# North Carolina — Assisted living facility minimum staffing requirements by US state — how many staff must be on duty, and what that guarantees

For North Carolina, which rule this is is census of greater than six but less than 13 residents — administrator or manager presence; type of staffing rule is census-banded minimum staff on duty; minimum staffing requirement is 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; regulatory citation is 10A NCAC 13F .0606, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** census of greater than six but less than 13 residents — administrator or manager presence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** census-banded minimum staff on duty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** 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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 10A NCAC 13F .0606 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) In a facility with a census of greater than six but less than 13 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.

## Source

- http://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%20.0606.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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