North Carolina § 122C-212 - Discharges.

§ 122C-212. Discharges.

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual who has been voluntarily admitted to a facility shall be discharged upon the individual's own request. A request for discharge from a 24-hour facility shall be in writing. An individual who has been voluntarily admitted to a 24-hour facility may be held for 72 hours after the individual's written application for discharge is submitted. History (1973, c. 723, s. 1; c. 1084; 1983, c. 383, s. 4; 1985, c. 589, s. 2; 2018-33, s. 13.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2018-33, s. 46, made the amendment of this section by Session Laws 2018-33, s. 13, effective October 1, 2019, and applicable to proceedings initiated on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2018-33, s. 13, in subsection (a), in the first sentence, substituted "subsection (b)" for "subsections (b) and (c)" and "the individual's own" for "his own"; in subsection (b), substituted "the individual's written" for "his written"; and deleted former subsection (c), which read: "When an individual from a single portal area who has been voluntarily admitted to an area or State 24-hour facility is discharged, the discharge shall follow the procedures as prescribed in the area plan." For effective date and applicability, see editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - For note, "The Duty to Control in Negligent Release Cases: King v. Durham County Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Authority," see 21 N.C. Cent. L.J. 379 (1995).