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County and Municipal Government in North Carolina, 2025 Edition

North Carolina is home to over 10 million people, more than 550 cities, and exactly 100 counties, all governed by the laws summarized in this book. The tiny town with just a single stoplight and the major metropolis with a million residents operate under the same legal framework. This book aims to explain that legal framework so that readers understand what our state’s counties and cities do...
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Involuntary Commitment Program Documents
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North Carolina Legislation 2001: A summary of legislation in the 2001 General Assembly of interest to North Carolina public officials

From the Editor's Note: "The 2001 edition of North Carolina Legislation is the thirty-eighth periodic summary of legislation published by the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government’s Institute of Government. From 1955 through 1973 these summaries were published in a special issue of Popular Government. Since 1974 the summary has been published annually as a separate...
Report
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North Carolina Juvenile Justice – Behavioral Health Information Sharing Guide

A tool for effective information sharing among local juvenile justice – behavioral health teams in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Juvenile Justice – Behavioral Health Information Sharing Guide

A tool for effective information sharing among local juvenile justice – behavioral health teams in North Carolina.
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Mental Health

The Mental Health microsite is designed for people who work with North Carolina’s LMEs. LME stands for local management entity, the local government in North Carolina that is responsible for providing community-based, publicly-funded mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services. The Mental Health site is designed for LME board members,...
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North Carolina Legislation 2007: A Summary of Legislation in the 2007 General Assembly of Interest to North Carolina Public Officials

From the Editor's Preface:

"Since 1933 the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government has published post-session summaries of legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. Initially these summaries appeared inspecial issues of Popular Government and, from 1951 through 1967, were supplemented by a handbook listing the legislative changes in order of statute number. The Popular...
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North Carolina Legislation 2006: A summary of legislation in the 2006 General Assembly of interest to North Carolina public officials

From the Editor's preface:

"Since 1933 the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government’s Institute of Government has published post-session summaries of legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. Initially these summaries appeared in special issues of Popular Government and, from 1951 through 1967, were supplemented by a handbook listing the legislative changes in order of...
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North Carolina Legislation 2005: A summary of legislation in the 2005 General Assembly of interest to north Carolina public officials

From the Editor's Preface: 

"Since 1955 the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government’s Institute of Government has publishedperiodic summaries of legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. Initially thesesummaries were published in special issues of Popular Government. Beginning in 1974, however, theInstitute began publishing the summaries annually as a...
Bulletin
Responding to Subpoenas for Health Department Records

Discusses conflicting obligations of a health department and its employees when responding to a subpoena's commands, balancing their duty to protect confidential information against their duty to respond. Through questions and answers, this bulletin discusses the basic rules governing subpoenas-how they are issued and served, when a person can obtain reimbursement for expenses, and the process...
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The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Using and Disclosing Health Information for Public Health Purposes

Asks a series of questions intended to assist health care providers and health insurers in evaluating whether a use or disclosure for public health purposes is permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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Prosecuting the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly and Disabled Adults in North Carolina

Describes North Carolina's criminal statute (G.S. _142-32.3) regarding the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elder adults by caretakers; the prosecution of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation under other criminal statutes; and the relationship between these criminal statutes and North Carolina's adult protective services law.