An overview of the North Carolina Board of Nursing, by Eileen Kugler, NC Board of Nursing

PDF of slides from presentation at the 30th Annual Local Health Directors' Legal Conference, in which the presenter provided an update to the legal status of the Red Flags Rule.

The 2011 General Assembly enacted legislation requiring counties, municipalities and businesses that employ 25 or more workers to use the federal E-Verify program to verify the work authorization of new hires. This bulletin describes the provisions of the new legislation, provides information on requirements of E-Verify and how the program works, and discusses the impact of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision and whether the new legislation may conflict with federal law.

Part of the presentation "Sharing Patient Information with Law Enforcement"

It is not uncommon for law enforcement officials to have an interest in confidential patient information. Law enforcement may seek the information in order to further an investigation, to locate a missing person, or for a number of other legitimate law enforcement purposes. Local health departments typically want to cooperate with law enforcement officials but are sometimes constrained by federal or state confidentiality laws, which may prohibit a disclosure altogether, or may allow it but only if certain conditions are met.

A presentation on pending legislation regarding public health, as well as the 2011 public health task force

NC Association of Local Health Director’s 2011 Public Health Task Force: Executive Summary by Gibbie Harris, Buncombe County Health Director; President, NC Association of Local Health Directors