North Carolina Administrative Code

SECTION .0800 - BUILDING CODE 12/09/85 REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL GROUP DAY CARE FACILITIES 01 NCAC 16 .0801 SMALL GROUP DAY CARE FACILITIES History Note: Authority G.S. 110-91(4); 143B-375; 150A-14; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Amended Eff. February 1, 198…

01 NCAC 16 .0802 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED History Note: Authority G.S. 110-91(4); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

SECTION .0900 - BUILDING CODE 12/09/85 REQUIREMENTS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS 01 NCAC 16 .0901 DAY CARE CENTERS History Note: Authority G.S. 110-91(4); 143B-375; 150A-14; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Amended Eff. February 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. January 1, 19…

SECTION .1000 - BUILDING CODE 12/09/85 REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE DAY CARE FACILITIES IN OPERATION PRIOR TO 4/1/72 01 NCAC 16 .1001 DAY CARE FACILITIES IN OPERATION History Note: Authority G.S. 110-91(4); 143B-375; 150A-14; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Amen…

01 NCAC 16 .1203 LOCATION History Note: Authority G.S. 150A-12(d),(e); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

01 NCAC 16 .1313 DEFINITIONS History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-375; 150A-2; Eff. November 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1986.

01 NCAC 16 .1314 RIGHT TO SHOW COMPLIANCE History Note: Authority G.S. 150A-3(b); Eff. November 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

01 NCAC 16 .1415 RETENTION OF FORMS AND REPORTS BY AN OPERATOR History Note: Authority G.S. 110-91(9); 143B-375; Eff. January 1, 1985; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1986.

01 NCAC 16 .1503 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS History Note: Authority G.S. 110-88(3),(7),(8); 110-90(7); 143B-375; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Amended Eff. January 1, 1982; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1985.

01 NCAC 16 .1504 PROTECTION OF OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS History Note: Authority G.S. 110-88(5); 110-91(6); 143B-375(2); Eff. September 1, 1977; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Amended Eff. January 1, 1985; January 1, 1982; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1986.

01 NCAC 16 .1505 PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-375(2); 110-86(2); 110-88(5); Eff. September 1, 1977; Readopted Eff. November 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1985.

01 NCAC 16 .1506 DEFINITION OF DAY CARE PLAN History Note: Authority G.S. 110-86(4); 110-88(5); 143B-375; Eff. November 1, 1977; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1986.

01 NCAC 17 .0104 LOCATION History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-393; 143B-394; Eff. February 27, 1979; Repealed Eff. June 1, 1986.

SECTION .0700 - ABUSER TREATMENT PROGRAMS 01 NCAC 17 .0701 PURPOSE The purpose of the rules in this Section is to set minimum standards of practice for abuser treatment programs for domestic violence offenders. History Note: Authority G.S. 50B-3(a)(12); 143B-394.16; Eff. October …

01 NCAC 17 .0702 reserved for future codification

01 NCAC 17 .0703 PROCEDURE FOR ABUSER TREATMENT PROGRAM APPROVAL (a) In addition to initial approval, each abuser treatment program shall be reviewed annually by the Commission. (b) In order to be approved, an abuser treatment program shall complete and submit an original and fou…

01 NCAC 17 .0704 INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT (a) All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with written policies and procedures regarding abuser intake and assessment. (b) Intake: A comprehensive intake and assessment shall be administered to all participants. The intake…

01 NCAC 17 .0705 VICTIM SAFETY All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with written policies and procedures regarding victim safety. These policies and procedures shall include the following: (1) The program shall make good faith attempts, which shall be document…

01 NCAC 17 .0706 PROGRAM STRUCTURE All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with written policies and procedures regarding program structure. These policies and procedures shall include the following: (1) Treatment shall be provided in group sessions unless same g…

01 NCAC 17 .0707 ABUSER TREATMENT PROGRAM CURRICULUM All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with a written program curriculum. Written curricula shall define topics and content of sessions and shall include the following: (1) identification of all forms of physi…

01 NCAC 17 .0708 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES (a) The following methods shall not be used by abuser treatment programs: (1) couples therapy or counseling; (2) any therapy or counseling which places the responsibility for adult behavior on the children or the victim; (3) any theoretical …

01 NCAC 17 .0709 PARTICIPANT TERMINATION (a) Participant Termination: All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with written policies and procedures for terminating participants from further participation in the program. Without limiting a program's ability to make…

01 NCAC 17 .0710 PROGRAM ASSESSMENT Programs shall submit quarterly statistical reports to the Commission to include a tracking of participants received by, accepted into and completing the program; the sources of referral; an analysis of completion rates and reasons for terminat…

01 NCAC 17 .0711 PROVISION OF DIRECT SERVICES All programs shall establish written policies and procedures for determining qualifications for all staff, consultants, or volunteers delivering direct services to participants. These policies shall address situations in which individ…

01 NCAC 17 .0712 CONTINUING EDUCATION The program shall require that group facilitators receive a minimum of 6 hours per year of continuing education or training on domestic violence. The program shall require that Direct Service Staff, including staff conducting assessments, rec…

01 NCAC 17 .0713 PARTICIPANT CONFIDENTIALITY (a) All abuser treatment programs shall establish and comply with written policies and procedures regarding participant confidentiality and provide notice of the policies and procedures to all who provide direct services and those with…

01 NCAC 17 .0714 VICTIM CONFIDENTIALITY All abuser treatment programs shall keep all information provided by the victim confidential unless the victim gives written permission for the program to release the information. All information received by the victim shall be kept in sepa…

