Rules and Resources

Rules

The following rules are essential for all licensed mental health facilities to help formulate the required Operations and Management Policies, Guidelines and Procedures:

10A NCAC Chapter 13 N.C. Medical Care Commission
Subchapter O Health Care Personnel Registry
.0101 Definitions
.0102 Investigating and Reporting Health Care Personnel

10A NCAC Chapter 26 Mental Health, General
Subchapter C
Designation of Facilities for the Custody and Treatment of Involuntary Clients

10A NCAC Chapter 27 Mental Health, Community Facilities and Services
Subchapter C Procedures and General Information
Subchapter D General Rights
Subchapter E Treatment or Habilitation Rights
Subchapter F 24-Hour Facilities
Subchapter G Rules for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Facilities and Services

Hard copies of these rules may be ordered from the Division of MH/DD/SAS:

  • Phone: 984-236-5000
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Mailing Address: 3001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-3001 (checks or money orders only made payable to Division of Mental Health)

General Statutes

The following N.C. General Statutes are essential for all licensed mental health facilities. This is not an all-inclusive list; a complete list of N.C. General Statutes that govern licensed facilities is available online.

Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) also have Medicaid regulations to follow. The regulations can be found in the appendix of the Medicaid State Operations Manual, Appendix J (PDF, 432 KB).

Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) must also adhere to federal regulations. The regulations can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 42 Part 483 Subpart G.

Resources