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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0103 - REVIEW BY THE REGIONAL PLACEMENT COMMITTEE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon
				  receipt of the evaluation of a prospective client, the regional placement
				  committee shall review the evaluation in order to determine whether placement
				  in the program would be appropriate for the prospective client. Such
				  determination shall be made by the committee within 30 days.
(b) In considering appropriateness for
				  placement, the committee shall determine the following:
(1) that the child is considered seriously
				  emotionally disturbed, and either multi-handicapped or chronically
				  impaired;
(2) that the child is
				  between the ages of 10 and 18;
(3)
				  that community and other residential placement have been considered and have
				  been judged inappropriate; and
(4)
				  that placement in the program is the least restrictive, appropriate
				  environment.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0104 - ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

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(a) A parent,
				  guardian or person standing in loco parentis of a child recommended by the
				  regional placement committee or transferred by the Secretary of Health and
				  Human Services shall request voluntary admission of the child to the
				  program.
(b) The program shall have
				  admission forms available.
(c) Upon
				  completion of the diagnostic evaluation, recommendation by the regional
				  placement committee, approval by the Division director, and the availability of
				  space, the child shall be admitted in accordance with the provisions of Article
				  4, Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General Statutes.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147(a)(2)(a);
Eff. March 24, 1981;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0105 - REVIEW OF APPROPRIATENESS OF ADMISSION

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After admission of the child, review procedures of Article
					 4, Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General Statutes shall be
					 followed.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147(a)(2)(a);
Eff. March 24, 1981;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0106 - TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PLAN

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(a) Within 24 hours
				  of admission to the program a preliminary treatment plan shall be developed and
				  implemented for the child. The treatment plan shall be based on a diagnostic
				  study, including a physical examination performed at admission.
(b) Within 30 days of admission, each client
				  shall have a treatment plan, as required by
				  G.S.
				  122C-57 and an individual education plan, as
				  required by
				  G.S.
				  115C-113, both to cover a period of three
				  months.
(c) A copy of the child's
				  treatment plan and individual education plan shall be furnished to the parent,
				  guardian, or person standing in loco parentis.
(d) Copies of the treatment plan and
				  individual education plan may be released to other persons or agencies within
				  the limits of the Division's Confidentiality Regulations as codified in
				  10A NCAC
				  26B and published in APSM 45-1.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147(a)(2)(a);
Eff. March 24, 1981;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0107 - PLAN FOR DISCHARGE

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(a) A discharge
				  plan shall be developed jointly by the program staff, the area mental health,
				  mental retardation and substance abuse program staff, the child's parent or
				  guardian, and the child.
(b) At
				  least two weeks prior to discharge, the child shall have a completed discharge
				  plan setting forth recommendations for meeting the child's treatment and
				  education needs.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 122C-57;
					 143B-147;
Eff. March
					 24, 1981;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0108 - TIME OUT

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(a) Time out
				  procedures which employ the use of a time out room shall be implemented only
				  upon the approval of the group supervisor. The use of such time out room
				  procedures shall meet the minimum conditions expressed in this Rule.
(b) The time out room shall be as follows:
(1) a permanent structural entity;
(2) constructed with an observation window or
				  video tape equipment for monitoring;
(3) at least 80 square feet in floor
				  space;
(4) adequately
				  ventilated;
(5) adequately lighted
				  either naturally or with artificial light;
(6) constructed so as to have a slip
				  resistant, resilient floor; and
(7)
				  located in a manner that will facilitate easy and speedy access.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0109 - SECLUSION

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(a) Seclusion shall
				  not be employed for any child unless imminent harm to the child or others
				  exists. Seclusion shall be used only upon the approval of the group supervisor.
				  Immediate action to develop a suitable program shall be implemented for the
				  child.
(b) The seclusion room shall
				  follow the description provided in Rule .0108(b) of this Section for time out
				  room.
(c) A record shall be
				  maintained which indicates the specific behavior for which the seclusion
				  procedure was used and shall include the child's name, the date, and time of
				  entry into seclusion and the time of exit. The name of the staff person who
				  placed the child in seclusion shall also be entered on the data
				  sheet.
(d) The program director
				  shall review the seclusion data sheets or a summarization of the data sheets at
				  least weekly.
(e) General use of
				  seclusion for a child shall be prohibited. The group supervisor shall approve
				  seclusion for specific behaviors and not for children without specifying the
				  behaviors.
(f) The use of seclusion
				  requires adherence to the principle that the longer the child is in seclusion
				  the lesser the effect on behavior. Seclusion periods in excess of 15 minutes
				  per child at any one time or an aggregate time out in excess of three hours in
				  any 24 hour period shall be documented by very thorough
				  justification.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 122C-60;
					 122C-62;
					 143B-147;
Eff. March
					 24, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - WHITAKER SCHOOL › Section .0100 - GENERAL RULES › Section 28G .0110 - THERAPEUTIC HOLD

