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2022 Legal Basics for Human Services 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

Social Services: Child Welfare: Overarching Purposes and Legislative Updates – PDF Slides

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/s-l-2021-100-amends-the-juvenile-code-related-to-abuse-neglect-dependency-and-termination-of-parental-rights/

https://civil.sog.unc.edu/legislative-changes-focus-on-foster-parents/

https://civil.sog.unc.edu/juveniles-in-dss-custody-presenting-at-hospital-ed-for-mental-health-treatment-new-laws-and-new-court-hearing-possible/

https://civil.sog.unc.edu/parents-and-drugs-takeaways-from-s-l-2021-100-and-132-and-a-recent-u-s-dept-of-justice-investigation/

https://civil.sog.unc.edu/the-impact-of-s-l-2021-132-on-the-confidentiality-of-child-protective-services-information-and-records/

https://civil.sog.unc.edu/from-6-to-10-new-minimum-age-for-juvenile-delinquency-and-undisciplined-jurisdiction/

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 12^th) 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

Public Health: Public Health Remedies, HIPAA Highlights for Administrators – PDF Slides

Jill Moore, UNC School of Government

Social Services: Confidentiality and Sharing of Social Services Information – PDF Slides

Kristi Nickodem, UNC School of Government

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