North Carolina § 122C-252 - Twenty-four hour facilities for custody and treatment of involuntary clients.

§ 122C-252. Twenty-four hour facilities for custody and treatment of involuntary clients.

State facilities, 24-hour facilities licensed under this Chapter or hospitals licensed under Chapter 131E may be designated by the Secretary as facilities for the custody and treatment of involuntary clients. Designation of these facilities shall be made in accordance with rules of the Secretary that assure the protection of the client and the general public. Facilities so designated may detain a client under the procedures of Parts 7 and 8 of this Article both before a district court hearing and after commitment of the respondent. History (1973, c. 726, s. 1; c. 1408, s. 1; 1977, c. 400, s. 4; c. 679, s. 8; c. 739, s. 1; 1979, c. 358, s. 27; c. 915, s. 4; 1983, c. 380, ss. 4, 10; c. 638, ss. 6, 7, 25.1; c. 864, s. 4; 1985, c. 589, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-308, s. 3, provides: "The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shall review and update its list of facilities designated under G.S. 122C-252 as facilities for the custody and treatment of involuntary clients. The Secretary shall ensure that each designation identifies the specific units or areas of the 24-hour facility to which the designation applies and includes all units or areas necessary to facilitate the orderly and safe movement of a respondent from one unit or area to another."