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North Carolina Public Health Law

26th Annual N.C. Local Health Directors' Legal Conference

April 25-26, 2007

Resources

Top 10 Employment Law Questions
Diane M. Juffras
April, 2007
TopTenEmployment.pdf (pdf, 696.81 KB)
Compliance with New York State's Clean Indoor Air Act
Legal summary

New York State’s comprehensive Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) became effective March 26, 2003 prohibiting smoking in virtually all work-places in the state. An observational study of public venues including restaurants, bars and bowling alleys took place to obtain baseline and one year post-implementation compliance with results presented in “The Health and Economic Impact of New York’s Clean Indoor Air Act”, New York State Department of Health July 2006 report. This report provides information from the 2006 follow-up observation designed to extend our knowledge of the level of compliance in restaurants and bars across New York State three years after the CIAA took effect.

Regulation of Smoking in Public and Work Places in New York
Legal summary
Smoke-free Policy Implementation Checklist
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Warehouse Document
Presentation on New York Smoking policy
Miner.pdf (pdf, 1.64 MB)
North Carolina’s Identity Theft Protection Act
Jill D. Moore
IDTheftPPT.pdf (pdf, 77.33 KB)
HIPAA Privacy Rule, Acosta v. Byrum
Legal summary

A case summary of Acosta v. Byrum as it applies to HIPAA

Environmental Health Specialist Liability
Legal summary

A case summary of Watts v. NC Dept. of Envt. and Nat. Resources,___N.C. App.____, 641 S.E.2d811

Working with your County Attorney
PaynePPT.pdf (pdf, 2.48 MB)
Overview of Public Health's Revised Embargo Policy
Aimee N. Wall
Legal summary

The following is an overview of public health's revised embargo policy, organized as a FAQ collection.

Statutes Related to Public Health’s Embargo Authority
Legal summary

The following is a list of statues related to public health's embargo authority.

Public Health Embargo Process
Warehouse Document
A flowchart of G.S. 130A-21(a)*
(10) flowchart v4.pdf (pdf, 38.88 KB)
Public Health’s New Embargo Authority
Aimee N. Wall
EmbargoPPT.pdf (pdf, 233.07 KB)
Jail Health: What IsThe Local Health Director’s Role?
April, 2007
(12 6) LHDConfHO.pdf (pdf, 31.36 KB)
Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles