10A NCAC 48D .0207      STANDARD G: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND LEGAL SERVICES

To satisfy the organizational leadership, governance, and legal services standard, a local health department shall complete the following activities:

(1)           share public health updates with elected officials and community partners;

(2)           develop and maintain a strategic plan that sets out the LHD's priorities for the LHD's services, programs, and initiatives;

(3)           educate members of the LHD's Board of Health on their roles, responsibilities, and legal authority;

(4)           access and use legal services; and

(5)           develop and implement a plan to include community partners on public health boards, councils, or groups.

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

Eff. June 1, 2026.