SECTION .0200 - COMPLAINTS

 

21 NCAC 16U .0201         PROCESSING

Licensees shall be notified of patient complaints against them and given an opportunity to respond except:

(1)           In cases requiring emergency action for the protection of the public health, safety or welfare; or

(2)           In cases where notification may jeopardize the preservation or procurement of relevant evidence.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-41; 90-41.1; 90-48; 90-223; 90-231; 150B-41;

Eff. October 1, 1996;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.