North Carolina
For North Carolina, which rule this is is census of greater than 12 but less than 21 residents — one awake staff member on every shift when the administrator or manager is not on duty; type of staffing rule is census-banded minimum staff on duty; minimum staffing requirement is there shall be at least one awake staff member on duty on the first, second, and third shifts; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is there shall be at least one awake staff member on duty on the first, second, and third shifts; regulatory citation is 10A NCAC 13F .0607, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- North Carolina our reading
- Which rule this is
- census of greater than 12 but less than 21 residents — one awake staff member on every shift when the administrator or manager is not on duty our reading
- Type of staffing rule
- census-banded minimum staff on duty our reading
- Minimum staffing requirement
- there shall be at least one awake staff member on duty on the first, second, and third shifts verified
- Awake/awake-on-duty requirement
- there shall be at least one awake staff member on duty on the first, second, and third shifts verified
- Regulatory citation
- 10A NCAC 13F .0607 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(a) In a facility with a census of greater than 12 but less than 21 residents, there shall be an administrator or manager in the facility or within 500 feet of the facility with a means of two-way telecommunication at all times. (b) When the administrator or manager is not on duty within the facility, there shall be at least one awake staff member on duty on the first, second, and third shifts.
— reports.oah.state.nc.us, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- reports.oah.state.nc.ushttp://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2010a%20-%20health%20and%20human%20services/chapter%2013%20-%20nc%20medical%20care%20commission/subchapter%20f/10a%20ncac%2013f%20.0607.pdf