North Carolina General Statutes 131E-96. Risk management programs
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 131E-96
- Commission: means the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 131E-76
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 131E-1
- Hospital: means any facility which has an organized medical staff and which is designed, used, and operated to provide health care, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and continuous nursing care primarily to inpatients where such care and services are rendered under the supervision and direction of physicians licensed under Chapter 90 of the N. See North Carolina General Statutes 131E-76
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) Each hospital shall develop and maintain a risk management program which is designed to identify, analyze, evaluate, and manage risks of injury to patients, visitors, employees, and property through loss reduction and prevention techniques and quality assurance activities, as prescribed in rules promulgated by the Commission.
(b) The Department shall not issue or renew a license under this Article unless the applicant is in compliance with this section. (1987, c. 859, s. 17.)