Jails, Local Confinement Facilities Rule
The proposed temporary adoption to the rule in Subchapter 10A NCAC 14J, Jails, Local Confinement Facilities, is in response to a recent act of the General Assembly, specifically Part IX, Section 9K.1. in Session Law 2022-74, House Bill 103, “Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022” that became effective on October 1, 2022. In Section 9K.1.(a) of the law, revisions were made to G.S. 153A-222 for the inspection report procedure to be used by the governing body following the inspections of local confinement facilities and for the right to request a contested case hearing in response to any or all findings in the inspection report by the governing body, sheriff, or other administrator of the local confinement facility. Section 9K.1.(b) of this Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt rules to ensure that the provisions of the law are implemented following the inspection process of these facilities.
- Notification of proposed temporary rule
- Proposed Effective Date: February 24. 2023
- Public Comment Period: September 28, 2022 – October 19, 2022
Comments may be submitted by:- Email: [email protected]
- Mail: Nadine Pfeiffer, Division of Health Service Regulation, 809 Ruggles Drive, 2701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2701
- Public Hearing:
- Date: October 13, 2022
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Dorothea Dix Park, Brown Building, Room 104, 801 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
- The fiscal note was approved by:
- Not applicable for the rule
- Federal Certification required by GS 150B-19.1(g)
- Not applicable for the rule
- The rule as approved by the N.C. Social Services Commission on September 14, 2022 and the Department of Health and Human Services/Secretary on September 20, 2022:
- Public Comments
- Rules Review Commission staff opinion objection
- Rules Review Commission objection to rule on March 16, 2023
- This rule did not become effective in the N.C. Administrative Code