to applicants and
				  residents those rules and regulations which the residents shall be expected to
				  follow. These rules and regulations shall respect the personal freedom of the
				  residents. These rules and regulations shall not infringe on the residents'
				  rights to send and receive uncensored mail and for planned visits with their
				  families and others. Visitors shall not be allowed to visit minors without
				  prior consent of the parents or guardian, or legal custodian.
(i) Nutritious, foods shall be provided in
				  the variety and amounts necessary to meet the National Research Council's
				  Recommended Daily Dietary Allowances (USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and
				  Promotion, 1120 20th Street, NW, Suite 200N, Washington, DC 20036). Special
				  diets shall be planned to meet the modified needs of individual residents as
				  prescribed by a licensed medical provider. Menus shall be planned and written
				  by, or in consultation with, a licensed dietician/nutritionist. Menus shall be
				  planned and written at least one week in advance. Snacks shall be recorded on
				  the regular menu.
(j) Each resident
				  shall be provided prenatal care and general health care by a licensed medical
				  provider which includes:
(1) a complete
				  medical and obstetrical history and examination before or within one week after
				  admission to the home;
(2) periodic
				  examinations during pregnancy as outlined by the licensed medical
				  provider;
(3) dental services as
				  needed; and
(4) medical services as
				  needed.