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2024 Legal Conference Materials

2024 NC Local Health Directors' Legal Conference Agenda

 

Wednesday, April 17

Legislative and Regulatory Update PDF Slides 

Virginia Niehaus, JD, MPH, Director of Regulatory and Legal Affairs, NCDHHS Division of Public Health

Jon Fowlkes, REHS, Deputy Environmental Health Section Chief, NCDHHS Division of Public Health

 

Legal Issues in On-site Wastewater Management PDF Slides 

John Schaeffer, JD, Special Deputy Attorney General, NC Department of Justice

 

Mandatory Reports to DSS or Law Enforcement PDF Slides 

Mandatory Reporting Requirements Chart- 07.2023 Handout

Kirsten Leloudis, JD, MPH, UNC School of Government

 

Congenital Syphilis in NC: Epi Update & Review of Control Measures PDF Slides 

Congenital Syphilis in NC Handout

Erika Samoff, PhD, MPH, HIV/STD Surveillance Manager, NCDHHS Division of Public Health

Jill Moore, MPH, JD, UNC School of Government

 

Regulation of Cigar Bars under NC Law PDF Slides 

Private Club Memo Handout

5.3 Smoke-Free_7.19.23 Handout 

Kaycee Deen, JD, Agency Attorney Consultant, NCDHHS Division of Public Health

Jim Martin, MS, Director of Policy and Programs, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, NCDHHS Division of Public Health

 

New Confidentiality Rules for Substance Use Disorder Records PDF Slides 

“S.L. 2023-95: Changes to Patient Consent for Releasing Behavioral Health Information” Blog Post

Court Orders to Disclose-Health Directors 2024 PDF

Mark Botts, JD, UNC School of Government

 

Thursday, April 18

Public Health Law after COVID-19 PDF Slides 

Jill Moore, MPH, JD, UNC School of Government

 

NC’s Parents Bill of Rights PDF Slides 

Dean Shatley [via Zoom], JD, Founding Partner, Campbell Shatley

 

Hot Topics Update

Social Media Update for Health Directors - Slides PDF

When Can a Public Official Face Liability for Blocking Users or Deleting Comments on Social Media? The Supreme Court Sets a New Test in Lindke v. Freed. - Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law (unc.edu) Blog Post 

Can Local Government Officials Block Their Critics on Social Media? - Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law (unc.edu) blog Post 

Deanda Update 2024 Slides PDF

Kirsten Leloudis & Jill Moore, UNC School of Government

Kristi Nickodem, UNC School of Government