Review of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rules

Public Comment Period: Oct. 17 - Dec. 16, 2025

The Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is reviewing the rules in 10A NCAC Subchapter 17 as required by North Carolina law (G.S. 150B-21.3A).

As part of this process, the Division has published Initial Determination Reports about whether each rule is still needed.

  • Necessary rules are those that should remain in place.
  • Unnecessary rules are those the Commission considers outdated, redundant or no longer needed.

We want your input. Public comment means written comments objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to an agency's determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary; the comment must address the content of the rule to be considered by the Rules Review Commission. An unnecessary rule is defined as a rule that the agency determines to be obsolete, redundant, or otherwise not needed. A necessary rule is defined as any rule other than an unnecessary rule.
You can submit comments on the Initial Determination Reports page from Oct. 17 - Dec. 16, 2025.

Review of rules in 10A NCAC Subchapter 17 (dates updated)

Explanation of the rules review process in ASL/captions

Summaries of all 27 rules in ASL/captions

If you want to review any of the full rules in American Sign Language, please contact Leslie Jones by email at Leslie.E.Jones@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 527-6938. She will schedule an ASL interpreter to review the rules.

Rule Title

(Select the title for the English version)

Summaries in ASL/Captioned Videos

 

Section .0200 – Regional Centers
10A NCAC 17B .0201
Function and Responsibilities
 

Function and Responsibilities

 

Section .0100 – Classification Records
10A NCAC 17C .0101
Maintenance of Classification Records
 

Maintenance of Classification Records

 

Section .0100 – Classification Records
10A NCAC 17C .0104
Definitions
 

Definitions

 

Section .0100 – Classification Records
10A NCAC 17C .0108
Classification and Interpreter Directory
 

Classification and Interpreter Directory

 

Section .0200 – Interpreter Services
10A NCAC 17C .0201
Eligibility
 

Eligibility

 

Section .0200 – Interpreter Services
10A NCAC 17C .0202
Contracted Interpreter Services
 

Contracted Interpreter Services

 

Section .0200 – Interpreter Services
10A NCAC 17C .0203
Licensure of Interpreters
 

Licensure of Interpreters

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0202
Definitions
 

Definitions

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0204
Information Concerning the Program
 

Information Concerning the Program

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0205
Application Information and Procedures
 

Application Information and Procedures

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0206
Eligibility
 

Eligibility

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0207
Certification of Impairment
 

Certification of Impairment

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0208
Age Requirements
 

Age Requirements

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0209
Residency Requirements
 

Residency Requirements

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0210
Financial Eligibility
 

Financial Eligibility

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0211
Eligibility for Reapplication
 

Eligibility for Reapplication

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0212
Provision of Equipment Sets
 

Provision of Equipment Sets

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0213
Ownership: Lease: Liabilities
 

Ownership: Lease: Liabilities


Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0214
Telephone Bills: Maintenance: Reporting Loss, Damage, or Theft
 

Telephone Bills: Maintenance: Reporting Loss, Damage, or Theft

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0215
Relocation or Death of Recipients
 

Relocation or Death of Recipients

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0216
Transfer to Minor Users
 

Transfer to Minor Users

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0219
Maintenance of Equipment Records
 

Maintenance of Equipment Records

 

Section .0200 – Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
10A NCAC 17D .0220
Rights/Consumer Appeals
 

Rights/Consumer Appeals


Section .0300 – Temporary Loan Program
10A NCAC 17D .0301
Purpose
 

Purpose

 

Section .0300 – Temporary Loan Program
10A NCAC 17D .0302
Eligibility Requirements
 

Eligibility Requirements


Section .0300 – Temporary Loan Program
10A NCAC 17D .0303
Loan Period, Lease, and Liabilities
 

Loan Period, Lease, and Liabilities


Section .0300 – Temporary Loan Program
10A NCAC 17D .0304
Maintenance: Reporting Loss, Damage, or Theft
 

Maintenance: Reporting Loss, Damage, or Theft

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