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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Board of Health Policy and Procedure Manual <br />Section I: Board Adopted Policies <br />Policy A: Compliance with Public Health Laws/Regulations <br />Reviewed By: Board of Health <br />Approved By: Board of Health, Health Director <br />Review Annually (July) Page 1 of 2 <br />Original Effective Date: October 24, 2004 <br />Last Revision Date: 1/2006, 11/2013, 11/2014, 8/2015 <br /> <br />\\kingcharles\Depts_AH\HEALTH\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\Policies and Procedures\BOH Policy Manual\Annual <br />Review\Track Changes\I.A. Compliance with Laws and Regulations BOH_DRAFT Aug 2015.doc <br /> <br />Policy I.A.: <br />It shall be the policy of the Orange County Board of Health and Health Department to ensure <br />that its workforce consults and follows federal, state, and local laws and regulations and the <br />current recommendations of regulating/advisory agencies in the delivery of public health <br />services. <br /> <br />Purpose: <br />The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the Orange County Board of Health and Orange <br />County Health Department workforce consults and follows federal, state, and local laws and <br />regulations and the current recommendations of regulating and advisory agencies in the <br />delivery of essential and mandated public health services. <br /> <br />Definitions: <br />1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – an agency of the United States <br />government that serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease <br />prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education <br />activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States. <br />2. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) – a <br />department of State government that is charged with “protecting health, fostering self- <br />reliance and protecting the vulnerable.” <br />3. Essential public health services – defined in NC General Statute 130A. <br />4. North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) – The laws passed by the North Carolina <br />General Assembly. Public health statutes are generally located in Chapter 130A. <br />5. North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) – a compilation of the administrative <br />rules of approximately 26 state agencies and more than 50 occupational licensing <br />boards. <br />6. United States Code of Federal Regulations (USCFR) – the codification of the general <br />and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments <br />and agencies of the Federal Government. <br />7. Ordinance – local rules adopted by the Board of Commissioners. <br />8. Regulating and advisory agencies – agencies that are created by a governing body to <br />recommend best practices for public health or are charged with interpreting and <br />enforcing public health laws. (Examples include the CDC, the National Immunization <br />Advisory Committee, US Department of Health and Human Services, the NCDHHS) <br />9. Mandated public health services – the public health services that a local health <br />department is required by state statute or administrative code to implement. <br />10. Workforce – Orange County Health Department employees, contract personnel, <br />volunteers, trainees, and students. <br /> <br />