North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 26 - MENTAL HEALTH, GENERAL
Subchapter C - OTHER GENERAL RULES
Section .0300 - DEATH REPORTING
Section 26C .0302 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
In addition to the definitions contained in G.S. 122C-3 and 10A NCAC 27G .0103, the following definitions shall apply with respect to this Section:
(1) "Accident" means an unexpected, unnatural or irregular event contributing to a client's death and includes, but is not limited to, medication errors, falls, fractures, choking, elopement (escape, run away from or abscond), exposure, poisoning, drowning, burns or thermal injury, electrocution, misuse of equipment, motor vehicle accidents, and natural disasters.
(2) "Immediately" means at once, at or near the present time, without delay.
(3) "Violence" means physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, abusing or injuring.
Authority
G.S.
122C-26;
122C-131;
Temporary
Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001;
Eff. August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. May 1, 2018.