01 NCAC 17 .0715 ABUSER TREATMENT PROGRAM INVESTIGATIONS AND REMOVAL FROM APPROVED LIST (a) A person who believes that an approved abuser treatment program has violated any provision of the Rules in this Section may file a written complaint with the Commission. The Commission may…

01 NCAC 17 .0716 RIGHT TO ACCESS The Commission or any of its authorized representatives may have access to any books, documents, papers, participant or other records of any applicant abuser treatment program needed to make a determination during the approval process or any time …

01 NCAC 17 .0717 RECORDKEEPING, DOCUMENTATION, AND REPORTS In all instances where the rules in this Section require abuser treatment programs to establish and comply with written policies and procedures, the program shall maintain documents and records demonstrating compliance wi…

01 NCAC 17 .0718 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (a) The Commission shall not discriminate against any abuser treatment program or its providers because of age, race, sex, creed, color, national origin, or disabling condition. (b) No approved abuser treatment program shall deny services to any…

01 NCAC 19A .0103 ELECTION OF YOUTH MEMBERS Election of 10 youth members of the Youth Advisory Council shall be held in May at the State Youth Council's annual convention. Five seniors and five juniors shall be elected. Of the youth members elected under this Rule, the seniors sh…

SECTION .0200 - SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS FOR GRANTS 01 NCAC 19B .0201 SELECTION CRITERIA History Note: G.S. 143B-10; Exec. Order No. 27; Temporary Rule Eff. May 2, 1988 For a Period of 180 Days to Expire on October 29, 1988; Eff. October 1, 1988; Repealed Eff. December 1, 2012.

01 NCAC 22 .0304 GENERAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS History Note: Authority c. 909, 1971 S.L., as amended by c. 232, 1973 S.L.; Eff. February 1, 1976; Repealed Eff. February 27, 1979.

01 NCAC 22 .0906 APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS History Note: Authority S.L. 1977, Ch. 677; Eff. February 27, 1979; Repealed Eff. January 1, 2013.

01 NCAC 25 .0107 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE This Chapter establishes procedures for compliance with the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act, Article I Chapter 113A of the General Statutes, (NCEPA). NCEPA establishes policy and contains action-forcing provisions for carrying out tha…

01 NCAC 25 .0108 SCOPE (a) This Chapter is applicable to any situation where there is: (1) an expenditure of public monies or use of public land; and (2) an action by a state agency subject to this Chapter; and (3) a potential environmental effect upon either natural resources, p…

01 NCAC 25 .0208 ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM CRITERIA BY AGENCIES History Note: Authority G.S. 113A-1 through 113A-10; Eff. February 27, 1979; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1986.

01 NCAC 25 .0209 ADMINISTRATION: OTHER AGENCIES' RESPONSIBILITIES (a) The Department of Administration (department) shall assist state project agencies in ensuring compliance with the NCEPA. (b) The Department shall set policy, establish rules and assist in obtaining compliance w…

01 NCAC 25 .0210 COMPLIANCE WITH PROCEDURES (a) State Project Agency. For each activity subject to this Chapter, one agency must serve as the State Project Agency, and take the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the NCEPA. If more than one state agency is involved, a mee…

01 NCAC 25 .0211 STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (a) The Department of Administration shall maintain a clearinghouse to coordinate and administer the requirements of this Chapter. (b) Among its responsibilities the Clearinghouse shall: (1) receive and circulate environmental documents for re…

01 NCAC 25 .0212 ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN (a) The Environmental Bulletin shall be published twice a month by the Clearinghouse and shall contain notice of any filing with the Department of any environmental document, request for establishment of minimum criteria, or other documents…

01 NCAC 25 .0213 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (a) The Secretary of the Department of Administration or a person so designated by the Secretary, shall serve as the Chair of the Environmental Policy Act Advisory Committee. (b) The purpose of the Committee is to provi…

01 NCAC 25 .0214 COMMENTING AGENCIES Each state agency shall designate one or more staff members to coordinate the review of environmental documents prepared for compliance with this act. History Note: Authority G.S. 113A-1 through 113A-20; Eff. February 1, 1986; Pursuant to G.S.…

01 NCAC 25 .0215 FUNDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS Agencies should include the estimated costs of the environmental documentation process in project and program cost estimates and budget requests. History Note: Authority G.S. 113A-1 through 113A-20; Eff. February 1, 1986; Pursua…

SECTION .0300 - MINIMUM CRITERIA 01 NCAC 25 .0301 MINIMUM CRITERIA (a) State agencies may choose to establish specific minimum criteria designating minimum levels of environmental impact. Once these criteria have been approved, no filing of environmental documents shall be requir…

01 NCAC 25 .0302 APPROVAL OF CRITERIA The following procedures shall be used to gain approval of minimum criteria: (1) The agency shall prepare a draft list of the minimum criteria, describing the ease of measuring the criteria, and how the criteria predict the environmental impa…

01 NCAC 25 .0303 REVISION OF CRITERIA The same process cited in Rule .0302 of this Section for initial adoption of minimum criteria shall be followed by agencies seeking to revise those minimum criteria. History Note: Authority G.S. 113A-11; Eff. February 1, 1986; Amended Eff. Ap…

SECTION .0400 - COMPLIANCE 01 NCAC 25 .0401 METHOD OF COMPLIANCE (a) Unless a project falls below the threshold established in an agency's approved minimum criteria, compliance with this Chapter will be achieved through the preparation of one or more of the following environmenta…

01 NCAC 25 .0402 DOCUMENT UNDER NEPA DEEMED ADEQUATE If an environmental document is prepared under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for a specific activity, and if that document is reviewed through the Clearinghouse process, then this review shall c…