North Carolina § 131D-10 - 10. Licensing of Maternity Homes.

§ 131D-10. 10. Licensing of Maternity Homes.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall inspect and license all maternity homes established in the State under rules adopted by the Social Services Commission. The Commission shall adopt rules establishing educational requirements, minimum age, relevant experience, and criminal record status for executive directors and staff employed in maternity homes. Facilities subject to the provisions of this section shall include: Institutions or homes maintained for the purpose of receiving pregnant women for care before, during, and after delivery, and Institutions or lying-in homes maintained for the purpose of receiving pregnant women for care before and after delivery, when delivery takes place in a licensed hospital. History (1868-9, c. 170, s. 3; Code, ss. 2332, 2333; Rev., ss. 3914, 3915; 1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, ss. 1, 2; C.S., s. 5006; 1925, c. 90, ss. 1, 2; 1927, c. 65; 1931, c. 175; 1937, c. 319, s. 2; c. 436, ss. 3, 5; 1941, c. 270, s. 1; 1945, c. 185; 1951, c. 103; c. 1098, s. 2; 1953, c. 117; 1955, c. 269; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; c. 541, s. 7; 1959, c. 684; 1961, c. 51, s. 2; 1965, cc. 391, 1175; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1981, c. 275, s. 2; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2007-30, s. 1; 2009-188, s. 1; 2009-462, s. 1(b).) Cross References. - As to criminal provisions for patient abuse and neglect, see G.S. 14-32.2. Editor's Note. - This Article is Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 108 , as recodified pursuant to Session Laws 1981, c. 275, s. 2, effective Oct. 1, 1981. This section was formerly codified as G.S. 131D-1. It was recodified as G.S. 131D-10.10 under Article 1B of this chapter by Session Laws 2009-462, s. 1(b), effective October 1, 2009. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-30, s. 1, effective April 28, 2007, in subsection (a), substituted "rules adopted by the Social Services Commission" for "such rules and regulations as the Social Services Commission may adopt" in the first sentence and added the second sentence. Session Laws 2009-188, s. 1, effective June 26, 2009, inserted "minimum age, relevant experience, and criminal record status" and made a related punctuation change in subsection (a).