2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 131D-42. Report on use of restraint.

§ 131D‑42.  Report on use of restraint.

The Department shall report annually on October 1 to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services the following for the immediately preceding fiscal year:

(1)       The level of compliance of each adult care home with applicable State law and rules governing the use of physical restraint and physical hold of residents. The information shall indicate areas of highest and lowest levels of compliance.

(2)       The total number of adult care homes that reported deaths under G.S. 131D‑34.1, the number of deaths reported by each facility, the number of deaths investigated pursuant to G.S. 131D‑34.1, and the number found by the investigation to be related to the adult care home's use of physical restraint or physical hold. (2000‑129, s. 6(b); 2003‑58, s. 2.)