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(a) No physical
				  restraint shall be employed beyond the use of the therapeutic hold.
(b) Therapeutic hold shall under no
				  circumstances be used as a punishment.
(c) Therapeutic hold shall be employed only
				  after less restrictive measures have failed to provide safety to the child and
				  others.
(d) Therapeutic hold shall
				  under no circumstances be used in lieu of developing an intervention program
				  designed to change the behavior necessitating therapeutic hold.
(e) Records on the use of therapeutic hold
				  shall be filed in the master record.
(f) Only staff persons trained in the use of
				  the therapeutic hold may use this treatment technique. Only training provided
				  by the program director shall be approved.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 122C-60;
					 122C-62;
					 143B-147;
Eff. March
					 24, 1981;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0101 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

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(a) Wright
				  School shall serve only children who are recommended for admission by its
				  admissions committee and meet the following requirements:
(1) patients ages 6 through 13, provided the
				  admissions process is initiated prior to attaining the age of 13;
(2) patients functioning in the slow learner
				  to average to gifted range of intelligence exclusive of mental
				  retardation;
(3) patients without
				  physical disabilities;
(4) patients
				  who are able to relate within a small group "open setting";
(5) patients mildly to moderately emotionally
				  disturbed, not mentally ill; and
(6) patients whose parents or guardians are
				  willing to be involved in a treatment plan for the patient to the extent that
				  the staff of Wright School deems necessary.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0102 - REFERRAL PROCEDURE

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(a) Parents or any
				  concerned party wishing to refer a child to Wright School may obtain a
				  "referral packet" from Wright School. They may complete and submit the data
				  requested therein. This data consists of the following:
(1) a referral form identifying the child as
				  to age, sex, grade, school, and referring agent and giving permission to
				  contact the child's school;
(2) a
				  letter from the parents requesting admission and stating the child's behavioral
				  problems and a description of the family; and
(3) a behavioral checklist stating a list of
				  behaviors as observed by the parents.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0103 - INITIAL EVALUATION

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The admissions committee shall make an initial evaluation
					 of the application for admission resulting in one of the following
					 actions:
(1) If the child is to be
				  considered for admission, the application shall be referred to the professional
				  staff for additional data collecting; or
(2) If the child is not one to be considered
				  for admission, the parents and referring agency shall be notified
				  accordingly.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0104 - FINAL EVALUATION

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All applicants being considered for admission after the
					 initial evaluation shall be referred to the professional staff for additional
					 data collecting. This data shall include interviews with the child, the child's
					 parents, teachers, and any other persons having significant knowledge of the
					 child. Considering this data, the admissions committee shall make a final
					 evaluation of the application. Accepted applications shall be processed. If the
					 child is not accepted for admission, the parents and referring agency shall be
					 notified.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0105 - MEDICAL EXAMINATION

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Parents of children entering Wright School shall have their
					 child examined by a physician prior to admission. On the day of admission the
					 parents shall submit a completed and signed standard medical application form.
					 This form shall include a medical history as well as the report of a physical
					 examination by a physician.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0106 - DAY PATIENTS

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On the day of admission parents of patients shall complete
					 and sign a memorandum of understanding for the payment of fees and child
					 participation in the program.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-117;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0107 - FORMS AFFECTING RIGHTS

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The admission of a child shall require the filing by the
					 parents and child of several forms provided by the residential unit which may
					 affect the patient's rights. They are as follows:
(1) Instruction Sheet for Parents--parents'
				  acknowledgement of the school's arrangements for such matters as the child's
				  pet, allowance, and communication with their child;
(2) Media Release Form--gives Wright School
				  parental permission to take pictures for treatment and training
				  purposes;
(3) Application
				  Form--provides Wright School with familial data, including the child's
				  characteristics, for research purposes;
(4) Field Trip Permission--provides to Wright
				  School the parental consent for the child's participation in field trip
				  activities;
(5) Media
				  Contract--gives Wright School permission to videotape meetings and activities
				  with parents for training purposes;
(6) Parents' Agreement--parents agree to
				  certain arrangements regarding clothing, communications, spending money,
				  etc.:
(7) Weekly and Vacation Diary
				  Report--forms which tell about the student's activities while away from Wright
				  School; and
(8) Emergency Medical
				  Form--gives permission for medical care and surgical procedures necessary in
				  life-threatening situations.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0100 - ADMISSIONS › Section 28H .0108 - PATIENTS' MONEY

