North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 27 - MENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Subchapter G - RULES FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Section .4300 - THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
Section 27G .4306 - PHYSICAL PLANT

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 27G .4306

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

(a) A therapeutic community facility shall allow:

(1) dormitory occupancy with the number of individuals sharing a bedroom to be determined by the programmatic needs of the clients but in no case shall be more than 25 individuals per room;

(2) mothers and children admitted to the facility to share a bedroom to assist in bonding between the two, and emphasizing the responsibility of the mother in the development of her child; and

(3) two mothers may share the same bedroom with their children to promote interactive education and peer support between residents; and

(4) in no circumstance shall a male child age 10 or above occupy a room with two or more mothers.

(b) Client bedrooms shall have at least 50 square feet for single occupancy with no room dimension less than 7 feet.

(c) Client bedrooms shall have at least 35 square feet for each individual in multiple occupancy rooms with no room dimension less than 7 feet.

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. August 1, 2000;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 20, 2019.

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