GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 587*

Short Title:  Med. Care Comm. Authority.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Wilkins.
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Referred to:  Health and Human Services.
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March 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY OF THE MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION FOR NURSING HOME REGULATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 131E-116 reads as rewritten:
"§ 131E-116. Definitions.
As used in this Part, unless otherwise specified:
(1)	'Administrator' means an administrator of a facility.
(1a)	'Commission' means the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.
(2)	'Facility' means a nursing home and a home for the aged or disabled licensed pursuant to G.S. 131E-102, and also means a nursing home operated by a hospital which is licensed under Article 5 of G.S. Chapter 131E.
(3)	'Patient' means a person who has been admitted to a facility.
(4)	'Representative payee' means a person certified by the federal government to receive and disburse benefits for a recipient of governmental assistance."
Sec. 2.  Part B of Article 6 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 131E-131.  Rule-making authority; enforcement.
The Commission shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this Part.
The Department shall enforce the rules adopted by the Commission to implement this Part."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.