11 NCAC 12 .0317             ORIGIN OF SICKNESS: DESCRIPTION

The use of a term more restrictive than "first manifested" in the determination of when a disease or sickness begins is prohibited. The term "prudent person" cannot be used as a condition to establish when a disease or sickness begins.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58‑2‑40; 58‑51‑95; 58‑58‑1; 58‑65‑1; 58‑65‑40; 58‑67‑50; 58‑67‑150;

Eff. September 26, 1978;

Amended Eff. February 1, 1992;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.