Section 130A-222 - Department to establish program(a) The Department shall establish and administer a program for the detection and prevention of arthritis and the care and treatment of persons with arthritis. The purpose of the program shall be: (1) To improve professional education for physicians and allied health professionals including nurses, physical and occupational therapists and social workers;(2) To conduct programs of public education and information;(3) To provide detection and treatment programs and services for the at-risk population of this State;(4) To utilize the services available at the State medical schools, existing arthritis rehabilitation centers and existing local arthritis clinics and agencies;(5) To develop an arthritis outreach clinical system;(6) To develop and train personnel at clinical facilities for diagnostic work-up, laboratory analysis and consultations with primary physicians regarding patient management; and(7) To develop the epidemiologic studies to determine frequency and distribution of the disease.(b) The Commission is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the program.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-222
1979, c. 996, s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.