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26333
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Among the subjects discussed at the Annual Conference for Local Health Directors in the fall of 1961 was that of liability for negligence. A few other legal matters that were discussed include legal requirements for venereal disease lab reports, minimum requirements for burial of dead bodies, and membership on county boards of health.
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26330
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Local boards of health are authorized to make rules and regulations necessary to protect and advance public health. With the coming of Medicare programs it is expected by State Board of Health officials that health department services will be greatly increased. Consequently, legal aspects of professional liability are to be explored.
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26332
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New legislation of interest to North Carolina public health officials was passed. Laws outline procedures to address a number of public health issues and the responsibilities local county health departments.
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26334
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New legislation of interest to North Carolina public health officials was passed. Legislation provides for the licensing of nursing homes, meat inspection, salt marsh mosquito control, mental health, cancer control, water and sewer.
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26282
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Several significant statutes were enacted to enhance the ability of local health departments to protect and advance public health. Among these are new provisions to revise composition of local boards of health, establish state standards for public health services, and increase state financial support.
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26313
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North Carolina state laws recognize three types of sterilization including eugenic, therapeutic, and voluntary sterilization. While the old common law crime of mayheim still exists, voluntary sterilization is not against public policy.
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26309
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At present the most accessible tool to fight odor pollution is education of the public and citizens’ groups to stimulate concern and encourage voluntary abatement of industrial and residential odors. A public nuisance law is unlikely to be used in North Carolina, but it’s possible to broaden the state’s air pollution control laws.
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26338
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The penalty prescribed by the state statutes may not be altered by rules and regulations of a board of health. Questions have been raised regarding sanitary districts and water resources, the legal necessity of reading verbatim, county tax rates, compliance with merit system laws, and premarital health authorizations.
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17824
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North Carolina 1955 General Assembly faced a number of changes in bills related to mental health, persons with tuberculosis, and provisions for obtaining vital statistics.
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17929
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One of the most voluminous bills to be passed by the 1957 North Carolina General Assembly completely rewrote the public health laws of North Carolina, some of which were dated from the 1700s. Some of the major changes involved administration, the development of health departments, immunization, infectious and venereal disease, mosquito control, and sanitation districts to name a few.
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26336
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New legislation include requirements for local boards of health to publish regulations in newspapers, vital statistics procedures, annexation of territory to sanitary districts, compulsory polio vaccination, marriage licenses for persons with tuberculosis, rabies vaccinations, and the establishment of hospital districts.
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26284
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Control of public health nuisances is becoming a more demanding task. The Institute of Government conducted a survey of local health departments to determine the extent of activity in dealing with nuisances and other environmental problems. The study concluded that there seems to be no uniformity of enforcement and most counties report little use of their public nuisance powers.
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18034
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By their very nature, regulations that protect society in general usually inhibit the personal freedom of people as individual citizens. Public health practices are at the forefront of this relationship. For example, North Carolina requires compulsory examination for venereal disease of applicants for a marriage license and inmates in jails.
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26312
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In North Carolina, the powers and duties of the coroner have been significantly reduced by statute and court decision over the years. Since medical examiners are now required for every county, there are questions about whether a county is legally required to fill the office of coroner.
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33468
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Recent increases in outbreaks of giardiasis, a form of gastroenteritis caused by the parasite giardia lamblia, have been documented in several areas of the United States. According to the Communicable Disease Control Branch of the North Carolina Division of Health Services, the epidemiology of the disease in humans is not well understood. One of the provisions of the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments is designed as a safeguard against giardia contamination of public water supplies.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987,
p6-7
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