N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-256: Capacity restoration pilot programs.

(a) The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) CBCRP. - Community-based capacity restoration program.

(2) DCCRP. - Detention center capacity restoration program.

(b) Community-Based Capacity Restoration Program. - The Department or an LME/MCO may contract for three or more CBCRPs. CBCRPs may be county-based or regionally based. If regionally based, a CBCRP shall align with the State-operated psychiatric hospital within closest proximity. The Department may consult with one or more LME/MCOs for the purposes of contracting for CBCRPs under this subsection.

(c) Detention Center Capacity Restoration Program. - The Department or an LME/MCO, in consultation and with the consent of relevant sheriffs, may contract for up to three DCCRPs. DCCRPs may be county-based or regionally based. All county sheriffs choosing to participate in a regional program must enter into an operational agreement with the sheriff hosting the regional program prior to referring defendants to the program. A regionally based DCCRP shall align with the State-operated psychiatric hospital within closest proximity. The Department may consult with one or more LME/MCOs for the purposes of contracting for DCCRPs under this subsection. (2025-27, s. 6.1(a).)