N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1375: Security.

Confidentiality. - No data of a confidential nature, as defined in the General Statutes or federal law, may be entered into or processed through any information technology system or network established under this Article until safeguards for the data's security satisfactory to the State CIO have been designed and installed and are fully operational. This section does not affect the provisions of G.S. 147-64.6 or G.S. 147-64.7. (2015-241, s. 7A.2(b).)