10A NCAC 13B .6102      General

(a)  A new facility or any addition or alteration to an existing facility whose construction documents were approved by the Construction Section on or after April 1, 2019 shall comply with the requirements provided in the codes, regulations, rules, and standards incorporated by reference in Rule .6101(1) through (3) of this Section. An existing facility whose construction documents were approved by the Construction Section prior to April 1, 2019 shall comply with the codes, regulations, rules, and standards incorporated by reference in Rule .6101(1) through (3) of this Section that were in effect at the time construction documents were approved by the Construction Section.

(b)  The facility shall develop and maintain an emergency preparedness program as required by 42 CFR Part 482.15 Condition of Participation: Emergency Preparedness. The emergency preparedness program shall be developed with input from the local fire department and local emergency management agency. Documentation required to be maintained by 42 CFR Part 482.15 shall be maintained at the facility for at least three years and shall be made available to the Division during an inspection upon request.

(c)  The facility shall comply with the "Rules Governing the Sanitation of Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Adult Care Homes, and Other Institutions," 15A NCAC 18A .1300 of the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Services Section.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-79;

Eff. January 1, 1996;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019.