10A NCAC 48B .0303       BENCHMARK 6

(a)  Benchmark: The local health department shall be able to respond to a public health emergency on a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week basis.

(b)  Activities:

(1)           The local health department shall be involved in a local emergency planning committee.

(2)           The local health department shall have a defined role in the county emergency operations plan to protect the public's health.

(3)           The local health department shall participate in regional emergency preparedness exercises and activities.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-34.1;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2006;

Eff. October 1, 2006;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.