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All patients' money shall be kept by the patients' teachers
					 except during supervised spending times. Parents shall be notified of the
					 existence of this Rule at the time the child is admitted to Wright
					 School.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0200 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 28H .0201 - VOLUNTEERS

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Volunteers and students may be used to assist in the
					 programs of Wright School. Those interested in volunteer and student work may
					 apply for such work at the school.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter H - WRIGHT SCHOOL › Section .0200 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 28H .0202 - TRAINING SERVICES PROCEDURE

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(a)
				  Training services for persons in the field of treatment of emotionally
				  disturbed children may be obtained from Wright School training division by
				  contacting Wright School. The initial request for services shall include the
				  need, the place, persons, and alternate dates.
(b) The training division shall process the
				  request and in cooperation with the requesting party make a design for
				  implementation of training. A contract to conduct this program shall be drawn
				  up and signed by both administrative staffs.
(c) Evaluations shall be completed according
				  to agreements worked out between contracting parties and disseminated to
				  identified personnel of both agencies.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-147;
Eff. September 15,
					 1978;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0101 - SCOPE

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The provisions of Rules .0101 through .0112 in this Section
					 apply to the grounds and all persons thereon and to the drivers of all
					 vehicles, public or private, of those facilities that elect to enforce these
					 rules. If a facility elects to enforce these rules, they shall be in force 24
					 hours a day, except as otherwise provided in the rules and it shall be unlawful
					 for any person to violate the provisions of these rules except as otherwise
					 permitted in the rules or in the General Statutes.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.6;
					 143-116.7;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1987;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;
Pursuant
					 to G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0102 - DEFINITIONS

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The definitions of all terms shall be as provided in the
					 General Statutes of North Carolina, insofar as they are provided. The meaning
					 of other terms shall be as follows:
(1) "Crosswalk" means that portion of a
				  roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of lateral
				  lines of sidewalks at intersections, or any portion of a roadway distinctly
				  indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface of
				  the roadway.
(2) "Dormant storage"
				  means the parking of a non-operative vehicle for a period longer than seven
				  days.
(3) "Institution" means the
				  Division's psychiatric hospitals, mental retardation centers, alcoholic
				  rehabilitation centers, North Carolina Special Care Center at Wilson, Wright
				  School and Whitaker School.
(4)
				  "Institution Director" means the chief administrative officer or manager of the
				  institution or his designee.
(5)
				  "Law enforcement officer" means an individual who is qualified and has been
				  certified or who is in the process of being certified according to the
				  requirements of
				  G.S.
				  17C-6 or has been appointed under
				  G.S.
				  122C-183, adopted pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-14(c).
(6) "Park" means the standing of a vehicle,
				  whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of, and while
				  actually engaged in loading and unloading.
(7) "Secretary" means Secretary of the
				  Department of Health and Human Services.
(8) "Stop" means, when required complete
				  cessation of movement.
(9) "Street
				  or roadway" means any way or place designated or marked by proper authorities
				  for vehicular travel.
(10) "Traffic
				  office" means an office as designated by the Institution Director to administer
				  these rules.
(11) "Vehicle" means
				  every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be
				  transported or drawn upon the grounds, excepting devices moved by human
				  power.
(12) "Walk or walkway" means
				  a way designed for, or marked by proper authorities for, the exclusive use of
				  pedestrians, whether along a street or roadway or not.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.6;
					 143-116.7;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1987;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;
Pursuant
					 to G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0103 - DEFACING SIGNS

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No person without authority shall attempt to, or in fact,
					 alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic control sign
					 or device or any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield or
					 insignia thereon, or any other part thereof. Violators of this Rule shall be
					 arrested and prosecuted according to the provisions of
					 General
					 Statute 14-132.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 14-132;
					 143-116.6;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0104 - OBEYING OFFICERS AND SIGNS

