Public Notices

Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section

• November 21, 2012: Notice of Home Care Rules Review (PDF, 13 KB)
• October 12, 2012: Notice of Hospice Rules Review (PDF, 13 KB)
• September 18, 2012: Notice of Hospital Rules Review (PDF, 13 KB)
• 1915i Personal Assistance Services
• June 17, 2011 memorandum from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services concerning "Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility;" Section 1150B of the Social Security Act
  • How to Apply the Provisions of the CMS Memo (PDF, 78 KB)
  • CMS Memorandum: Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility (PDF, 128 KB)
• July 1, 2011: The division will not issue any licenses for new home care agencies that intend to offer in-home aide services for a period of three years.
• "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign - Food Defense Awareness for Retail Food Operations (PDF, 60 KB)
  • "If You See Something, Say Something" Poster (PDF, 1.08 MB)
• Food Defense and Emergency Response
  • ALERT: The Basics
  • Employees FIRST
  • Employees FIRST Poster (PDF, 2.63 MB)
• FDA MedWatch Notice: Fingerstick Devices to Obtain Blook Specimens: Initial Communication - Risk of Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
• Licensed Home Care Agencies participating in the Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS) Program (PDF, 64 KB)
• The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has created a poster (PDF, 2.0 MB) asking citizens to report Medicaid fraud and abuse.  In a memo (PDF, 75 KB) dated June 4, 2010, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler asked all health care agencies and private health care providers to print and prominently display the poster in their offices. The Division of Medical Assistance has additional information on reporting provider fraud and abuse.
• APIC position paper: Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (PDF, 129 KB)
• In-Home Companion, Sitter, and Respite Care Services or Homemaker Services
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Advisory (PDF, 93 KB)

Adult Care Licensure Section

The Division of Health Service Regulation Penalty Review Committee

• Penalty Review Committee Meeting

Training Opportunities

• 1068 Training
• Basic Orientation Training
• Complaint Investigation Training

Testing Schedules

• Medication Testing Information and Schedule
• Administrators Test for Adult Care Facilities and Alternative Test for Supervisors and Activity Coordinators

Public Notice

• 1915i Personal Assistance Services
• State Approved Infection Control Course for Adult Care Homes
• November 21, 2011: Reporting of Suspected Communicable Disease Outbreaks (PDF, 63 KB)
• Administrator Renewals Due (PDF, 62 KB)
• September 29, 2011: Implementation of New Laws Effective October 1, 2011 & New Forms (PDF, 67 KB)
• September 23, 2011: New Adult Care Death Reporting Form & Information (PDF, 64 KB)
• N.C. Medical Care Commission Review of Existing Rules in Accordance with Executive Order 70
• "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign - Food Defense Awareness for Retail Food Operations (PDF, 60 KB)
  • "If You See Something, Say Something" Poster (PDF, 1.08 MB)
• Food Defense and Emergency Response
  • ALERT: The Basics
  • Employees FIRST
  • Employees FIRST Poster (PDF, 2.63 MB)
• New Registration Procedures for Medication and Administrator Exams (PDF, 67 KB)
• The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has created a poster (PDF, 2.0 MB) asking citizens to report Medicaid fraud and abuse.  In a memo (PDF, 75 KB) dated June 4, 2010, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler asked all health care agencies and private health care providers to print and prominently display the poster in their offices. The Division of Medical Assistance has additional information on reporting provider fraud and abuse.
• APIC position paper: Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (PDF, 129 KB)
• Facility Star Ratings
• Star Rating Program
• Resident Safety Regarding Smoking

Certificate of Need

June 2013 Public Hearings

• BMA of Clinton proposes to offer home hemodialysis training (PDF, 40 KB)
• Seven compete to develop Medicare-certified home health agency in Brunswick County (PDF, 47 KB)
• DaVita to develop 16-station kidney disease treatment center in Henderson (PDF, 40 KB)
• Total Renal Care of North Carolina to develop 10-station kidney disease treatment center in Youngsville (PDF, 41 KB)
• Total Renal Care of North Carolina to develop 18-station kidney disease treatment center in Jacksonville (PDF, 41 KB)

