10a NCAC 27d .0104       PERIODIC INTERNAL REVIEW

(a)  The governing body shall assure the conduct, no less than every three years, of a compliance review in each of its facilities regarding the implementation of Client Rights Rules as specified in 10A NCAC 27C, 27D, 27E and 27F.

(b)  The review shall assure that:

(1)           there is compliance with applicable provisions of the federal law governing advocacy services to the mentally ill, as specified in the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-319) and amended by Public Law 100-509 (1988); and

(2)           there is compliance with applicable provisions of the federal laws governing advocacy services to the developmentally disabled, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 6000 et. seq.

(c)  The governing body shall maintain the three most recent written reports of the findings of such reviews.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 122C-51; 143B-147;

Eff. February 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. January 1, 1992;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. June 25, 2016.