North Carolina § 116-350.100 Authorization to secure insurance or provide self-insurance

North Carolina Statutes

§ 116-350.100 — Authorization to secure insurance or provide self-insurance

North Carolina § 116-350.100

Ch. 116Higher Education

Art. 37AUniversity of North Carolina Health Care System

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-350.100 (2026).

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The Board is authorized to establish a liability insurance program through the purchase of contracts of insurance or the creation of self-insurance trusts, or through combination of such insurance and self-insurance, to provide the System, UNC Hospitals, component units, System affiliates, and individual health care practitioners with coverage against claims of personal or entity liability based on conduct within the course and scope of health care and related functions undertaken by such entities or individuals as employees, agents, or officers of (i) the System, (ii) the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill or other component units or System affiliates, or (iii) any health care institution, agency, or entity which has an affiliation agreement with the System or with the 

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The Board is authorized to establish a liability insurance program through the purchase of contracts of insurance or the creation of self-insurance trusts, or through combination of such insurance and self-insurance, to provide the System, UNC Hospitals, component units, System affiliates, and individual health care practitioners with coverage against claims of personal or entity liability based on conduct within the course and scope of health care and related functions undertaken by such entities or individuals as employees, agents, or officers of (i) the System, (ii) the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill or other component units or System affiliates, or (iii) any health care institution, agency, or entity which has an affiliation agreement with the System or with the University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill. The types of health care practitioners to which the provisions of this Part may apply include, but are not limited to, medical doctors, dentists, nurses, residents, interns, medical technologists, nurses' aides, and orderlies. Subject to all requirements and limitations of this Article, the coverage to be provided, through insurance or self-insurance or combination thereof, may include provision for the payment of expenses of litigation, the payment of civil judgments in courts of competent jurisdiction, and the payment of settlement amounts, in actions, suits, or claims to which this Part applies. (2023-134, s. 4.10(b); 2024-1, s. 1.7(f).)