May 2013 Public Hearings

• BMA to develop dialysis facility in Louisburg (PDF, 41 KB)
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital to replace existing CT and MRI scanners (PDF, 41 KB)

Construction Section

• Notice of Public Meetings for Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Physical Plant Rule Review (PDF, 65 KB)

Medical Facilities Planning

• End-Stage Renal Disease Data Collection Form
• Registration and Inventory Forms
• N.C. Semiannual Dialysis Report
• N.C. State Medical Facilities Plan

Mental Health Licensure and Certification Section

• 11/14/2012: Memo from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: Elimination of Prone or Face Down Position from Crisis Intervention Techniques (PDF, 227 KB)
• 1915i Personal Assistance Services
• 10/5/2011: Co-Housing with Services: Session Law 2011-202 (PDF, 62 KB)
• G.S. 122C-24.1 Amendment: Changes in Penalties and Remedies Concerning Health Facilities (PDF, 78 KB)
  • Session Law 2011-249, House Bill 397 (PDF, 138 KB)
• June 17, 2011 memorandum from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services concerning "Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility;" Section 1150B of the Social Security Act (applies to ICF-MR only)
  • How to Apply the Provisions of the CMS Memo (PDF, 78 KB)
  • CMS Memorandum: Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility (PDF, 128 KB)
• "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign - Food Defense Awareness for Retail Food Operations (PDF, 60 KB)
  • "If You See Something, Say Something" Poster (PDF, 1.08 MB)
• Food Defense and Emergency Response
  • ALERT: The Basics
  • Employees FIRST
  • Employees FIRST Poster (PDF, 2.63 MB)
• The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has created a poster (PDF, 2.0 MB) asking citizens to report Medicaid fraud and abuse.  In a memo (PDF, 75 KB) dated June 4, 2010, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler asked all health care agencies and private health care providers to print and prominently display the poster in their offices. The Division of Medical Assistance has additional information on reporting provider fraud and abuse.
• APIC position paper: Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (PDF, 129 KB)
• Request for E-Mail Address (PDF, 77 KB)
• Resident Safety Regarding Smoking

N.C. Medical Care Commission

• N.C. Medical Care Commission Review of Existing Rules in Accordance with Executive Order 70
• Schedule of Quarterly Meetings

N.C. State Health Coordinating Council (SHCC)

• Recommended Need Determinations
• Public Hearings for the Proposed 2013 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan
• N.C. SHCC Meeting Information

N.C. State Medical Facilities Plan

• Public Hearings for the Proposed 2013 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan
• Proposed 2013 State Medical Facilities Plan

Nursing Home Licensure and Certification

• State Request for Approval of Use of Civil Money Penalty Funds for Nursing Homes (PDF, 569 KB)
• June 17, 2011 memorandum from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services concerning "Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility;" Section 1150B of the Social Security Act
  • How to Apply the Provisions of the CMS Memo (PDF, 78 KB)
  • CMS Memorandum: Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility (PDF, 128 KB)
• N.C. Medical Care Commission Review of Existing Rules in Accordance with Executive Order 70
• "If You See Something, Say Something" Campaign - Food Defense Awareness for Retail Food Operations (PDF, 60 KB)
  • "If You See Something, Say Something" Poster (PDF, 1.08 MB)
• Food Defense and Emergency Response
  • ALERT: The Basics
  • Employees FIRST
  • Employees FIRST Poster (PDF, 2.63 MB)
• FDA MedWatch Notice: Fingerstick Devices to Obtain Blook Specimens: Initial Communication - Risk of Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
• The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has created a poster (PDF, 2.0 MB) asking citizens to report Medicaid fraud and abuse.  In a memo (PDF, 75 KB) dated June 4, 2010, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler asked all health care agencies and private health care providers to print and prominently display the poster in their offices. The Division of Medical Assistance has additional information on reporting provider fraud and abuse.
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Advisory (PDF, 93 KB)
• Resident Safety Regarding Smoking