Public Notices

Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section

• Recall: House of Raeford Farms Announces Voluntary Recall of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Product (PDF, 277 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)
• 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
• 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

• Recall: House of Raeford Farms Announces Voluntary Recall of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Product (PDF, 277 KB)
• 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
• 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)
• Announcing the New ACHieve Website for NC Adult Care Homes (PDF, 67 KB)
• Facility Star Ratings
• Star Rating Program
• Resident Safety Regarding Smoking

Certificate of Need

• Revised Certificate of Need Application for Medicare-certified Home Health Agencies
• Rates to be used in Certificate of Need Applications

January 2012 Public Hearing

• J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital proposes renovation (PDF, 26 KB)

December 2011 Public Hearings

• Waltonwood Cotswold proposes adult care home in Charlotte (PDF, 25 KB)
• Beystone Health and Rehabilitation to relocate 50 nursing facility beds (PDF, 26 KB)
• CMC-Mercy seeks to add 38 acute care beds (PDF, 26 KB)
• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority proposes to relocate rehabilitation beds (PDF, 25 KB)
• Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital seeks to add 50 acute care beds and develop a replacement hospital (PDF, 26 KB)

Construction Section

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

Medical Facilities Planning

• Recommended Need Determinations
• Data Collection Form
• Public Notice of State Health Coordinating Council Meeting and Public Hearing (PDF, 16 KB)
• Registration and Inventory Forms
• Public Hearings for the Proposed 2012 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan
• N.C. Semiannual Dialysis Report
• N.C. State Medical Facilities Plan

Mental Health Licensure and Certification Section

• Recall: House of Raeford Farms Announces Voluntary Recall of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Product (PDF, 277 KB)
• 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
• 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
• Certificate of Public Advantage Report
• Schedule of Quarterly Meetings

N.C. State Health Coordinating Council (SHCC)

• Public Notice of State Health Coordinating Council Meeting and Public Hearing (PDF, 16 KB)
• Public Hearings for the Proposed 2012 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan
• N.C. SHCC Meeting Information

N.C. State Medical Facilities Plan

• Public Hearings for the Proposed 2012 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan
• Proposed 2012 State Medical Facilities Plan

Nursing Home Licensure and Certification

• Recall: House of Raeford Farms Announces Voluntary Recall of Ready-to-Eat Chicken Product (PDF, 277 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
• 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