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The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of
					 any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction to enforce the statewide motor
					 vehicle laws and of any official traffic sign or control device applicable
					 thereto, placed in accordance with the rules of this Section, unless otherwise
					 directed by such officer. The Institution Director may erect, establish and
					 maintain the signs, signals, and markings necessary to implement the rules in
					 this Section and state motor vehicle laws applicable to the institution
					 grounds.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7;
Eff. January 1,
					 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0105 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION

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(a) If the
				  Institution Director elects to require vehicle registration, each vehicle used
				  or parked on institution property by employees must be registered and must
				  display an official sticker. Newcomers to the institutional staff shall display
				  an official sticker within 48 hours of beginning employment, excluding holidays
				  and weekends. For the purposes of the rules in this Section, "employees" shall
				  include those persons who have assigned work stations on the grounds of the
				  institution. Bonafide visitors to the institution are exempt from vehicle
				  registration requirements. Students and trainees shall register their vehicles
				  and display an official temporary permit valid up to 90 days.
(b) The registration sticker or temporary
				  permit shall be displayed in such manner as designated by the Institution
				  Director.
(c) Out-of-date stickers
				  shall not be displayed on vehicles.
(d) No person shall display a counterfeit
				  sticker or sticker issued to another vehicle or vehicle registrant.
(e) The person to whom the registration
				  sticker is issued shall be responsible for all civil penalties charged for
				  violation of the rules in this Section regardless of who is operating the
				  vehicle.
(f) The employee shall
				  present his ownership registration card or other proof of ownership, if
				  requested, for the vehicle to be registered.
(g) A copy of the latest traffic rules shall
				  be issued with each registration sticker.
(h) The individual assigned responsibility
				  for a vehicle with a permanent state license shall receive notice of any
				  improper operation of or citation issued to the vehicle for conveyance to the
				  appropriate operator of the vehicle.
(i) Registration stickers shall serve as
				  parking permits and may be obtained at such location as designated by the
				  Institution Director.
(j)
				  Registration stickers may be issued to be valid for a period of up to three
				  years. There shall be a charge of one dollar ($1.00) for each sticker issued to
				  defray the cost of its issuance.
(k) A temporary permit shall be obtained when
				  it is necessary to bring a vehicle on the grounds as a replacement for one
				  previously registered. Temporary permits shall be obtained at the location
				  designated by the Institution Director and shall be effective only for the
				  period of time specified on the temporary permit.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7;
Eff. January 1,
					 1987;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990; January 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0106 - VEHICLE OPERATION

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(a) No vehicle
				  shall be driven or ridden except upon the streets, roadways, alleys and
				  driveways of the institution's grounds. Vehicles shall not be driven or ridden
				  upon or within any sidewalk or walking area or within any area not designated
				  for vehicular traffic.
(b) When
				  stop signs or signals are erected upon streets, roadways, or alleys of the
				  institution grounds each driver of a vehicle shall stop at every such sign or
				  signal, or at a clearly marked stop line, before entering the street or
				  intersection, except when directed to proceed by an officer or traffic control
				  signal.
(c) When yield signs are
				  erected upon streets, roadways, or alleys, each driver of a vehicle shall yield
				  the right-of-way to opposing traffic before entering the street or
				  intersection, except when directed to proceed by an officer or traffic control
				  signal.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7;
Eff. January 1,
					 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0107 - PARKING

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(a) No person shall
				  stop any vehicle in any street, roadway or parking lot except for parking or
				  stopping as allowed by the Rules in this Section unless such stop is made
				  necessary by:
(1) the approach of emergency
				  vehicles as defined in the General Statutes;
(2) the approach of any procession which is
				  given the right-of-way;
(3) the
				  stopping of a bus to load or unload passengers;
(4) traffic signals;
(5) the passing of some other vehicle or
				  pedestrian; or
(6) some emergency.
In the cases covered by these exceptions, vehicles shall
					 stop so as not to obstruct any crosswalk, walkway, street, or intersection. In
					 case of an emergency, provisions for the removal of the vehicle shall be made
					 within a reasonable period of time. "Reasonable time" shall be determined by
					 the seriousness of the hazard created by such an emergency stop.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0108 - PARKING AREAS

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All vehicles may park in any designated parking location on
					 a first-come, first-served basis, except in those areas designated and marked
					 as service zones, loading zones, handicapped parking, and restricted and
					 reserved parking zones or spaces.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7;
Eff. January 1,
					 1987;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0109 - PARKING EXCEPTIONS

