10A N.C. Admin. Code 27H.0302

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 27H .0302 - DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of Rules .0301 through .0309 of this Section the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

(1) "Direct care employee" means an individual who provides care or habilitation services to residents on a continuous and regularly scheduled basis.

(2) "Group home" means a small community program for mentally retarded or otherwise developmentally disabled adults. Residents of these homes receive services provided on a developmental model designed to promote independence. A group home may be licensed as a family care home, group home for developmentally disabled adults, mental health facility or as a similar facility.

(3) "Hepatitis B carrier" means a person who has been infected with the hepatitis B virus, does not develop immunity (antibodies) to the disease but, instead, continues to be a source of the virus particles (as indicated by hepatitis B surface antigen detectable in the blood) and is potentially infectious to others.

(4) "Screening" means the taking and analyzing of a person's blood sample for the presence or absence of hepatitis B antibodies (indication of immunity) or surface antigen (indication of carrier state).

10A N.C. Admin. Code 27H .0302

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. November 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. November 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990.