# 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 second staff member required when the administrator or manager is on duty on the first or second shifts; type of staffing rule is census-banded minimum staff on duty; minimum staffing requirement is another staff member (i.e., co-administrator, manager or aide) shall be in the building 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:** second staff member required when the administrator or manager is on duty on the first or second shifts _(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:** another staff member (i.e., co-administrator, manager or aide) shall be in the building 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

> (c) When the administrator or manager is on duty on the first or second shifts and available within the facility on third shift, another staff member (i.e., co-administrator, manager or aide) shall be in the building 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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