GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 749

 
 
Short Title:	Nursing Home Administrator Act.	()	
Sponsors:	Senator Hoyle.	
Referred to:	Health Care.	
April 2, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make TECHNICAL changes to the nursing home administrator act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑276(3) reads as rewritten:
"For the purposes of this Article and as used herein:
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(3)	"Nursing home" means any institution or facility defined as such for licensing purposes under G.S. 131E-101(6), whether proprietary or nonprofit, including but not limited to nursing homes owned or administered by the federal or State government or any agency or political subdivision thereof and nursing homes operated in combination with a home for the aged or any other facility."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑283 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90‑283.  Organization of Board; compensation; employees and services.
The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice‑chairman and secretary, and shall adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. Board members shall be entitled to receive only such compensation and reimbursement as is prescribed by Chapter 93B of the General Statutes for State boards generally. At any meeting a majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. The Board may employ any necessary personnel to assist it in the performance of its duties and may contract for such services as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 90‑285.1(2) reads as rewritten:
"The Board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license or may reprimand or otherwise discipline a licensee after due notice and an opportunity to be heard at a formal hearing, upon substantial evidence that a licensee:
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(2)	Has violated the provisions of Part B of Article 6 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes and rules promulgated thereunder;".
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.