# 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 written plan of operation naming the staff involved and the time estimated for each duty; type of staffing rule is staffing records and disclosure; minimum staffing requirement is The administrator shall prepare a plan of operation for each licensed facility specifying the staff involved, their regularly assigned duties and the amount of time estimated to be spent for each duty; 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:** written plan of operation naming the staff involved and the time estimated for each duty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** staffing records and disclosure _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** The administrator shall prepare a plan of operation for each licensed facility specifying the staff involved, their regularly assigned duties and the amount of time estimated to be spent for each duty _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 10A NCAC 13F .0606 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (d) The administrator shall prepare a plan of operation for each licensed facility specifying the staff involved, their regularly assigned duties and the amount of time estimated to be spent for each duty. There shall be a current plan of operation on file in the facility, available for review by the Division of Health Service Regulation and the county department of social services.

## 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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