North Carolina Public Health Law

IOG Public Health Law Training

Materials from past courses and conferences

Introduction to law for Local Health Directors and Social Services Directors: Health Directors’ Materials (December 7-8, 2004)

• Animal Control (Aimee Wall)
  • The Role of North Carolina Local Governments in Animal Control
• Board of Health Rulemaking Authority (Aimee Wall)
  • The Rulemaking Authority of North Carolina Local Boards of Health, by Aimee Wall (Health Law Bulletin No. 81, Nov. 2003)
• Communicable Disease Control (Jill Moore)
  • Index of Selected NC Communicable Disease Laws
  • NC Communicable Disease Law: Some Frequently Asked Questions
• Informed Consent to Medical Treatment (Jill Moore)
  • Informed Consent to Medical Treatment
• Legal Framework For Public Health (Jill Moore and Chris Hoke)
  • NC Public Health System: Legal Framework
  • Permanent Rule-Making Process
  • Temporary Rule-Making
  • Emergency Rule-Making
  • Outline Summary: 2004 Public Health Preparedness & Response Act
• Medical Confidentiality (Aimee Wall)
  • Health Information Confidentiality: An Introduction to Law for NC Local Health Departments
• Remedies (Aimee Wall, John Barkley, and Judith Tillman)
  • Overview of Remedies Available to Enforce Public Health Laws