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If a vehicle must be parked in violation of the Rules in
					 this Section due to an emergency situation, the employee or visitor shall
					 notify the institution traffic office immediately and give his name, make and
					 color of vehicle, parking permit number if applicable, location, description of
					 the emergency, and estimated time vehicle will need to remain in the prohibited
					 area.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7;
Eff. January 1,
					 1987;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0110 - SPEED LIMITS

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Speed limits for the grounds of the institution shall be
					 indicated by clearly marked standard speed limitation signs posted in
					 conspicuous locations next to streets and roadways. Speed limits lower than
					 those provided in
					 G.S.
					 20-141 shall be established only upon the
					 direction of the Secretary and shall be based upon a traffic and engineering
					 investigation conducted pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7(b). A copy of the
					 traffic and engineering investigation may be inspected in the traffic office of
					 the institution.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.7;
Eff. January 1,
					 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0111 - STREET AND GROUNDS RESTRICTIONS

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(a) No
				  person shall use the streets, roadways, parking lots, alleys, driveways, or
				  sidewalks for the purpose of advertising any article, commodity, service, or
				  event by sign, poster, drawing, painting, or photograph, by crying out the
				  same, or by using any loudspeaker, musical instrument or noise making device.
				  However, the Institution Director may formulate and issue a policy regarding
				  the broadcasting of official announcements or instructions for a specific
				  event.
(b) No person, firm, or
				  corporation shall use the streets, roadways, parking lots, alleys, driveways,
				  or sidewalks for the purpose of selling, or offering for sale, any article,
				  commodity or service.
(c) The
				  Institution Director may close any street, roadway, parking lot, or driveway,
				  or any portion thereof, when necessary for the purpose of construction or
				  maintenance work, or for the protection of pedestrians or for special events.
				  When such closing has been indicated by proper signs, barriers or obstructions,
				  no person shall willfully drive into or upon such street, roadway, alley, or
				  driveway, or portion thereof, or breakdown, remove, injure or destroy any such
				  sign, barrier or obstruction.
(d)
				  No person, firm, or corporation shall throw, dump or place in any manner any
				  paper, glass, trash, garbage, rubbish, filth, wood, boxes, dirt, or any other
				  articles of substance on any street, roadway, parking lot, alley, driveway, or
				  sidewalk of the institutional grounds or any place where such matters may be
				  blown or washed or may fall in these areas. This Subparagraph shall not be
				  deemed to prohibit any construction or maintenance work or properly authorized
				  disposal operations.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-116.6;
					 143-116.7;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1987;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;
Pursuant
					 to G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - RULES GOVERNING DEPORTMENT: TRAFFIC, PARKING AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AT DIVISION FACILITIES › Section 28I .0112 - VIOLATIONS

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(a) Violation of
				  the rules in this Section shall subject the offender to a civil penalty. The
				  offender and the person to whom the vehicle is registered may be charged civil
				  penalties for non-moving violations as follows:
(1) employees only:
(A) failure to register a vehicle, five
				  dollars ($5.00);
(B) failure of a
				  registered vehicle owner to secure a temporary permit when using a
				  non-registered vehicle, two dollars ($2.00);
(C) failure to display or improper display of
				  parking sticker, two dollars ($2.00); and
(D) failure to remove expired parking
				  sticker, two dollars ($2.00); and
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section 28I .0201 - SCOPE

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The purpose of the rules in this Section is to set forth
					 the procedures for obtaining adult protective services for clients in need of
					 medical or surgical treatment who are residing in regional mental retardation
					 centers, and regional psychiatric hospitals, and North Carolina Special Care
					 Center of the Division, and who appear to be incompetent. These Rules do not
					 apply to immediate life threatening disorders in which medical or surgical
					 action can take place without consent pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 90-21.13(3).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 108A-99 through
					 108A-111;
					 122C-57;
					 122C-61;
					 131-60.6;
					 143B-147;
Eff.
					 October 8, 1980;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section 28I .0202 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this Section the following terms shall have the
					 meanings specified:
(1) "Adult
				  protective services" means services provided by the State or other government
				  or private organizations or individuals which are necessary to protect the
				  disabled adult from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. They shall consist of
				  evaluation of the need for service and mobilization of essential services on
				  behalf of the disabled adult as outlined in
				  G.S.
				  108A-99 through
				  108A-111.
(2) "Disabled adult" means an adult resident
				  of a regional psychiatric hospital, regional mental retardation center, or
				  North Carolina Special Care Center of the Division who needs medical or
				  surgical treatment and is mentally incompetent to give his consent to that
				  treatment and has no legal guardian or guardian as defined in
				  G.S.
				  122C-3.
(3) "Emergency" [as defined in
				  G.S.
				  108A-101(g)] refers to a
				  situation where:
(a) the disabled adult is in
				  substantial danger of death or irreparable harm if protective services are not
				  provided immediately;
(b) the
				  disabled adult is unable to consent to services;
(c) no responsible, able or willing caretaker
				  is available to consent to emergency services; and
(d) there is insufficient time to utilize
				  procedure provided in
				  G.S.
				  108A-105.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section 28I .0203 - INITIATION OF REQUEST FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES

