North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation › Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES › Section .1700 - MUNICIPAL LOCKUPS › Section 14J .1701 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply in
					 10A NCAC
					 14J .1700:
(1) "Addition" is an extension or increase in
				  floor area or height of a building or structure.
(2) "Alteration" is any change or
				  modification in construction or use.
(3) "Booking area" is a secure area where a
				  person is admitted to a jail and procedures such as searching, fingerprinting,
				  photographing, health screening, and collecting personal history data
				  occur.
(4) "Section" is the Jail
				  and Detention Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation, Department
				  of Health and Human Services.
(5)
				  "Cell" is any confinement unit.
(6)
				  "Cellblock" is a separate and identifiable grouping of cells.
(7) "Communicable disease or condition" is an
				  illness or condition as defined in
				  G.S.
				  130A-133 which is hereby adopted by reference
				  pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-14(c).
(8) "Confinement unit" is a single
				  segregation cell, a single cell, a multiple occupancy cell or a
				  dormitory.
(9) "Contraband" is any
				  item that a person is not authorized to possess in the lockup because it is a
				  violation of law or a violation of rules.
(10) "Department", unless otherwise
				  specified, is the North Carolina Department of Health and Human
				  Services.
(11) "Division", unless
				  otherwise specified, is the Division of Health Service Regulation of the North
				  Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
(12) "Emergency medical problem" is a serious
				  medical need, including severe bleeding, unconsciousness, serious breathing
				  difficulties, head injury, severe pain, suicidal behavior or severe burns, that
				  requires immediate medical attention and that cannot be deferred until the next
				  scheduled sick call or clinic.
(13)
				  "Footcandle" is the amount of light thrown on a surface one foot away from the
				  light source. It is a unit for measuring the intensity of
				  illumination.
(14) "Governing body"
				  refers to the governing body of a municipal government.
(15) "Health screening" is a procedure for
				  each newly-admitted inmate that combines visual observation with an interview
				  to obtain relevant information about the inmate's physical and mental
				  health.
(16) "Inmate" is any
				  person, whether pretrial, unsentenced, or sentenced, who is confined in a
				  lockup.
(17) "Inmate processing
				  area" is a secure area through which inmates enter and exit, and it may be
				  combined with the booking area.
(18) "Institutional-Restrained" is a Building
				  Code occupancy classification used for buildings in which persons are
				  restrained under lock and key or other security measures which render them
				  incapable of self-preservation due to the security measures not being under
				  their direct control.
(19) "Medical
				  record" is a record of medical problems, examinations, diagnoses and
				  treatments.
(20) "Multiple
				  occupancy cell" is a cell designed to house up to four inmates.
(21) "Municipal lockup" is a facility
				  designated for the confinement of persons for periods not to exceed 24 hours,
				  pending release or transfer to the county jail. The facility is authorized,
				  maintained, and administered by municipal officials.
(22) "Officer" is a person, whether sworn or
				  unsworn, who is involved in the supervision, control, or custody of
				  inmates.
(23) "Operations manual"
				  is a set of written policies and procedures for the operation of a lockup in
				  compliance with state and federal law and the minimum standards for the
				  operation of municipal lockups.
(24) "Qualified medical personnel" are
				  persons who provide medical services to inmates and who are licensed,
				  certified, registered, or approved, in accordance with state law. It includes
				  persons who provide limited medical services under supervision as permitted by
				  law.
(25) "Registered dietitian" is
				  a specialist in the field of nutrition, dietetics and food system management
				  who maintains current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
				  of the American Dietetic Association.
(26) "Repair" is reconstruction or renewal of
				  any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance.
(27) "Residential" is a Building Code
				  occupancy classification used for buildings which provide sleeping
				  accommodations for the occupants and in which the egress doors are unlocked at
				  all times thereby providing free movement to the building exterior from
				  occupied areas.
(28) "Sally port"
				  is an enclosed entry and exit area used either for vehicular or pedestrian
				  traffic with gates or doors at both ends, only one of which opens at a
				  time.
(29) "Secretary", unless
				  otherwise specified, is the Secretary of Department of Health and Human
				  Services.
(30) "Security perimeter"
				  is the outer portion of a lockup that provides for the secure confinement of
				  inmates and that prevents the entry of unauthorized persons or
				  contraband.
(31) "Security
				  vestibule" is a defined space that provides security by using two or more
				  doors, with each door able to operate independently, and that permits an
				  officer to observe those who pass through the space.
(32) "Single cell" is a cell designed to
				  house one inmate.
(33) "Tamper
				  resistant" means designed to prevent damage, destruction or interference by
				  inmates.
(34) "View panel" is a
				  transparent panel.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 153A-221;
Eff. June 1,
					 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. January 5,
					 2016.