{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-209","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-209","heading":"Voluntary admissions acceptance.","body":"Nothing contained in Parts 2 through 5 of this Article requires a private physician or private facility to accept an individual as a client for examination or treatment. Examination or treatment at a private facility or by a private physician is at the expense of the individual to the extent that charges are not disposed of by contract between the area authority and private facility. (1985, c. 589, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985.","Article 5. Procedure for Admission and Discharge of Clients.","Part l. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_122C/GS_122C-209.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:19:22Z","sha256":"dc70e01dd9025281aa8df72b70a921db0e64bb29ebdd761f9af21767542c6ba1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-208","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-122c-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}