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(a)
				  Any duly licensed physician who is a staff member of, or is under contract
				  with, the institution may initiate a request for adult protective services when
				  in his opinion the client is in need of medical or surgical treatment without
				  which there is reason to believe the client's life could be threatened or when
				  delay in treatment would cause permanent damage or disability to the client and
				  if:
(1) in the physician's opinion, the
				  client is not competent to give consent to medical or surgical
				  treatment;
(2) the client does not
				  have a legal guardian or a guardian as defined in
				  G.S.
				  122C-3; and
(3) where the appointment of a legal guardian
				  would take such time as to endanger the client as indicated in this
				  Rule.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section 28I .0204 - DETERMINATION OF COMPETENCY

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Upon completion of Part I of the request form, the
					 physician shall request a determination of the competency of the client and a
					 determination of whether or not the client has a guardian by a staff member or
					 members designated by the Institution Director. The staff member or members
					 shall respond within 24 hours of receiving the request. If, in the opinion of
					 the designated staff member or members, the client is not competent, Part II of
					 the request form shall be completed indicating the client's incompetency and
					 the facts upon which the opinion is based including:
(1) evidence of the client's incompetency to
				  make or communicate a decision concerning the procedure indicated;
(2) an indication of whether the client is
				  mentally ill and mentally retarded; and
(3) a determination of whether or not the
				  client has a guardian.
If, in the opinion of the designated staff member or
					 members, the client is competent, Part II of the request form shall be
					 completed indicating the client's competency.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 108A-99 through
					 108A-111;
					 122C-57;
					 122C-61;
					 131-60.6;
					 143B-147;
Eff.
					 October 8, 1980;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990; July 1,
					 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section 28I .0205 - REVIEW OF REQUEST FORM

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(a) Upon completion
				  of the determination of the competency of the client, and of whether or not the
				  client has a guardian, the request form shall be sent to the Institution
				  Director or his designee for review of the completeness of information and
				  appropriateness of pursuing adult protective services. If any information on
				  the request form is incomplete, the appropriate staff member shall be notified
				  and requested to furnish the information necessary to complete the request form
				  within 24 hours.
(b) If the
				  designated staff member or members determine the client to be competent, or if
				  the client is incompetent and has a guardian, the initiating physician shall be
				  notified within 24 hours and the procedure terminated, or the initiating
				  physician may appeal to the Institution Director or the Director's designee for
				  a review of that determination by completing Part III of the request
				  form.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 108A-99 through
					 108A-111;
					 122C-57;
					 122C-61;
					 131-60.6;
					 143B-147;
Eff.
					 October 8, 1980;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 28 - MENTAL HEALTH, STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter I - OTHER RULES PERTAINING TO STATE OPERATED FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0200 - PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section 28I .0206 - NOTIFICATION OF COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

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(a)
				  When review of the request form is complete and it seems appropriate to pursue
				  adult protective services, the material shall be forwarded to the Institution
				  Director or the Director's designee for final review and completion of Part IV
				  of the request form. The Director or the Director's designee of the Department
				  of social services in the county where the institution is located shall be
				  called and notified that a request for adult protective services is being sent.
				  The supporting data with cover letter shall then be forwarded to the county
				  department of social services within 24 hours.
(b) Institutions shall send the request for
				  adult protective services to the Department of social services in the county in
				  which the institution is located within 24 hours.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 108A-99 through
					 108A-111;
					 122C-57;
					 122C-61;
					 131-60.6;
					 143B-147;
Eff.
					 October 8, 1980;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1983;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 24,
					 2019.