I. Organization
| Agency/Division | NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) |
| Policy Number | I-1 |
| Policy Effective Date | 2009-01-12T16:40:00-05:00 |
| Policy Revision Date(s) | 2002-01-01, 2008-11-03 |
| Policy File | DirI-01.pdf |
Policy Purpose
The purpose of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC
DHHS) directive system is to provide secretarial direction on departmental issues. The
directives delineate delegations of authority, clarify a division's/office's scope of
authority and reporting structure, and include relevant department-wide issues.
Except for the delegations of authority, management decisions impacting only one
division/office or a few divisions/offices should be handled through memoranda from the
Secretary rather than through directives. Issues already covered by state statutes,
regulations and rules or federal statutes and regulations should not be included in the
directive system. Policy stated by a directive shall remain within the scope of the legal
authority for the directive. If a provision in a directive conflicts with a statute,
regulation, or rule, that provision shall be deemed null and void without impact on the
remaining provisions of the directive.