Service Report: Environmental Health Regulation

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Details for Service Environmental Health Regulation

Service Name

Environmental Health Regulation

Program Name

Regulation

Goal

Manage resources to provide effective and efficient delivery of services to North Carolinians.

Objective

Assure that children and/or adults are protected from harm through enforcing and communicating uniform regulatory standards for multiple health and related facilities and professions.

Division

Division of Public Health

Service Description

Environmental Health protects the public health through prevention, protection and enforcement activities in food service and lodging, child care centers and institutions, tattooing, and public swimming pools. Additionally, Environmental Health includes on-site water protection, (septic and well permitting and inspection) asbestos and lead-based paint hazard management, childhood lead poisoning prevention (including home investigations and coordinating case management) and preventing acts of agro-terrorism through food defense initiatives.

The primary Environmental Health functions performed are:

- Provide training to environmental health staff in local health departments

- Issue authorizations to local health department staff to perform environmental health programs

- Conduct inspections in state facilities

- Evaluate and monitor local environmental health programs

- Provide training, monitor contractors and inspect projects related to lead and asbestos activities

- Collect and distribute restaurant permit fees

- Collect and maintain data on environmental health operations and childhood blood lead testing

- Provide consultation for local health department staff and general public

- Coordinate environmental and clinical follow-up of children with elevated blood lead levels

Environmental Health Specialists (Local Health Department Employees) act as agents of the state in administering Environmental Health functions.

Web Site

http://publichealth.nc.gov/

Year First Initiated

1941

Available State Wide

Yes

Geographic Area Served

Grants Provided

Competitive Bidding

Competitive Bidding Details

Waiting List

Waiting List Start Date

Number Waiting

Waiting List Details

Income Eligibility

Income Eligibility	No
Income Eligibility Method
Income Eligibility Type
Whose Income Eligibility
Income Disregard	No
Income Disregard Desc
Income Verified	No
Income Verified Method
Income Criteria
Income Eligibility Change
Income Eligibility Method Prior To Change
Income Eligibility Other

Target Population

Age Range Start

Age Range End

Legal Authority

Authorization Level	Authorization Type	Citation
State	Statute	GS 130A-235 through 237
State	Administrative Rules	15A NCAC 18A .1000; 15A NCAC 18A .1300 through .1900; 15A NCAC 18A .2200; 15A NCAC 18A .2400; 15A NCAC 18A .2500; 15A NCAC 18A .2600; 15A NCAC 18A .2800; 15A NCAC 18A .3000; 15A NCAC 18A .3300; 15A NCAC .3500; 15A NCAC .3600; 15A NCAC .3800; 15A NCAC 2C .0100
State	Administrative Rules	10A NCAC 41C-.1001-.1007
State	Statute	GS 130A-131.5 through 131.9H
State	Statute	GS 130A-23; GS 130A-24; GS 130A-247; GS 130A-248; GS 130A-249; GS 130A-250
State	Statute	GS 130A-333 through 343.1; GS 130A-5(10); GS 148-10; GS 130A-280 through 282; GS 130A-283; GS 130A-235; GS 153A-226; GS 130A-131.5 through 130A-131.9H; GS 110-91; GS 130A-236
State	Administrative Rules	15A NCAC 18A .3101 through .3111; 15A NCAC 18A .2800; 15A NCAC 18A .2400

Budget Information

State Fiscal Year (SFY)

As of the month of

	Authorized Budget Fiscal Year 2024	SFY 2023-2024 Year To Date Expenditures	Balance
Salary and Fringes (1X)	0	0	0
Salary Other (1X)	0	0	0
Operating (2X-5X)	0	0	0
Contracts/Allocations (6X)	0	0	0
Reserves (7X)	0	0	0
Transfers (8X)	0	0	0

Total Requirements	0	0	0
Receipts-Federal	0	0	0
Receipts- Local receipts	0	0	0
Receipts- Other receipts	0	0	0

Total Receipts	0	0	0
General Fund Appropriations	0	0	0

Match
State	Local	Other
0	0	0

MOE
State	Local
0	0

FTEs

0.00

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