Legal Basics for Human Services Directors and Administrators
This course is designed to provide leaders in local public health, social services, and consolidated human services agencies with an introduction to key areas of North Carolina law affecting their agencies’ services at the local level. The newly redesigned one-day version of this course supplements the Local Government Fundamentals course, which participants are strongly encouraged to take before or soon after attending Legal Basics. This course has been moved to online only.
2022 Legal Basics for Human Services Directors and Administrators Final Agenda
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2022 Legal Basics for Human Services Directors and Administrators Final Agenda
Materials for March 7, 2022
Introduction to Law and the Legislative Process – PDF Slides
The North Carolina General Assembly - PDF Handout
Aimee Wall and Christine Wunsche, UNC School of Government
Human Services: A Changing Landscape – PDF Slides
Kristi Nickodem, UNC School of Government
Morning concurrent sessions
- Public Health: State Rulemaking, Local Health Department Accreditation, Local Boards of Health (composition and legal powers and duties)
Legal Basics for NCLHD Accreditation - PDF Slides
North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Program
N.C. Local Health Departments, Directors, & Boards - PDF Slides
Public Health, a chapter in County and Municipal Government in North Carolina (2014) - PDF Handout
Public Health Rulemaking - PDF Slides
Jill Moore, School of Government; Virginia R. Niehaus, Division of Public Health; and Amy Belflower Thomas, NC Institute for Public Health
Blog Post 2021 legislative changes to child welfare:
https://civil.sog.unc.edu/its-october-and-child-welfare-legislative-changes-are-in-effect/
https://civil.sog.unc.edu/legislative-changes-focus-on-foster-parents/
Resources (updated editions are coming this month!)
Abuse, Neglect, Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings in North Carolina (the A/N/D-TPR Manual) (Feb. 2022 edition available by March 12th) online at no cost here or for purchase ($45) in a soft bound volume here.
Stages of Abuse, Neglect, Dependency Cases: From Report to Final Disposition (2021 Ed), here.
Sara DePasquale, UNC School of Government
Afternoon plenary sessions
Liability for Human Services – PDF Slides
Kristi Nickodem, UNC School of Government
Employment Issues in Human Services - PDF Slides
Personnel Decisions for North Carolina’s Consolidated Human Services Agencies - PDF Handout
The Mysteries of Comp Time Revealed Blog Post - PDF Handout
Confidentiality of Personnel Records - PDF Handout
Diane Juffras, UNC School of Government
Medicaid Transformation – PDF Slides
Mark Botts, UNC School of Government
Afternoon concurrent sessions
Jill Moore, UNC School of Government
Kristi Nickodem, UNC School of Government