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North Carolina

For North Carolina, which rule this is is census of greater than six but less than 13 residents — staff on duty 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 staff member on-duty on the first and second shifts and at least one staff member available within the building, who need not be on-duty, on third shift; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is If there are residents in the facility who are disoriented or known to have wandering behavior, there shall be at least one staff member on-duty and awake at all times; regulatory citation is 10A NCAC 13F .0606, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

State
North Carolina our reading
Which rule this is
census of greater than six but less than 13 residents — staff on duty 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 staff member on-duty on the first and second shifts and at least one staff member available within the building, who need not be on-duty, on third shift verified
Awake/awake-on-duty requirement
If there are residents in the facility who are disoriented or known to have wandering behavior, there shall be at least one staff member on-duty and awake at all times verified
Regulatory citation
10A NCAC 13F .0606 verified
Sourcereports.oah.state.nc.us
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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. (b) When the administrator or manager is not on-duty, there shall be at least one staff member on-duty on the first and second shifts and at least one staff member available within the building, who need not be on-duty, on third shift. There shall be a call system connecting the bedroom of the available staff member, who may be asleep on the third shift, with each resident's bedroom. If there are residents in the facility who are disoriented or known to have wandering behavior, there shall be at least one staff member on-duty and awake at all times.

reports.oah.state.nc.us, retrieved 2026-08-18

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