TITLE
Title
HHS-PUBLIC HEALTH: APPROVAL OF AGENCY GUIDELINES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Courtney McFadden
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BACKGROUND
Background
North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Benchmark 37 states: “The local board of health shall assure development, implementation, and evaluation of local health services and programs to protect and promote the public’s health.” Within this benchmark, Activity 37.2 specifies: “The local board of health shall approve policies for the administration of local public health programs.”
Division Directors are required to annually review their assigned agency guidelines and make necessary updates. The most recent comprehensive review was completed in September 2025. The updated guidelines, along with any changes, were submitted to the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee for review on September 24, 2025.
Following this review, the division is now seeking approval of the agency’s guidelines from the Board of Commissioners, acting as the Guilford County Board of Health, in accordance with North Carolina General Statue 153A-77. Notable changes for 2025 include a comprehensive update of our agency guidelines focused on enhancing clarity and consistency. Key updates include the consolidation of several guidelines, adoption of a new standardized template, renumbering of guidelines, and reclassification of certain guidelines as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to better reflect their intended functions.
No significant content changes were made, except for Guideline HE-02: Community Outreach, which was revised to strengthen the planning, implementation, and delivery of outreach and mobile unit services.
The following guidelines have changed:
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Agency Guideline Number |
Agency Guideline Name |
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AD-06 |
Title VI LEPT Compliance |
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GEN-04 |
Safe Surrender |
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EH-06 |
Construction, Abandonment and Fee Structure of Monitoring |
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HIP-06 |
Electronic Medical Records |
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IT-02 |
Computer Security |
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IT-04 |
Technology Purchase |
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HE-02 |
Community Outreach |
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SD-04 |
Performance Evaluations and Annual Review of Position |
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SD-05 |
Staff Competencies |
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QI-02 |
Equipment Quality Control |
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Approve the listed updates to HHS-Public Health agency guidelines.
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